We spend about 30 minutes each day doing activities that help the family develop social-emotional skills – the focus this week is communicating assertively, not …
Communication Skills
One of the biggest challenges for families is expanding and improving their child’s communication skills. Before having a child with communication challenges, most people are unaware of how complex even a simple conversation can be because most of us develop those skills naturally when we are toddlers.
The articles in this category provide evidence-based strategies for developing listening skills, echolalia, alternative communication, oral comprehension, oral expression, and social skill development.
Tips for Improving Speech in Autistic Children
In autistic children, language skills can vary significantly from child to child. Kids may or may not develop “typical language”, but most do eventually develop …
Joint Attention and Autism
If your child struggles with communication and social skills, you may hear the term “joint attention” mentioned by their SLP or psychologist, or perhaps special …
Expressive VS Receptive Language
If your child sees a speech-language pathologist or has had a psychoeducational assessment, you may have heard the terms expressive and receptive language thrown around …
15 Best Autism Apps for Kids & Parents
Apps can be used by parents and teachers as a tool to help autistic children improve social development, encourage the generalization of skills, provide structure …
Emotion Chart: A Simple Way To Check In On Your Child’s Feelings
Figuring out what your child is feeling, and why they feel that way, can be hard. It may be even more difficult for your child. …
Echolalia Isn’t Meaningless – 12 Ways Autistic Children Use it to Communicate
A lot of people falsely believe that there are no functions of echolalia. In other words, they think there is no communicative meaning to echolalia at …
Childhood Development: Language and Communication Milestones
Childhood development is extremely complex. It undoubtedly involves such a vast number of abilities that it would be impossible to place it all perfectly in …
PECS Visuals and AAC Technology for Autism
Some kids with autism are non-verbal or have very limited verbal expression. As a result, they may be unable to express their wants and needs in …
9 Strategies For Teaching Social Skills To ASD Children
If you have an autistic child whose verbal, but needs help developing social skills and conversation skills, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s get …