What’s inside this article: Wondering what the best apps for autism are? This article takes a look at the best apps for kids with autism spectrum disorder. It reviews app features and costs (if there are any). Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Apps can be used by parents and teachers as a tool to …
What’s inside this article: Tips, as well as free printable emotions charts for kids, to help children learn how to identify and express their 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. An emotion chart can help …
What’s inside this article: A description of echolalia, the types of echolalia, and an explanation of the possible functions (meanings) behind echolalia when used by autistic children. 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 all. However, the …
What’s inside this article: A list of language and communication milestones in the order that they typically develop in children to use as a tool for identifying developmental gaps in autistic children. These milestones were obtained from The SCERTS Model: A Comprehensive Educational Approach For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Childhood development is extremely complex. …
What’s inside this article: Nine evidence-based strategies that can help children with autism develop or improve social skills. Includes teaching strategies, play strategies, and educational programs developed to aid social development. If you have an autistic child who is verbal but needs help developing social skills and conversation skills, you’ve come to the right place. …
What’s inside this article: What social scripts or social narratives are, the key features that should be included, step-by-step instruction to making your own social narratives, and an overview of some commonly used types of social stories. Social stories are a visual teaching tool for teaching children social skills, life skills, routines, and expected behaviors. …
DIR Floortime is a play based therapy for children. This therapy technique was developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan as a way to connect with the child while using their interests and passions to develop engagement skills, symbolic thinking, increase logical thinking, and improve interaction. This is an evidence-based strategy and Dr. Greenspan encouraged parents to learn this technique …
Listening skills are so important because it is actually the most important part of communication. You should not assume that listening is done automatically or that your child has the skills to listen to instructions and comprehend the information they were given – even if they are able to repeat back to you what was just said. …
What’s inside this article: Tips to help YOU, the adult, improve your communication and optimize your language, so you can communicate better with your autistic child. Communication is the act of conveying intended meanings from one person or group to another through mutually understood signs and semiotic rules. The sender delivers a message through a …
Barrier games are a fun and interactive way to practice speech, receptive and expressive communication skills, and social skills. They require a minimum of two players. Each player must have the same set of materials in front of them, and a barrier in-between them so they cannot see one another. Barrier games are used in …