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First Book available October 1
I’m excited! First book will be available as an e-book beginning October 1. This subject is near and dear to me and will focus on guiding parents as they navigate therapy if you are a newbie or in the thick of it. Topics to be covered include: 1. Moving Beyond The Label 2. Family Needs…
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EMPLOYING AUTISM
HOLDING THERAPY ACCOUNTABLE AND DISRUPTING THE WORKPLACE According to statistics cited by Autism Speaks and other Autism Advocacy sites, the annual cost of therapy per child per family if over $40,000 per year. The lifetime cost to support an individual lifetime has been is between 1.4 to 3.2 million dollars. Sticker shock? Let’s back up…costs…
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Support System (repost in remembrance of a boy, his wonderful mother, and gentle sister)
(8.3.2010) About two years ago an eight year old boy with autism who was being treated by our therapy team had a massive seizure in his sleep and died. I will always remember him because he was one of the severe children with self injurious behaviors and a great smile when he was happy. I…
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Programming AAC Devices for Real Talk and Social Interactions
Many moons ago, I facilitated social groups for users of AAC. We would watch snipets of music videos, pop culture relevant to their actual grade level. One of my favorite activities was “Like it or Diss it”. The students in the group would be coached to have real discussion. Those that were persuasive, fun disagreements,…
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The Social Connection
Social Communication Therapy should be mulitlayered and meaningfully address the areas of deficit and build the strengths simultaneously! Whew…that’s a lot of work and preparation on the part of the astute therapist and challenging work for the client. Still no social intervention program that expects to work beyond the round table and the walls of…
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