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Drill, baby, drill! That can be the first instinct when you are a parent of a child with a communication or language disorder. When that child is nonverbal and you so desparately want that child to be verbal. To talk. When J-man was still nonverbal, I dreamed about hearing him say even the most mundane [...]
JJ, my 22-year-old with ASD, was taught everyday social skills visually as a child through the form of story telling. In 1991, Carol Gray created “Social Stories” as a vehicle to teach social skills to children on the spectrum. Originally fueled by grassroots enthusiasm, she later confirmed this technique as an evidenced-base practice, and earned [...]
Children want to interact, join in, play, converse, and have friends. Those who present with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, and language and learning disabilities tend to have issues with social skills (pragmatic language). Many times they are isolated and ostracized by their peers because they miss social cues. They may not [...]
You have undoubtedly noticed that most preschool and kindergarten classrooms have a dramatic play area well stocked with dress-up clothes and real-life pretend items such as plastic foods, pots and pans, telephone, ironing board, dolls, and more. Children are able to take things they have observed in their day-to-day life and apply them to these [...]
Parents always hear how important play is to children–it’s their work. Young babies, toddlers, and children love to play and they often like to play the same thing over and over again. Parents are their babies first playmates and through play children learn new skills and how to connect socially. When a child is under [...]
Part 1 of this post explained why play dates are important for children with ADHD. Your “to-do” list consisted of finding a good playmate, planning the play date, keeping the play date short, planning a physical activity, and scheduling a snack time. You can decide the order of the activities. The schedule will depend on [...]
