6 Benefits of Music in Development
We love to listen to music, dance to music, and sing to music with our children. Music is fun, music is engaging, and children love it! Did you know that… Read more »
Attention: Critical Foundation To Build Communication Skill
One of the foundational skills needed for communication development is attention. Attention can be broken down into different categories. The three broad categories that Patten and Watson (2011) categorized attention… Read more »
Emergent Readers
It’s never too soon to start reading with your children! Children begin to learn speech and language skills from the day they are born. As children develop, they learn increasingly… Read more »
Augmented Language Interventions
Many caregivers hope for their children to be primarily verbal communicators. This may lead them to shy away from using augmented or alternative communication modes in the home or with… Read more »
You Don’t Have to Brush Your Teeth – Only the Ones You Want to Keep!
Brushing teeth and visiting the dentist are two challenging activities for children with sensory issues. The sheer thought of someone going into their mouths can be enough to send children… Read more »
Connect With Your Child Through Joint Book Reading
Reading with your child is a great way to spend quality time while also improving his or her speech, language, and literacy skills. Every time you read a book, even… Read more »
Supporting Children with Autism with Social Stories
Social Stories are short stories used as teaching tools for children with autism that describe a potentially challenging situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, perspectives, and… Read more »
10 Ways to Help Your Resistant Eater
Eating is a complex multi-sensory process. While eating, we receive information from all our senses simultaneously; vision, touch, smell, taste, sound, proprioception, and balance. Additionally, eating is a complex motor… Read more »
21 Benefits of Sensory Play For Autism
Any child can benefit from sensory play. Children on the autism spectrum can be sensitive to everyday sensory experiences, something as simple as a certain texture in their clothing can… Read more »
Don’t Forget the Books
In an age where every toddler knows how to navigate an iPhone, we must not forget the importance of real hands-on books. Before children can even read, they are chewing… Read more »