A place for all things speech and language...with a Cajun twist
Okay so, so far we’ve learned THREE essential things about working with kids with ASD, but here we are again. Thanks for hanging in with me! The FOURTH thing you need to know when working with children with ASD… Prompting, scaffolding and cueing as commonly used interchangeably (whether that is incorrect or correct is up for debate-more on that later),…
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In the summer of 2017, I got my first Amazon Echo (with Alexa). I really purchased it just to listen to music in our home (which, yep, it’s great for), but within weeks I knew I had to have one in my office. In fact, I decided I needed one in my bedroom and bathroom, too. I was HOOKED. I…
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It’s back to school time, and as I think about all that our jobs as SLPs entail, I have to chuckle. I mean, apparently we have super powers because we do SO much (much of which only WE understand) and sometimes it’s just plain comical. These days, I’m a speech coordinator in a big school district with about 45…
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Happy Better Speech and Hearing Month to my SLPeeps! In the spirit of BSHM, I just had to share a rare find (that only SLPs will enjoy) I stumbled upon while cleaning out my office. You see, I moved into my current office that came with my current job (as district coordinator of speech, language, hearing services and deaf education)…
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Today I’m blogging about something I’ve been passionate about, especially lately, with my “after school” clients. There’s nothing like a fresh can of Play-doh; it’s only comparable to opening a box of unused crayons. There’s no mixed colors or hard, dried-up chunks. It just makes me smile. Surely, I’m not the only one it has that effect on, right? I’m…
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I hope you are all coming down off of a beautiful holiday season! As you can imagine, it’s been a hectic time of year, and the festivities and Christmas prep have kept me away from blogging. In fact, during the past couple of months it has felt like I’m holding my entire life together with a bobbie pin. Anyone…
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