A place for all things speech and language...with a Cajun twist
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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Are you ready for the SECOND most important thing I think you need to know when working with students who have ASD? If not, click here to read #1 first! If so, here it is: Now that your student has joint attention, interactions with others are possible! It’s time to start working on social reciprocity. . You probably know that…
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Welcome to my series offering you 8 things you NEED to know about working with students who have autism. Let’s get started! This series is near and dear to my heart. With over 2 decades of working with children with ASD (before it even really had a name here in South Louisiana), I’ve come up with what I believe are…
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It’s been such a long time since I’ve written. There are lots of reasons for that. As our area was just about recovered from the “Great Flood” of 2016, my parents’ home flooded in my hometown 100 miles from Baton Rouge. At the ages of 90 and 81, you can imagine how hard it was to see your parents displaced….
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Let’s talk about the toughest crowds- older students- especially those burned out by years of therapy. I used to work in a PK-8 school, and I still work with children in grades 4 and up. Many are just so DONE with therapy. When doing therapy with upper elementary, middle schoolers, and high schoolers, it’s all about making skills fun without…
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