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How many times do kids hear "You can't have it until you say it first!". This strategy is often used by parents to help kids "use their words". Depending how it is done "withholding" can be an effective strategy to … Continue reading
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Home practice is an essential part of any therapy program. Without practice at home children often take longer to acquire new skills. Practising your child’s speech, language or occupational therapy work at home means that therapy is much more effective. … Continue reading
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Written assignments can be challenging for students with language and literacy difficulties or other special needs. Here are some ways to help plan and produce a written assignment. Share these ideas and strategies with older primary and secondary students: … Continue reading
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Today is a the last of a series of blogs on autism for Autism Awareness Month. Today we are looking at some topics that challenge kids with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: developing theory of mind and understanding and … Continue reading
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Our last post looked at visuals for younger children but visuals are great for school aged children too, especially those on the autism spectrum. Visuals can help school aged children with daily activities, learning, behaviour and social skills. Why … Continue reading
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For autism awareness month we are reporting some of our most popular posts on autism. This one looks at using visuals, one of the best ways to support kids with ASD in so many situations. Today the focus is on … Continue reading
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Sometimes it is hard to know when to be concerned about a child's speech and when to "wait and see". Often parents are given different advice by well meaning people such as "boys are slower" or "all kids are different". … Continue reading
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Whether you are a parent, teacher, child care worker, support worker or therapist you want the children in your care to get as much learning from the time you spend together as possible. Whether you are in a classroom, small … Continue reading
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Children have an in-built need to play which begins when they are babies. Play is vital for developing language, thinking, motor skills and social skills. As children grow and develop the type of play they enjoy changes too. Providing the right kinds … Continue reading
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There was a lovely photo going around on Facebook this week of children's entertainer Peter Coombe singing to his new born grand-daughter. My children grew up with Peter's wonderful music. Music is a great way of bonding with children, helping … Continue reading