Speech Blubs: A Speech Development App for Kids with Autism
Turning screen time into constructive screen time that becomes a valuable tool in a child with autism’s speech therapy is one of the goals of Speech Blubs. I talked with founder Mitja Mavsar about the positive role his speech development app has for children who have a variety of speech issues.
Phrases and Abnormal Speech in Children with Autism
Abnormal speech patterns are very common in kids with autism. For example, if you teach a child with limited speech to say phrases like “open door,” they might overgeneralize it and say “open door” even if they want something else opened like a bottle or a box. In this blog post, I will answer a […]
Expanding Expressive Language Skills for Children with Autism; Mistakes to Avoid
When a child with autism begins to speak for the first time, it can be tempting for parents or professionals to rush ahead and teach them adjectives, verbs, and phrases as fast as they can. Building the speech foundation for a child with autism must be done carefully over time, so today I want to lay out some common mistakes you should avoid because they actually disrupt speech patterns.
Receptive Identification & Receptive Language Skills for Kids with Autism
A lot of children with autism or signs of autism get stuck when it comes to learning receptive language abilities, such as touching body parts or touching a banana out of several pictures. I got a lot of really great advice on receptive identification over the past two decades from Dr. Mark Sundberg. So today […]
Autism Video Modeling
Video modeling is a powerful, evidence-based tool that can help children learn to talk. I had a client who I’m going to talk to you about whose name is Kurt and he went from having 10 words in two hours to having a hundred words in two hours using this powerful tool: video modeling.https://youtu.be/I2POD4DSR8Q Using […]