Sight Words
Below is a copy of our Lesson Plan sample in Sight Words. Read below on how to use sight words to help you in the…...
Speech
Speech and how to get there
It’s a strange thing that our species is called homo sapiens sapiens. If sapiens means thinking, and sapiens sapiens therefore means “really fricking thinking”, why…...
Movement and speech – how to use play-equipment and every day movement to get words flowing
If we know that autists generally have overdeveloped or overactivated amygdalas which produce cortisol, which shuts down communication and learning, then we also know that…...
Song and dance lays the foundation for verbal expression
In the previous module we talked about singing, counting, chanting while using swings, trampolines, and the like. Song is an essential component of human culture…....
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Use of animals and their vocalizations for verbal skills
When it comes to autism, animals truly are your friend. A lot of kids will relate to animals way more easily and happily than they…...
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How to talk to your child to promote functional word use
Have you ever noticed how when you listen to the radio or an audiobook, you seem to take in more of what’s been said than…...
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Modelling conversation in groups
This is a logical extension of the preceding module. It’s about showing the child what works among neuro-typicals before we ask the child to participate…....
Building from kinetic language to verbal language
So, we understand that language starts with the body. A child communicates what they want by moving towards it, grasping it and so on. The…...
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Echolalia: your friend and how to harness it
You could argue that we have already covered this in the preceding module. But it’s good to take a moment to point out, once again,…...
Speech and reading go hand in hand
Interestingly, this is also a kinetic exercise. You would think, that reading is an essentially static or sedentary activity. After all, it’s hard to read…...
Verbal Stims and “nonsense babble” – how to turn these into the beginnings of conversation
If you have read the preceding modules on echolalia and why it’s a good thing, then you will understand that this is an extension of…...