This post was originally made by an unknown author to the Bill Clay Spalding County Discussion Page. A parent on our Facebook page shared it with us and it was too great of an idea to not pass along to YOU! Please share this with your child’s teacher/school/county in any way you can!!! What this teacher Continue reading
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How To Help Your Child Ask A Friend To Play
Making friends is hard. For many people. Not just people with autism or communication disorders. That said, it is one of the big struggles that we see starting with our young kiddos that also struggle with autism and other delays and disorders. As a speech-language pathologist I talk to all kinds of parents, who’s children Continue reading
4 Tips For Teaching Your Child About Personal Space
Mary woke up and just wanted to hide in the bedroom. She could already hear her child with autism was awake by the stirring coming from his room. She kept replaying yesterday’s playground scenario in her head. Her son, Jason, was playing on his own when a group of kids approached him and he went Continue reading
My Best Kept Secret: On Autism & Sharing
In keeping with our topic this week we are going to touch more on the topic of sharing and add in a bit of turn-taking as well. Before we do that we need to consider your child’s age! For example, a one-year-old is not going to understand sharing yet like we might expect a five-year-old to understand. Continue reading
What To Say To The Mom Of A Child Having A Meltdown At The Grocery Store
Have you ever attempted a shopping trip with your child (with or without autism) and your child had a meltdown? Like absolutely positively just lost it??? You consider ditching the cart and making a beeline for the front door but then think to yourself, “If I leave every time this happens I will never get Continue reading
What Does Perseveration Mean Anyways?
Perseveration is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days. In articles, in conversation between therapists and parents, online… But more often than not, I find that many parents are not quite sure how this term applies (or doesn’t apply to their child). So let’s pick it apart and break it Continue reading