Posts by Rosemarie Griffin

Hearing our children start to talk is a joyous event!! As our children grow and talk more, at times it can be difficult to understand all of the sounds that they use. It is normal for young children to say some sounds wrong. Knowing if this is a typical part of development or something to…

If your child has been diagnosed with autism, it can be beyond stressful to know what to do next. I want to share with you next steps to get your child on the road to increasing their communication and getting their needs met. I will be sharing tips and strategies as outlined on the Milestones…

When your child is not talking and you are not sure why, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Today you will learn about language milestones and also red flags for autism. It is important to know the facts, so that you can advocate and help your child. In general, there are things…

Autism professionals and parents tell me all the time how they struggle to get their students with autism to communicate.Their therapy sessions don’t run smoothly and they feel overwhelmed.😟 Are you therapy sessions not running smoothly? Do you feel like you are not reaching your students? Are your students struggling to communicate on their own?…

Working on literacy based activities and reading is so very important for our students! The most overwhelming thing to consider is when….. when do you have time to read with your child? I know that right before bed I feel exhausted, so I try to read with my kids way before bedtime! No matter your…

Working on communication skills in the home environment is so very important for students with autism! Today I want to share with you how you can embed communication into the daily living skill of laundry. I don’t know about you but I do a lot of laundry!! Having your child help you with the laundry…

Cooking!! We do it so often and it can be an amazing time to work on communication skills. We can help our children learn new labels, practice new skills and have fun in the process! I have a free printable download with the strategies at the end of this blog post. Work on labeling items…

Work on language skills for students with autism is essential for helping them increase their functional communication skills! Discussing summer themed vocabulary is always fun, no matter the time of year! Maybe that is just me, as I live in Ohio and it snows for about 6 months out of the year-yikes!! Our new summer…

I LOVE summer!!! Talking about summer in therapy is always a treat for myself and my students. Using functional and no prep materials always makes my therapy a tad bit easier. I like to use adapted books in therapy. Using adapted books with real pictures is a functional way to address language skills for students…