Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! Today I am sharing with you some of my favorite Thanksgiving resources to use in therapy and to help you get ready for Thanksgiving! Let’s Talk Thanksgiving Thanksgiving adapted book with high resolution pictures. Age...
Jargon is literally defined as difficult to understand for people outside of the specific field. ABA jargon is definitely a challenge for individuals not in the field of applied behavior analysis. Working with students in the ABA setting requires the understanding of...
How can you truly understand the world of autism through a child? It might be difficult because they are navigating their world and learning too. One of the most amazing ways to understand and learn about autism is through autistic adults. I have truly learned so much...
Autistic learners need some extra help expressing their emotions. By no means does that mean that they do not have emotions, of course they do! Oftentimes children with autism don’t have the words to express their emotions. Understanding that emotions can be learned...
Communication is powerful. Many of our autistic learners are not communicating through speech or writing, but are still communicating. How do you determine what goals they should be working on? There is a great tool called the Communication Matrix, that is an...
Supporting autistic learners is my passion and it is incredibly important as an SLP and an ABA provider to understand and be responsive to the needs and wants of all individuals, especially autistic learners. After many years of working with students with autism in...
