May 2011 - Posts

It’s Not Easy to Wave Bye-Bye
May 26, 2011 9:00 AM by Kathie Harrington

Learning to wave "Hi" and "Bye" is # 2 of my TOP 5 GOOD MANNERS FOR YOUNG TODDLERS WITH ASD This is essential because it is an early, basic and reciprocal means of communication. It is a greeting and a salutation. It takes place between two or more people. Read More...

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Kathie's Golden Rule for Attaining Eye Contact
May 19, 2011 8:30 AM by Kathie Harrington

Any item that can be held in one hand comes up by the speaker's face. That's simple enough, isn't it? It's just not always obvious, however, to people other than SLPs. Therefore, it is our job to share that information. Tell parents, caregivers and other Read More...

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Top Five List of Good Manners for Young Toddlers with ASD
May 12, 2011 10:00 AM by Kathie Harrington

HOW TO START MAKING LANGUAGE DANCE WITH ADEQUATE EYE CONTACT The lack of eye contact is a hallmark of people with ASD. Watch this short video of Jade stacking blocks at 20 months. You can observe in this five-minute video that Jade lacks eye contact as Read More...

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What You Need to Know about Manners, Perseveration and Anxiety
May 5, 2011 9:00 AM by Kathie Harrington

PRAGMATICS MAKE LANGUAGE DANCE In last week's Autism Spectrum Blog with the Cloud of Cotton Candy, I addressed Social Manners, Perseveration, and Anxiety as three main areas of language dysfunction that I see in adults with ASD. If these three areas are Read More...

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