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What to Include in a Language Sample, Pt. I
February 2, 2012 12:30 PM by Kathie Harrington

Dear Kathie : "Do you always take a language sample as part of an assessment with a verbal child or adult with ASD? If so, what do you look for and how do you elicit the conversation?" - Adrian, speech-language pathologist My Response: Thank you for asking Read More...

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Towel Trick for Tantrums aka T.T.T.
October 20, 2011 10:27 AM by Kathie Harrington

It scares me to think that a child with ASD could have a tantrum on my watch. My knees -- they are a-shakin' at the thought. It will happen, and when it does, what will I do? Children with ASD have tantrums. They hit and pound. They flail. They scream. Read More...

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Organizing the Very Young Autistic Mind Part III-B
October 13, 2011 8:28 AM by Kathie Harrington

Part III-A, posted last week, my blog presented some fun strategies for targeting humor/ laughter and attention/focus for the very young autistic mind. The purpose of these two blogs is to mesh the right side of the brain with the left side of the brain Read More...

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Organizing the Very Young Autistic Mind Part III-A
October 6, 2011 10:53 AM by Kathie Harrington

Part I I talked about the characteristics of the right and left sides of the brain and how they do not dance together in people with autism/ASD. I gave you twenty signs that I see that indicate how Mr. Left Brain and Mrs. Right Brain dance alone. Part Read More...

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Questions vs. Statements
September 15, 2011 9:21 AM by Kathie Harrington

Last week's blog discussed, " Should You Ask a Non-Verbal Child a Question?" Now that's a good question. My answer is: usually not. Instead, make statements! Children will respond to statements because: They are not threatened by communication They know Read More...

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Should You Ask a Non-Verbal Child a Question?
September 8, 2011 8:32 AM by Kathie Harrington

Have you ever thought about how you, as an SLP, talk to people? That means all people-- but specifically, non-verbal children with autism. We have two forms of sentence structures: questions and statements. We bombard children with questions. We do not Read More...

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Learning Seeds
September 1, 2011 8:31 AM by Kathie Harrington

Keeping with my previous theme of poems for special occasions for the speech/language pathologist, I wrote this one for SLPs as the 2011 school year begins. Beginnings are unique and can be scary for all children, especially those with ASD. When I think Read More...

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Top Five Necessities for Your New School Year
August 25, 2011 8:11 AM by Kathie Harrington

Our young clients with ASD aren't really so difficult when it comes to lesson plans for therapy and fulfilling benchmarks and outcomes. In fact, they're very easy. Look at my list of Top Five Necessities and you'll see that the first four are "get it Read More...

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Letter Home for a Harmonious School Year
August 18, 2011 8:42 AM by Kathie Harrington

Why not get the school year started off with a special, personal note from YOU to the parents of your most challenging students. Dear Parents, As speech/language pathologist (SLP) at (name of school) Elementary School, I look forward to working with (child's Read More...

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