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Power Words February 7, 2013 12:49 PM by Kathie Harrington: Everyone loves power. Everyone needs words to attain power. We can empower our children with ASD by giving them POWER WORDS or we can leave them powerless. Teaching skills to children with ASD is not enough. Colors, months, dates, counting, are not what Read More...
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Social/Language Therapy: A MUST! December 27, 2012 8:02 AM by Kathie Harrington: Social skills aren't really so hard. Most children glean them during play and with appropriate guidance. No, social/pragmatic skills aren't hard at all, not unless you have ASD (as well as other mental disorders) Social skills only . . . Make or break Read More...
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Language Sample Collages from You, Pt. 2 March 29, 2012 9:00 AM by Kathie Harrington: When do you elicit a language sample? Certainly when you first see a child you would want to take a language sample. However, if the child is not comfortable on the initial assessment, there is nothing written in stone that says that it has to be completed Read More...
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Language Sample Collages from You! March 22, 2012 2:00 PM by Kathie Harrington: Thank you! A special thank you to all of the SLPs who emailed pictures of their beloved pets to include in collages that we can all use to elicit language samples. It was so much fun to see the variety of who lives with you. I was amazed to find who shares Read More...
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Revisiting Kathie's Loud Meter March 15, 2012 9:45 AM by Kathie Harrington: Blog Comment: "Please correct your meter from 'to loud' to 'too loud.'" - D. To D : So sorry about the error. That tells me you are a close reader, and I appreciate the correction. I have made the change to the Loud Meter, as you can see below. Please Read More...
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Working with Hearing Sensitivity March 8, 2012 10:45 AM by Kathie Harrington: Dear Kathie: "Chad is 5 years old and ‘very' autistic and non-verbal. He covers his ears with his hands when there is a loud noise, such as a fire alarm, or even when he anticipates a loud noise, like a balloon that he thinks may pop. How can I help him, Read More...
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Managing Undesirable Behaviors: Avoidance March 1, 2012 9:30 AM by Kathie Harrington: Dear Kathie: "My question concerns Julie, who is a middle school student with ASD. She is bright, verbal, possibly Asperger's, and is included in the regular classroom for most academics. The problem is that she refuses to do any written classroom assignments Read More...
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Five Functions of Undesirable Behavior February 23, 2012 8:30 AM by Kathie Harrington: All behavior has a function and purpose. There are five main functions of undesirable behavior, and four of them go hand-in-hand with autism. It is important for the speech-language pathologist and the entire team to recognize how any particular behavior Read More...
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A Lesson in Volume Control February 16, 2012 10:00 AM by Kathie Harrington: Dear Kathie: "Larry speaks so loudly. I can hear him coming from way down the hall in school. No one wants to sit by him in the lunchroom and his teacher is pulling her hair out. I've talked to Larry's mother and it's the same at home, in the library Read More...
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What to Include in a Language Sample, Pt. II February 9, 2012 8:15 AM by Kathie Harrington: In " What to Include in a Language Sample, Pt. I ," I expressed how important I feel a language sample is to complete an assessment for a verbal child or adult on the autism spectrum. I told you what to look for during a language sample and gave you an Read More...
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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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The Best Apps for Children with Autism January 26, 2012 9:04 AM by Kathie Harrington: In last week's blog post, "The iPad Becomes a wePad for Autism ," I encouraged you to develop a relationship between the iPad, the child and another person, rather than letting the child with autism treat it as a "thing." Let's call that with the iPad. Read More...
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The iPad Becomes a wePad for Autism January 19, 2012 9:00 AM by Kathie Harrington: Dear Kathie: What are your thoughts on using an iPad with the autistic population?" - Mary, speech-language pathologist and parent of a child with autism Kathie's Response: I like it. I love it. I want some more of it. But, instead of calling it an iPad Read More...
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Autism in One Word January 5, 2012 9:23 AM by Kathie Harrington: Anxiety Dear Kathie: I know that autism (ASD) is a complex syndrome. I had a parent ask me just the other day if I could give them one single word that best describes what autism is or how it feels to have autism. I guess because you know about autism Read More...
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Humpty Dumpty Takes ASHA 2011 December 27, 2011 11:51 AM by Kathie Harrington: I've blogged about many of the presenters, their platforms, programs, ideas, and sessions that I was privileged to meet, greet, and learn from at ASHA 2011. I scampered up and down the aisles of the exhibit hall seeking new ideas, books, electronics, Read More...
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