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Questions vs. Statements

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:21:00 GMT

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)

Should You Ask a Non-Verbal Child a Question?

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:32:00 GMT

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)

Learning Seeds

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:31:00 GMT

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)

Top Five Necessities for Your New School Year

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:11:00 GMT

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)