Autism Spectrum Across Ages and Environments : vocabulary

The Voice of Antibullying

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:50:00 GMT

Who knows bullying better than those who are bullied? The last two week's blogs for Autism Spectrum Disorders, "Bullying in ASD " and "The Vocabulary of Bullying" have dealt with an overview of bullying and the words that people with ASD need to know...(read more)

Time to Face It

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:31:00 GMT

"Kathie, what's the number one strategy you use with children on the autism spectrum?" I get asked that question a lot and I always reply with the same response. Any item I can hold in one hand comes up by my face. That's so simple. But it's not so obvious....(read more)

Kathie’s Talking Card

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:54:00 GMT

In my blog on May 31, The Power of a Talking Stick , I gave you the solution if a child with autism or any language disorder is non-verbal or if they are a motor mouth. There were several comments about this blog so I felt it worth a re-visit and another...(read more)

Categorization

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:19:00 GMT

The title of this Autism Spectrum blog, "Categorization," reminds me of jargon from something one would study in engineering classes or architecture. Now add divergent and convergent and for sure we are building something. In last week's blog " Temple...(read more)

Autism Awareness Month

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:00:00 GMT

Autism Awareness Month began on Sunday, April 1. My son Doug's birthday is April 1. The fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day was April 2. World Autism Awareness Day "aims to increase people's awareness about people, especially children, with autism....(read more)

Language Sample Collages from You, Pt. 2

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:00:00 GMT

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)

Language Sample Collages from You!

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:00:00 GMT

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)

Working with Hearing Sensitivity

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:45:00 GMT

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)

A Lesson in Volume Control

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

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)

What to Include in a Language Sample, Pt. II

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:15:00 GMT

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)

What to Include in a Language Sample, Pt. I

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

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)

The Best Apps for Children with Autism

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:04:00 GMT

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)

The iPad Becomes a wePad for Autism

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

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)

Teaching Speech to Nonverbal Children at Risk for Autism

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:52:00 GMT

This blog is based on the following blog from the ASHA Convention 2011: Teaching Speech to Nonverbal Children at Risk for Autism by LorRainne Jones, PhD, CCC-SLP Kid Pro Therapy Services, Inc.Tampa, FL, verbalbehaviortherapy.com How to teach speech to...(read more)

The New Alphabet Chart

Kathie Harrington — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:30:00 GMT

I'm working with several young, bright children on the autism spectrum and I need a new, creative way to teach the alphabet. I want to take them beyond rote memory skills and into conversational speech. What kind of ideas do you have for me? Shannon,...(read more)