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 and you'll have it'' kind of things. 1.    ...

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 first ...

Today's post will focus on the third and final part of my interview with Lona Otero-Nardone, Occupational Therapist. The first and second parts addressed Sensory Integration Dysfunction—the facts and ways to treat; however today's post features the relationship of speech therapists and occupational therapists, which when approached correctly will ...

Today's post is my in-depth interview with coworker and friend, Lona Otero-Nardone. Lona is an occupational therapist who works in early intervention homecare and has over 8+ years of experience in the field. I have learned so much about Sensory Integration Dysfunction (SID) by watching and working weekly with Lona. As an EI speech therapist, SID ...

Today, I am very excited to present our first blog interview! Part of my current position in EI includes a weekly visit to Lauren's House in Boothwyn PA, which is a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center (PPECC). Every Thursday I co-treat with three colleagues, an OT, a PT and a Special Instructor and together we run a dynamic ...