Speech Therapy for Autism in Toddlers

We have lots of new moms and dads who have joined our daily email group, so I'm getting ...
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Apraxia and Autism in Toddlers

Today let's look at apraxia and autism in toddlers.   According to research from 2015, Tierney and her colleagues ...
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Autisim Workbook for SLP

Questions About Treating Autism

After my last post 7 Signs of Autism, I'm getting lots of questions about treating autism in toddlers ...
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Autism Basics… Part 2

Children with autism demonstrate repetitive behaviors and restricted interests referred to as RRBs. This is part 2 of ...
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Autism Basics

If working with a young child with autism is new for you, let’s review some basic information to ...
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How to Play Peek-a-boo! Advice for Parents with Toddlers with Developmental Delays

GAMES FOR TODDLERS Playing peek-a-boo is a time-honored ritual between babies and parents. Many times parents of young ...
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ASHA CEU Course #403

Questions About Social Games

  Yesterday I received these great questions from a new SLP about podcast #403 Teach Social Games First. I started ...
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Help Busy Toddlers Stay and Play!

It's a common problem... we're trying our best to teach a toddler something new and all he can ...
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Benefits of Social Games as a Therapy Strategy

Do you play games like Peek-a-Boo and Ring Around the Rosies in speech therapy sessions with toddlers? If you ...
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1 in 59… New Autism Rates in the US

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated information about new autism rates in the US. ...
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“Show, Hold, Give”… Improving Joint Attention in Toddlers

Joint attention, or being able to shift and share attention, is soooo important for language development. It's a ...
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Joint Attention…Questions for Parents

Lots of parents (and therapists too!) miss it when a toddler is not exhibiting joint attention. When we ...
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“Why is He Doing That?” Analyzing a Toddler’s Puzzling Behaviors

If you listened to last week’s podcast, you’ll remember that the SLP guest and I discussed a little ...
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Using Books to Teach Toddlers Language and Play… VIDEO from teachmetotalk.com

If you've picked up any parenting book or studied anything related to educating children for at least 5 ...
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#314 How Play Differs Among Toddlers with Typical Developing Skills, Language Delay, and Autism

(Play Ideas for Cars too!) At teachmetotalk.com parents and therapists ask me for specific activities. Lately a couple ...
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CALLING GAME…Tips for Helping a Child Learn to Call People by Name

Tips for Helping a Child Learn to Use Names A mom recently asked me for suggestions for teaching ...
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#311 Seven Characteristics that Differentiate Autism from Other Language Delays

Seven Characteristics that Differentiate Autism from Other Language Delays Do you waffle between a diagnosis of language delay ...
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Pretend Play Skills…An Important Marker for Language Development in Toddlers

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? ...
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Joint Attention in Toddlers: Why It’s Important for Language Development

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? ...
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#288…11 Skills Toddlers MUST Use Before Words Emerge…#10 Initiates with Others

HELP A LATE TALKER LEARN TO INITIATE WITH OTHERS We're continuing our series with the 11 skills toddlers ...
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“Is It Autism?” Course on DVD… Now Shipping

"Is It Autism?" Recognizing and Treating Toddlers and Preschoolers with Red Flags for Autism   Whenever I ask ...
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#1 Best Seller on Kindle!

Today I logged in to find out that the new book I released yesterday is a #1 Best ...
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Is It Autism? Helping Parents of Toddlers Understand Autism

I'm so happy to announce the release of my latest book... Is It Autism? Helping Parents of Toddlers ...
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ABA Lesson #5 – Balance Your Ratio of Mastered Skills to New Skills

Balance your ratio of mastered skills to new skills.  This lesson came to me about fifteen years ago ...
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