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 ...
Read More Apraxia and Autism in Toddlers
Today let's look at apraxia and autism in toddlers. According to research from 2015, Tierney and her colleagues ...
Read More Questions About Treating Autism
After my last post 7 Signs of Autism, I'm getting lots of questions about treating autism in toddlers ...
Read More Autism Basics… Part 2
Children with autism demonstrate repetitive behaviors and restricted interests referred to as RRBs. This is part 2 of ...
Read More Autism Basics
If working with a young child with autism is new for you, let’s review some basic information to ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More Questions About Social Games
Yesterday I received these great questions from a new SLP about podcast #403 Teach Social Games First. I started ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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. ...
Read More “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 ...
Read More Joint Attention…Questions for Parents
Lots of parents (and therapists too!) miss it when a toddler is not exhibiting joint attention. When we ...
Read More “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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More #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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More #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 ...
Read More 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? ...
Read More 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? ...
Read More #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 ...
Read More “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 ...
Read More #1 Best Seller on Kindle!
Today I logged in to find out that the new book I released yesterday is a #1 Best ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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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