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$12 SLP CEU Course

This course is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).

ASHA credit available after 8.29.26

After enrolling in this course, you'll be redirected to complete additional information online required to award a Certificate of Completion.

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ASHA CEU COURSE #484 Where Do We Begin? Choosing Meaningful Goals for Autistic Toddlers and Preschoolers

You know an autistic child needs help but where do you begin when so many things seem important? In this 1.5-hour course, pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP, walks you through a decision making process for using a child’s strengths, interests, current skills, and needs to show you how to choose meaningful priorities. You’ll learn to select the one or two areas that will help you build a practical, individualized plan to help a child build communication skills.

Who This Is For:

Course appropriate for SLPs and other therapists (OT, PT, and EI Developmental Specialists/Therapists) who work with pediatrics in various settings including state or county-based early intervention providers, outpatient pediatric therapy clinics, infant/toddler and preschool programs, and other childcare settings and parents of autistic children

Overview

00:00 Introduction to Autism and Early Intervention

3:01 Understanding Language Development in Autistic Children

7:09 The Importance of Comprehensive Treatment Plans

10:26 Decision-Making in Goal Setting

REVIEW of 12 FOCUS AREAS  

15:29 Co-Regulation: The Foundation of Communication

28:14 Social Games: Engaging Autistic Children

40:00 Joint Attention and Turn Taking

42:22 Expanding Play Skills for Language Development

44:59 Expanding Play Skills in Autistic Children

48:05 Prioritizing Receptive Language

54:18 The Importance of Imitation

60:04 Increasing Expressive Language

63:21 Utilizing AAC for Communication

69:19 Facilitating Peer Interaction

72:24 Structured Teaching Approaches

75:39 Supporting Gestalt Language Processing

80:47 Choosing Priorities in Language Development

1 :30:14 END

Learning Objectives
  1. Discuss the importance of comprehensive plans for early language development in autistic toddlers and preschoolers.
  2. Briefly define the 12 different focus areas for early language development.
  3. Explain how we prioritize goals to parents using a child’s strengths, interests, and needs.
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Parents, stay on track with all the recommendations discussed in the show. The handout is perfect for helping you remember and for sharing with your child's therapists. Get your copy today!

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Laura Mize

  • Certified SLP for 30+ years
  • Trusted SLP expert and parent educator with 10+ million views (and counting!) at teachmetotalk.com which she founded in 2008 
  • National and International conference speaker since 2010
  • Author of 100+ continuing education courses for therapists and parents on her YouTube channel 
  • Approved ASHA CE Provider since 2013
  • Best-selling author of 9 therapy manuals for parents and professionals  
  • Laura lives in Lexington, KY surrounded by her happy family where she enjoys her favorite role of all — “LaLa” to her 6 darling grandbabies!
  • Follow Laura on her YouTube channel - 
    Teach Me To Talk

Macy Mize Usher

  • Certified SLP for 5+ years — plus tens of thousands of shadowing hours beginning when she was 2!
  • Served 3 years at the University of Kentucky Multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic.
  • +11 million views on her language enriching YouTube channel Hey Macy!
  • Wife and mother of Henry, age 4, and baby Sam.
  • Follow Macy on her YouTube channel -
    Hey Macy! Toddler Learning Videos & Learn to Talk!
Speaker Disclosure

Financial

Laura Mize owns teachmetotalk.com and receives revenue from product and course sales, speaking fees from organizations who contract her, and revenue sharing from her Amazon Affiliate agreement and the YouTube Partners Program. Macy Mize Usher is a salaried employee of The Laura Mize Group and receives revenue from Amazon and YouTube for her own YouTube channel. 

Non-Financial

Laura Mize and Macy Mize Usher have no other financial or non-financial relationships with any other author, publisher, SLP or social media entity. 

They have neurodivergent family members.

ASHA CEU PROVIDER

The Laura Mize Group

Introductory Level

.15 ASHA CEUs

ASHA credit available after 8.29.26

Satisfactory Course Completion Requirements

Participants must have watched the video and paid the $12 processing fee to obtain a certificate of completion and/or to have your participation submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. Once the $12 fee is paid, you will be redirected to complete additional information online required to award a Certificate of Completion which includes completion of the Verification Statement that you watched the video, Self Assessment of Learning Outcomes, a Program Evaluation, Request for Certificate, and an ASHA CEU participant form or your ASHA number for filing ASHA CEUs (if applicable).  Once all required sections are completed and submitted, you will receive access to generate your certificate which will be emailed to you upon final review of your submission. No credit will be awarded without completion of this entire process. ASHA CEU information is submitted monthly and will appear on your ASHA CEU Registry shortly thereafter. Partial credit is not available.

For Other Professionals: Upon completion and return of the forms and receipt of your $12 registration fee, a Certificate of Completion will be provided so that you may file for continuing education with your own organization or licensing agency.

For Non-Professionals and Parents: All course content is offered at an Introductory, Professional Level and may not be suitable for all parents or non-professionals. If you'd like a Certificate of Completion, you may also register for credit.

Participants who are dissatisfied should notify us by email at customerservice@teachmetotalk.com so that your issue can be resolved. We want you to be 100% satisfied with your purchase. 

Questions? Email me! Laura@teachmetotalk.com.

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This course is offered for .15 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional area).

ASHA credit available after 8.29.26

After enrolling in this course, you'll be redirected to complete additional information online required to award a Certificate of Completion.

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