Autism

Creating Space for Emotions and How This Impacts Your Child's Development

Apr 20, 20235 min read

Creating Space for Emotions and How This Impacts Your Child's Development

Humans are social-emotional beings. We have a vibrant array of feelings that come in all sizes. Our instincts tie in closely with our...

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Ms. Susan

Jan 24, 20224 min read

Independent Play

My attention tends to focus most on interactive and cooperative play, being the social-emotional professional I am. While my goal is...

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Ms. Susan

Jan 15, 20211 min read

Fun Friday Idea: Felt Chains

Today, let's make a fun twist on a classic craft...

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Ms. Susan

Oct 2, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Mad Libs

This week, let's have some fun with Mad Libs! Print out the PDF with your Mad Lib fortune teller and follow the instruction for a fun way...

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Ms. Susan

Sep 4, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Idea: Squiqz

Normally, I shy away from telling you to buy something but these squigs are just too much fun to keep to myself! Check them out here:...

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Get Ready... Do... DONE! How to Help Your Child Plan Their Work

Ms. Susan

Apr 2, 20202 min read

Get Ready... Do... DONE! How to Help Your Child Plan Their Work

We're all familiar with "Ready, Set, GO!" but what about Get Ready, Do, Done? For our children, and maybe even ourselves, who struggle...

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Ms. Susan

Feb 28, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Mental Flexibility

To wrap up our journey into executive functions, I'll discuss mental flexibility and provide a few fun games. Enjoy!

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Ms. Susan

Feb 21, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Idea: Inhibitory Control

And so our journey continues with a discussion on inhibitory control and some fun ways to challenge this skill in your kids. Enjoy!

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Ms. Susan

Feb 14, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Idea: Working Memory

This week starts our journey into understanding Executive Functioning with a crash course on working memory along with a few strategies...

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Fun Friday Activity: Body Awareness and Sensory/Emotional Regulation

Ms. Susan

Jan 10, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Body Awareness and Sensory/Emotional Regulation

This week we are starting to learn about the beginning stages leading up to logical thinking. I will provide you with some fun ways to...

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CRASH! Sensory Seeking and Emotional Regulation

Ms. Susan

Dec 18, 20193 min read

CRASH! Sensory Seeking and Emotional Regulation

It's winter and one of my favorite things about winter are fuzzy socks! My feet get so cold this time of year, especially on our cold...

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Sensory Processing Disorder - An Often Misunderstood Piece to the Puzzle

Ms. Susan

Nov 20, 20194 min read

Sensory Processing Disorder - An Often Misunderstood Piece to the Puzzle

Browsing around the internet, I recently stumbled upon a tweet from a prominent person with autism. The entire thread inspired me, as a...

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"All he does is line his toys up!" - Repetitive Play - What it is & How to Build on it

Ms. Susan

Nov 6, 20193 min read

"All he does is line his toys up!" - Repetitive Play - What it is & How to Build on it

"Enough already!" I hear Mom exclaim in the session. Her son is lining the blocks up, one after another, with her nose millimeters from...

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More Words or Spontaneous Language? Where Should We Focus

Ms. Susan

Sep 24, 20193 min read

More Words or Spontaneous Language? Where Should We Focus

As a speech-language pathologist, we love words. Long words, short words, rhyming words, minimal contrasting words, grammatically correct...

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Getting Started in Private Speech Therapy - What to Expect

Ms. Susan

Sep 17, 20197 min read

Getting Started in Private Speech Therapy - What to Expect

Have you noticed your child isn't saying things like his friends on the playground? Does your child continue to point at what she wants,...

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Ms. Susan

May 8, 20192 min read

Echolalia: A Tool for Communication

During evaluation interviews, parents often express concern while explaining how their child "copies a question" rather than answering...

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Child-Friendly Yoga Sequence with Mantras

Ms. Susan

Apr 26, 20191 min read

Child-Friendly Yoga Sequence with Mantras

This week, I'm providing you with a yoga sequence that corresponds with an article and printable from at Childhood101.com. I'm...

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Stalling Moments to Subtle Breakthroughs

Ms. Susan

Apr 23, 20192 min read

Stalling Moments to Subtle Breakthroughs

We all have our moments at work. Moments of honest desperation and stalling hesitation. I may feel confident in my profession, but I have...

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Ms. Susan

Apr 12, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity - Yellow Duck Craft

This week we are making yellow ducky puppets. You can grab our template for the duck body here.

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Ms. Susan

Jan 24, 20193 min read

What is Play?

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" my first grade teacher asked me, her silver white hair brushed neatly into an upswept twist. I...

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