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- Therapy Technique of the Week: Story Building Pt 2We are on week two of story building for pragmatics and social communication. We’ll call this kid Ko. Ko is about 6 years old. He receives special education in a self-contained classroom with other children with autism. Important notes about why stories became important for Ko: The good Has extensive language, using full, grammatically correct … Continue reading Therapy Technique of the Week: Story Building Pt 2
- Therapy Technique of the Week: Story-Building Pt 1These next two weeks, we’ll focus on story building for pragmatic and social communication. Ding-ding-ding. Yes, we’re dealing with autistic children. The first of the two is 11 years old – we’ll call him Munch. Munch is not your classic representation of autism. He participates in a general education environment, is generally friendly and talkative, … Continue reading Therapy Technique of the Week: Story-Building Pt 1
- Why Now?“Tattletales of a Speech-Language Pathologist was borne from the deep-seated concern for the access to exposure in some areas of the field of speech-language pathology. In pursuing any area of the field, there are many visible resources for learning the A-Z on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of speech and language related disorders. In my … Continue reading Why Now?
- Therapy Technique of the Week – Scaffolded Modeling7/27/2025 This week, I’m recalling children I’ve worked with both in the homes as well as in the schools. Scaffolding is not just a great word; it summarizes what we do in pretty much every kind of therapy and as a part of educating ourselves and others. With an autism diagnosis, it’s likely that scaffolding … Continue reading Therapy Technique of the Week – Scaffolded Modeling
- Therapy Technique of the Week – Modeling Scaffolded Phrases7/20/2025 This week, I’ve worked with two adult patients with long term effects of CVA (stroke) and subsequent apraxia of speech. Apraxia describes a deficit in the motor planning of speech. As a result, patients lose the ability to form words – even the ones that seem easy. My two patients – we’ll call them … Continue reading Therapy Technique of the Week – Modeling Scaffolded Phrases
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