Parents are the cornerstone of a child’s early life. 1.- Empowerment and Reduced Parental Stress: Caring for a child with ASD can be demanding and stressful. Understanding ASD better and having concrete strategies to help their child can significantly increase parents’ sense of competence and confidence. This empowerment can reduce parental stress, anxiety, and feelings...

Parents are the First and Most Important Teachers to their Children Parent training is considered fundamental to the treatment of children on the autism spectrum for several interconnected reasons: 1.- Consistency and Generalization of Skills: Children with ASD often struggle to apply skills learned in one setting (like a therapy clinic) to other settings (like home or school). This...

If you liked our previous post about Important Life Skills for People Living with Autism, here are 5 more Important Life Skills. Safety Awareness: Personal Safety: Recognizing dangerous situations, understanding emergency procedures, and knowing how to seek help. Internet Safety: Navigating online spaces safely, recognizing scams, and protecting personal...

Living with autism can present unique challenges, but developing certain life skills can significantly enhance independence, social interactions, and overall quality of life. Here are 5 essential life skills for individuals with autism: Communication Skills: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication: Learning to express needs, feelings, and thoughts clearly, either through speech,...

Here are some reasons why it is important for a child with Autism to learn Social Skills: 1. Improving Communication: Children with autism often struggle with communication, they may not know what to say or may not understand the way other communicate. Social skills training helps them learn how to express themselves more effectively and understand others’ communication cues,...

If you read our previous post on 6 Ways to Help Teach Social Skills to Kids with Autism and found it useful, you may want to keep reading. Here are 6 More Ways to Help Teach Social Skills to Kids with Autism. Joint Attention Skills: Teaching joint attention skills, such as sharing attention and focus with others, can improve social interactions and enhance the child’s ability to...

Teaching social skills to young children with autism is crucial for their social and emotional development. Research findings suggest several effective strategies and principles for helping children with autism improve their social skills: Early Intervention: Early intervention is key to improving social skills in children with autism. Starting interventions as early as possible...

At every step, there is choice in learning. Every skill we teach is guided by the choices families make and by goals that families have chosen for their children. As a child grows and becomes more self-aware, their input is also important in choosing the goals of therapy, and we make every effort to provide these choices. As children grow and mature, they will choose to...

We offer Parent Training at no extra cost because Parent Training is a very important part of quality ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Services (Albone-Bushnell, 2014). Parent Training has many benefits for parents, children, and their families. Parent Training offers parents the opportunity to receive guidance and support from a specialist so they can help teach their children...

We all want our children to be able to talk and tell us what they want, how they feel and be able to have a conversation with us and their brothers and sisters. This is a normal wish all parents have for their children. When an SLP, however, offers the family of a nonspeaking child the use of an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication device) such as an iPad with a special...