At the beginning of this year, multiple people in my district began discussing communication for children with autism. The early childhood ... Read more
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Low-tech AAC: Picture Exchange (Pros and Cons)
Please note before I begin this post that I am aware that PECS is a specific and trademarked system. I have been through the formal training, however, ... Read more
Getting organized for play-based therapy!
33% of my students with speech IEPs are working on very basic 1-3 word utterances (verbally or non-verbally). One of the many ways that I work on ... Read more
Expanding Sentences and Vocabulary
I love my expanding non-traditional Picture Exchange therapy! I love it when I get to work with my life skills kiddos on adding descriptive words to ... Read more
Gingerbread Man Under and Over
Chapel Hill Snippets makes the best basic concepts books. I love using them with my Life Skills students, so I decided to return the favor (thank you ... Read more
Did somebody say bacon?
Did I mention that I've gone Paleo? Never heard of it? Well, clearly you don't live in the Pacific Northwest! It's all the rage here. Although ... Read more
Valentine’s Art with AAC
I had so much fun this week creating Valentine's projects with some of my life skills students. I was originally inspired by this pin on Pinterest, ... Read more
No Boardmaker? No problem!
Due to a nasty combination of old laptops in our district, plus old Boardmaker CDs that are somewhat incompatible with said laptops, many special ... Read more
Plant AAC Bingo
Going with the theme idea I have recently incorporated into my therapy, I am switching around circle time with my Life Skills students. I am working ... Read more