We Love to Learn!!

Happy Motivational Monday!! I wanted to give a HUGE pat on the back to another one of my amazing families for making this wonderful investment into the Learning Tower (amazon.com). This tool allows your child the opportunity to be safely by your side and actively involved during daily routines such as doing laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc. all while incorporating language and facilitating imitation skills. In addition, it can be used as a fort (placing a blanket on top), a puppet show (the puppets would appear in the "window frame"), etc. Hopefully this can be an inspiration to all of my other families and providers. As always, please feel free to share any fun devices or tools that are fun and can easily be implemented in the child's natural environment to support their communication and overall development :).

In the Know about Autism

Happy World Autism Day!! Here are some facts about Autism courtesy of www.autismspeaks.org and highlighted my favorite fact :). Find out more about Autism and how to get involved and spread awareness by visiting their website!

1. Autism now affects 1 in 68 children; 1 in 42 boys
2. Boys are five times more likely to have autism than girls
3. Autism greatly varies from person to person (no two people with autism are alike)
4. The rate of autism is steadily growing
5. Autism is the fastest growing developmental disorder
6. Children with autism do progress – early intervention is key!

April is Autism Awareness Month

Happy Tuesday :)

April is Autism Awareness Month!! All month long I will be posting techniques, facts, strategies, and my experiences with working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) while enrolled in early intervention. Please visit http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/ or http://www.autismspeaks.org/wordpress-tags/autism-awareness-month to get involved and spread awareness!