If you know someone who has autism or a child with autism, it may be difficult for you to know how to interact with them or their child. This can be made more difficult by misinformation you may have been given that people with autism are not affectionate, loving, or interested in social interactions. This …
This app has been useful for so many of our kids as we are teaching toileting skills. It allows you to make the child look like your child, then walks through all the steps of going to the bathroom. We give it 5 stars! App for Android App for Apple Devices
If your child is in early intervention with us, we’ve been reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar this month. Here’s a fun language extension to play at home. Using either a sock as a puppet or another item that you could pretend is a caterpillar, read the story. Have the caterpillar pretend to eat the foods on …
Our second PM Early Intervention Group is off to a great start. Here is the parent newsletter for the New PM group for March. ParentNewsletterMarch2014
Building BLOCS is now enrolling for spring playgroup sessions 1 and 2. Our playgroups are designed for children that have high language skills, but struggle with interactions with other children. All lessons incorporate lessons and concepts from Michelle Garcia Winner’s “The Incredible Flexible You” curriculum. Additionally, each session has a theme that is based on …
In an effort to better serve our clients, Brandy Windham, the lead speech therapist and co-owner of Building BLOCS, went back to graduate school this past year and completed all the course work necessary to sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Exam. In addition to the coursework, Brandy also completed 1,500 supervised hours. …
One helpful thing to do for your young child is to organize their playroom. I know this does not sound like an exciting way to spend your Saturday, but putting your child’s toys into clear bins with labels can help you teach or reinforce many important skills.
Halloween brings opportunities for some amazing language and pretend play activities. Pretending to go trick-or-treating with your child has the added benefit of making Halloween night a lot more predictable and fun for you and your child. Here are some simple ideas to help you get started and enjoy some quality play time with your …
October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month. At Building BLOCS, this topic is very close to our hearts. As we spend time researching therapy approaches that will be most successful for children with Rett syndrome, we learn again and again that the research in this field is still very limited. The International Rett Syndrome Foundation is …
Hooray! It’s October. This is my absolute favorite month of the year to work with children. There are so many activities that go along with this theme. I have a calendar full of great ideas for fun home activities.
