by Jack Shapiro | Aug 23, 2022 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Children, Pre-school, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy
The many transitions that all students have had during the last two pandemic years have greatly impacted their learning, development of communication, and their social skills. Students with speech and language disorders in particular, have been adversely affected by...
by Jack Shapiro | Aug 23, 2022 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Children, Pre-school, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy
Ages 3-4 years Literacy – look for familiar logos, store, or restaurant names. Name them as often as possible. Number concepts – when shopping, count together the fruits you are putting in a plastic bag (e.g. 5 apples, 3 pears) Literacy – hang letters on your...
by Jack Shapiro | May 31, 2022 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy
In our final post for Speech and Hearing Month, it is important to ensure that accessible communication is a human right. We continue to advocate and support our clients so that the barriers they face are addressed. We educate clients’ families and caregivers and...
by Jack Shapiro | Apr 3, 2022 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy
Bruce Willis’s diagnosis of Aphasia has drawn attention to this communication disorder that we as speech-language pathologists assess and treat on a regular basis. Aphasia is a communication disorder that occurs after when there is damage to the brain in the part that...
by Jack Shapiro | Jan 23, 2022 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy
The Ontario Autism Program (OAP) allows parents to access speech therapy from the service provider of their choice. All Speech Therapy Centres of Canada’s speech language pathologists (speech therapists) are approved service providers that deliver assessment and...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Autism and Speech Therapy
Autism Motivation Restricted Interests Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have what the medical model calls “repetitive or restricted interests.” Although these interests, fascinations, or rituals may seem “strange” to us, they offer the child sensory...
