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October’s Kid-friendly Exercises from Occupational Therapy

October's Kid-friendly Exercises from Occupational Therapy  October's Kid-Friendly Exercises from Occupational Therapy Theme: Super Heroes and Monsters Kid-Friendly Exercises #1: Prone Extension. This position can also be known as the superman pose. When laying on your stomach, lift arms overhead and hold arms, head, and legs off of the ground. This is great [...]

By |2017-01-13T10:38:11+00:00Tuesday, October 11, 2016|

The Essential Skills for Successful Conversations

The Essential Skills for Successful Conversations Conversational Skills: What is conversation? - a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people. The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. What are discourse skills? Components of a Conversation (describe in the order that they typically happen) Greetings/initiation- saying hello, [...]

By |2017-01-13T10:38:19+00:00Tuesday, October 11, 2016|

Tips for Improving Child Communication

ABA Tips for Improving Child Communication According to Ellyn Lucas Arwood, EdD, a professor who specializes in language and special education at the University of Portland located in Oregon, children with autism think in terms of what ideas look like. Therefore, when communicating with children with autism, the more visual one can make the [...]

By |2017-01-13T10:38:24+00:00Tuesday, October 11, 2016|