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A Tool to Help Children Ask for Help
Richie is an engaging 9-year-old boy who is in treatment to improve his language skills. He is compliant and cooperative in sessions and is eager to learn new information. There’s only one problem:...
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Helping Middle Schoolers With Organization and Time Management
Students often find the transition from primary to secondary school a challenge. Especially those who experience issues with executive-function skills. Many of my students (and even their typically...
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12 Skills and 5 Household Chores That Build Vocational Skills
Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared on Friendship Circle. As a speech-language pathologist, I worked with many older children and adults with varying developmental disabilities without...
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Strategies for Helping Clients With Autism Learn Empathy
I recently read a book recommended by our elementary school counselor called, “Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me-World.” The premise of the book says society is becoming less...
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6 Tips on Treating Adults With ADHD
Nearly 8 million adults in the United States have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These adults often find speech, social and executive function skills challenging, affecting their...
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Put the Fun Into Executive-Function Skills Practice This Summer
Executive functioning—as related to schools—includes all self-management skills students need to succeed in a classroom. More specifically, it involves the ability to make goals, plan steps required...
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After a traumatic brain injury, 30 to 70 percent of people encounter sleep disturbances. This can cause significant issues because during sleep, the brain remains active. What the brain does as we...
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