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February 29, 2020

I play with children almost every day. Play is fun, but it is also a lot of work. I have to think quickly and kids have to enjoy playing with me. It is the best time a child learns, so I have to make sure I’m modeling appropriate language and expanding on every move or […]

February 3, 2020

I started taking up ASL because of my sister. She started it taking as a freshman and I would always see her signing around the house. I grew interested in the language she took up. I knew sign language was a unique language and I thought it would be easy to take up when I […]

January 24, 2020

Functional Communication Imagine not being able to communicate your most basic wants/needs. The blank stares. The misunderstanding. The confusion. The frustration. When working with people who have limited to no verbal expression, they tend to demonstrate that frustration through behaviors. This can be seen as screaming, hitting, withdrawal or self-injury. When this is the case, […]

September 4, 2018

My name is Ava and I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS when I was three years old. PDD-NOS means ‘Pervasive Developmental Delay – Not Otherwise Specified’. In easier-to-understand words for my parents, it meant I would have delays in my communication and social skills. So it explained why as a baby I didn’t really respond to […]

The Importance of Good Play Skills

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