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Hey everyone, I came across this article today…all about a Valedictorian with a perfect grade point average…who also has autism. Montel Medley graduated Surattsville high school and plans to attend Towson in the fall. In his graduation speech he stated that, “Having a disability doesn’t mean you have a disadvantage, sometimes it can be an advantage.” What an amazing story! The

Hey everyone The American Speech Language and Hearing Association just posted a really great article on their blog about preventing food jags. Food jags are when a child chooses to eat the same thing, at the same time over and over. Whats the big deal? It makes it harder to change there dietary repertoire! So everyone read up!   http://blog.asha.org/2014/06/12/preventing-food-jags-whats-a-parent-to-do/

Hey everyone! Hope you all had an awesome Father’s day! I could not wait to post this amazing article I saw on the NPR blog this weekend! It is all about how special need kids are playing in a high school band by using their I-pads! Just another great usage of an I-pad in the special needs world! It is going

Hey everyone With the end of the school year coming up I thought it would be fun see what has been going on in schools across the country…the most common articles were all about senior proms. The article below is about a prom too…but for kids with special needs! The message behind these proms is that every kid gets to

Hey Everyone! Today on facebook I saw an awesome post from AutismSpeaks! Last week a 14 year old non verbal student with Autism, Dillan Marmache, gave his high school’s graduation commencement speech. He gave his speech via using his Alternative Augmentative Communication device. The video on the link below is amazing!  Take a look!  http://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/non-verbal-teen-autism-gives-inspiring-graduation-speech Hope you enjoy this as

I was reading Buzzfeed this weekend and came across an awesome special needs article in current news!  http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/cerebral-palsy-swagger-walk Hunter Gandee decided he wanted to raise awareness about Cerebral Palsy for his little brother…so he walked for 40 miles with his brother Braden strapped to his back! What an amazing story. Read up all about Hunter’s story at the above link!

Hey everyone Did you know that June is National Aphasia Awareness Month? Lingraphica is a great company that specializes in creation of products and programs to treat Aphasia. They define aphasia on their website (http://www.aphasia.com/about-aphasia/types-of-aphasia) as:  Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects a person’s ability to process and use language. It is a neurological condition caused by damage to

Hey everyone With the summer coming around I have been having a lot of sessions where I need to work on my client’s attention. My strategy has been to work on some new fun reinforcement activities. But it made me wonder…how much reinforcement is too much? When should I scale back my reinforcement?  I found a really awesome website that

What are signs and symptoms of stuttering? Characteristics of stuttered speech often include repetition of words or parts of words, as well as prolongations of speech sounds. These disfluencies occur most often in individuals who stutter than in the general population. Some people who stutter appear very tense or “out of breath” when talking. Speech may become completely stopped or blocked. Blocked