Yearly Archives: 2018

Gifts to develop social communication in the age of technology can be a challenging task with all the electronics options available. More and more electronic toys and gadgets are being geared toward kids who are younger and younger. It is […]

Kindness is an important skill for every child to learn. Recently, the mindfulness push and anti-bullying campaigns have fueled more discussions of being kind to others. Since “kindness” is such a big word for our kiddos with language delays, we […]

Thanksgiving DOs and DON’Ts can be used to teach the hidden rules for Thanksgiving. Many children with social communication disorders do not understand the “hidden rules” for Thanksgiving dinner. This activity was created to help our clients learn the basic […]

October social groups work on many different skills revolving around pumpkins, fall, as well as Halloween, themed activities. For our younger social butterflies, we have simple games such as “pumpkin hunting” where we hide small plastic pumpkins around the room […]

What if I told you that social communication skills can be developed using apples? Would you believe it? Well… it is true! Here is WHY it really does work! Each month our Social Butterflies Club groups have a theme […]

It is that time of year again! The kids are getting ready to head back to school. Parents and children tend to fluctuate between excitement, relief, anxiety, and sadness as the new school year approaches. Most children are excited and […]

Keeping Building Social Skills During Summer Break Summer is a great time to help kiddos build their social skills! There are many opportunities for kids of all ages to practice social interactions and fine tune their social skills before school […]

The pragmatic language development chart is a handy resource for therapists working with children ages 0 to 6 with possible pragmatic language delays. Please also see the components of social communication document for additional social communication information to use when […]

Does Your Child Know Hidden Rules of the Playground? Teaching “Dos and Don’ts” of the Playground Spring brings warmer weather for most of us. That means outside time for kiddos! However, school play areas and seemingly beautiful parks can be […]

This content is restricted to subscribers […]