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Executive Functions (EF) are the brain's control center. These neurocognitive skills, including working memory, flexible thinking, and inhibitory control, are the silent architects of effective social competence and complex human interaction. -
The holiday season, while joyful, can be a major source of stress and anxiety for children of all ages. The constant shift in daily routines, the excitement of parties and presents, and the unfamiliar...
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Halloween Tips for Children: Halloween can be a fun but scary time for many children. Some children look forward to the event but some may be quite wary of all the costumes and frightening...
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For fall, our social skills groups are diving into pumpkin, fall, and Halloween-themed activities designed to help develop essential skills by providing a fun, seasonal backdrop for practicing learning concepts.
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Technology has taken over many activities that could promote play skills and interaction leaving our children with gaps in areas of development however, too much technology can limit natural skill development.
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Every February we target friendship because it is International Friendship month and February 11th is “Make a Friend” day. Making the month of February a great time to target friendship! We have found that making...
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How to Use Bubbles to Build Language Skills, Social Skills and Self Regulation We love to find fun and engaging ways to build social skills. As a speech-language pathologist, I have bubbles with me at...
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The American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) designates May as “Better Hearing and Speech Month" to increase awareness of our complex profession.
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April is Autism Awareness Month. Every year we participate in the “Light it up Blue” initiative to increase awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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As I dive further into the world of social communication, I find a common theme for the increase in children presenting with Social Communication Disorders (SCD).
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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...
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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...
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