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Good Speech, Inc. is the name of my private speech therapy practice in Las Vegas, NV.
My daughter, coined the phrase, “Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen.”
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Children
By working with them, by caring about them, by constantly learning from them.
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Adults
By making their lives worth living, by empathizing, by giving your time.
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Families
By sharing, by listening, by praising, by encouraging, by empowering.
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Other Professionals
By learning from them, by sharing with them, by teaming with them.
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Their Communities
By sharing knowledge through speaking, writing, and charity events.
- Speech Pathologists Make Good Things Happen for Themselves
By sharing knowledge and talents with children, adults, families, professionals and communities.
SLPs receive gifts every day of their lives as they look beyond the bucket that sits at the end of the rainbow. These gifts are heard in a child’s laughter as he/she shares a moment of joy in therapy. These gifts are seen in the tears of gratitude as they slide down a wrinkled face withered by time. These gifts are touched as a parent’s hand reaches out in gratefulness for your time and for going one step beyond the edge of the sidewalk. These gifts are felt in your heart as you walk for autism, light up blue for autism, or support any disability/charity in your community.
We, as speech pathologists, have chosen such an honorable, yet responsible profession.
I just returned last night from ASHA (American Speech Hearing Association) National Convention. There, I caught up with and met so many wonderful SLPs. We connect to make life better for individual people and families. SLPs love what we do and honor those with whom we work.
Yes, I took my Humpty Dumpty and will be doing a blog titled, “Humpty Dumpty Takes ASHA,” on his website at On the Road with Humpty Dumpty.
I attended many sessions on autism across the spectrum and will be blogging at ADVANCE for the Speech-Language Pathologist. Lots of great information and tips will be posted for toddlers to adults.
Want JOINT ATTENTION ~ POINT
There is near POINTING and distant POINTING.
Children with autism especially, have difficulty following a distant point.
“Look at that dog on his bed.” (while pointing)
Pointing to a picture in a book is near pointing.
PRACTICE BOTH !
Life is filled with sequences.
Sequence for you child by naming 1, 2, 3 or
first – middle – last
Today, November 1st is National Author’s Day.
I would like to announce, my soon to be launched, children’s book
Bayo the Boo Cow
from Ink and Quill Publisher, Henderson, NV
Bayo means to find joy in Nigerian.
Boo ~ Boo ~ Boo, Bayo could not say “Moo.”
Parents and Teachers – you will be thrilled to find a barn load of oral motor exercises at the end of Bayo to practice with your chilren for developmental articulation skills.
These exercises are written by Kathie Harrington, M.A., CCC, SLP
Kathie has years of experience working with children with speech and language disorders as well as developmental milestones. Let Kathie and Bayo show you and your child fun and empowering strategies for speech development that can be successful individually or in a classroom environment.
Bayo the Boo Cow will be available shortly.
E-mail me for pre-orders and I’ll give you a “cowabunga” of great deal.
kathieh2@cox.net
Give speech a pattern by tapping individual words
on a table, in your hands, or on your knee.
Keep your phrases and sentences short and direct.
Use this technique for articulation and language.
Be sure to check out and “Like” me on my new Facebook page, KATHIE HARRINGTON’S AMAZING AUTISM PAGE.
This is another new way of presenting information and inspiration to the autism/ASD community.
Share with your family and friends.
After all – life is AMAZING!
Oral Motor Exercises such as blowing bubbles, clicking tongue, wiggling tongue, vowel exchanges, pursing lips, making silly faces. Beneficial for articulation, apraxia, autism, attention/focus. Parents and professionals should always provide a model and have FUN.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT ~TONGUE TRACKS~
Just what every parent and professional needs for oral motor exercise and fun!
I often feel that formal testing does not measure the right areas for my child. Yet, all educational goals are directed toward the results of those scores.
Build on a child’s strengths, not his/her deficits. One of my Ten Laws of Success for Children with Autism is “Success Builds Success.” It’s that simple. Einstein knew it.
