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“We Connect Now” for college students with disabilities

 We Connect Now was the brainchild of Gabriela McCall in 2008. The site connects college age students of all disabilities with information and each other in a colorful array of information and inspiration.

 We Connect Now offers stories, law, a blog, focus of the months, events, news, links, and contact information. I spent some time on this site after being contacted by the creater. I am impressed and want to recommend it to both students and parents as a fine resourse for ASD and all disabilities.

Thank you Gabriela, for sending this my way in order to share it with my readers. SLPs, this would be a great resourse to share at an IEP with the parents of  high school students who plan to attend college.

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Kathie Harrington’s Amazing Autism Page on Facebook

                                                                         

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!

 

 

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Speech/Language Therapy Tip #3

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!

 

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Joint attention in autism/ASD

I learned this from my daughter, Katie, when she was eighteen months old.

It was a Thursday afternoon in 1974. I was reading a book on a snowy day in MO.

Doug, three and one-half years old was playing with an object repeatedly,

 as he did most days. He was content and being himself with ASD. Katie, Doug’s

sister walked and talked early and liked control. She wanted what Doug had.

“Doug, Doug, Doug.” Katie was calling her brother. He didn’t look. He didn’t respond.

I sat silent on the couch as I watched the scene unfold.

“Doug, Doug.” Katie didn’t accept Doug’s lack of response. She marched over to Doug’s side, put her face up to his, and announced, “My turn,” as she pulled the treasure from his hands. That seemed to elicit their Joint Attention.

I present many strategies for Joint Attention in my blog at ADVANCE for the Speech/Language Pathologist. They work and I hope you have some of your own to share with me on either of my blogs.

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Autism – ASD – PDD – Aspergers and Sensory Processing

Your sensory child and ASD

Do You Know Me? is a wonderful, easy chart for both parents and professionals to assist in identifying sensory processing issues in children. (perhaps in yourselves as well) A sensory processing disorder (SPD) goes hand-in-hand with autism and Aspergers. Parents and professionals don’t want to miss this aspect of their child’s total world of ASD.

This flyer, created by Melissa Zacheri, is unique and useful as can be.

Take a look, you’ll find it on a walk down Sensory Street.

You’ll be glad you did.

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Oral Motor articulation program for parents and professionals – Tongue Tracks

Get it now from AliMed

My new oral motor speech program, Tongue Tracks, is now available through Alimed.
Designed for both PARENTS and PROFESSIONALS,
Tongue Tracks is fun, interactive, and will improve your child’s
oral motor strength and flexibility for improved articulation skills.
Tongue Tracks will assist children of all ages who experience:
mild to sever speech delay
apraxia/apraxic
Down syndrome
ASD/autism
CP
Track your child’s way to improved intelligibility with Tongue Tracks
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Hooray for Hollywood and Autism – ASD – Aspergers

KATHIE’S HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD LIST

Let me say this

Before I start my list.

I didn’t see them all

That would be a giant call.

Even some that I did see

I didn’t like that well for me.

But all, in all, this list for you to see

Are movies by Hollywood staring ASD.

 

Title Stars Date
Adam Hugh Dancy, Rose Bryne 2009
Temple Grandin Claire Dane 2010
My Name is Khan Shah Rukh Khan 2010
Mozart and The Whale Josh Harnett, Radha Mitchell 2005
I Am Sam Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning 1998
Rain Man Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise 1988
The Other Sister Juliette Lewis, Dianne Keaton 1999
Mercury Rising Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin 1998
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Johnny Depp, Leo DiCaprio 1993
Little Man Tate Dianne Weist, Harry Connick, Jr. 1991
Backstreet Dreams Brook Shields, Burt Young 1990
House of Cards Kathleen Turner, T. Lee Jones 1993
The Boy Who Could Fly Jay Underwood, Fred Savage 1986
Dear John Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried 2010
The Black Balloon Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford 2008
Snow Cake Sigourney Weaver 2006
David’s Mother Kirstie Alley, Sam Watterson 1994
Miracle Run Mary-Louise Parker 2004
After Thomas Keeley Hawes, Ben Miles 2006
A Mother’s Courage (documentary) Kate Winslet (narrator) 2009
Mary and Max animated 2009

 Enjoy and let me know YOUR thoughts.

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Where to find success with Non-Verbal Johnny ~ ASD

Bubbles are a “popping” motivator

This week’s Autism Spectrum across Ages & Environments talks about how Success Builds Success for the non-verbal child with autism (ASD).

Did you know that I am blogging on a weekly basis for ADVANCE for the Speech-Language Pathologist? All of my blogs are for the SLP, parents, and other professionals.
You can sign-up to receive the blog each week through ADVANCE. A two-minute read for a lifetime of information to help your child/adult.
Let me know what YOU would like to see me blog about.
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What’s being said about The King’s Speech

The King's Speech

The Stuttering Foundation of America gives a hero’s welcome to The King’s Speech, which has brought overwhelmingly positive attention to the plight of people who stutter. The King’s Speech, with its 12 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress nominations, continues to put a much-needed spotlight on stuttering. For the stuttering community, there are few, if any, more accurate portrayals of the anguish faced by people who stutter, or of the hardship it places on family and friends, than in this movie. Stuttering is most often the province of comic relief, and never of the hero. The King’s Speech gives the stuttering community a hero who inspires and a movie that promotes understanding and acceptance of the complexities of stuttering. We congratulate the directors, producers, writers and actors for their work, and their humanity in helping millions of people who stutter with understanding and hope.”

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Humpty Dumpty’s top picks for 2010

At the Las Vegas Santa Run

Don’t miss a series of blogs at On the Road with Humpty Dumpty as HE reviews his 2010 adventures. I started this family friendly blog in May, 2010. The whole idea is to “get off your wall and live.”

Everyone of us, even Tiny Tim, has something that can hold us back in life ~ that is ~ if you let it.

Enjoy life ~ smile with it ~ cry when you must ~ but then, pick yourself up and live!

(This is my Humpty Dumpty – the one in the little plaid suit. He’s a joy in my life. Follow his adventures on HIS blog.)

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