Quiet books are a fabulous tool for teaching a wide variety of new skills. I have been experimenting with different kinds of quiet pages for the quiet books at my center recently. All of our quiet books at Le Chemin ABA are homemade by me, kid-tested and kid-approved! Today, I’m going to share some of…
Therapeutic materials
Vintage toys
I love vintage toys, so you can imagine my excitement when Fisher Price decided to re-release several of their vintage toys as “Fisher Price Classics”. Interactive toys are extremely important for children’s brain development – pushing, pulling, cause and effect activities – all lead to better brain development and increased cognitive skills. At Le Chemin…
Robots help diagnose autism
Several interesting research studies are currently underway revealing the interesting interaction between children with autism and robots. How can we develop robots that will help us better understand and engage our kids? How can technology help us evaluate our children’s skills and needs? How can robots help us teach our children new skills? Currently, robots…
Robots as autism coaches
Several years ago, some representatives from a non-profit school in Witchita Kansas called Heartspring contacted me. Two of their representatives would be coming to Paris and were interested in learning more about programs for children with autism living in Paris. I met with them and brought them up to speed about how families go about setting…
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