Autism resources for exceptional families. Increase communication, learning and fun at home.
Happy Monday readers! To start off this beautiful new week, I am sharing my favorite activities for learning colors with your little ones. Rainbow pinch pots This activity for making rainbow pinch pots : beautiful little cups in different colors, is wonderful for teaching your child the different colors, engaging your child in a fun,…
These are my best ways to organize kids books in an autism playroom, classroom or therapy practice. I’ve used the methods to organize kids books in my autism center for years. Make sure you take a look at my list of the best board books for kids with autism next! Books are a fabulous learning…
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…
Organize your child’s educational materials to create increased learning, communication and fun at home Now that you’ve create your child’s progress nook, you will need to organize your child’s learning toys, materials and tools. If you haven’t created your child’s progress nook yet, do that first here! Organize your child’s learning materials in his or her progress nook…
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…
Yesterday, I wrote about starting a home program. Creating a therapy nook in your home, interacting with your child to help them progress and how much time per week is needed to see results (answer : not a lot!). Today, I will show you my favorite furniture, toys and materials to get your home program…
As part of my work with families at Le Chemin ABA Learning House, I help each family set up a home program. Children work on various skills in private, and small group sessions, at my learning center and they participate in small, organized sessions at home under my supervision. When starting a home program for your…
Fairy tree We are so lucky to have a small courtyard garden attached to our learning house in Paris! The children get to plant flowers, veggies and fruits, play outside and help with watering plants as part of their daily activities. I grew up in NYC and we had a country home in upstate NY….
To follow up on my DIY play kitchens article, I have gathered my 3 favorite DIY play shop links to share with you today. Hey, your little cooks need to get their groceries somewhere! At my learning house, we have a great time working on pretend play, and developing symbolic play skills, with our wooden and felt…
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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