The best speech therapy activities for an autistic child may surprise you.
My expertise was in early intervention. I especially loved working with kids on the autism spectrum. I loved coaching parents on how to make their days easier. Finding activities that parents and kids could do together warmed my heart. I loved finding ways to help a child communicate.
I feel the need to share what I know. As I get older, I sense the importance of leaving my mark on the world. So that is why I have created products and why I am writing more blog articles.
If I can help even one parent by giving them hope in a time of anxiety, my goal has been achieved.
Check out my blog post here, The Best Speech Therapy Activities for an Autistic Child
When children with autism are first diagnosed, the best speech therapy activities, I believe, are daily routines. This new blog article and the next one, How to Teach Speech to an Autistic Child, will describe how I navigate this world of autism.
Once I explore a family's daily routines, I also look at ways to teach children certain skills that are difficult for them. One skill may be learning how to point and how to follow a point.
Following a point and learning how to point can be difficult
I know that working on pointing is so important for children on the autism spectrum. Sometimes working on that skill during an already established routine can be difficult. That is where my Blast Off Board came to be. I wanted a motivating way to work on this process of pointing and following a point.
