Post high school education can be challenging for students transitioning from high school with special education services on little or no transition planning. Concerns about self-care, class preparation, and social interactions are ever-present for all freshman. However, especially for students with who have been fully supported with special education services through high school, the changes […]
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Discovering What Works: Managing homework battles
My daughter is now in the 8th grade. Our “homework battles” are primarily behind us, but not forgotten. I wish I could say it just took time. That would negate all the wonderful help she’s received. Managing homework battles takes a thoughtful, comprehensive approach. It requires perseverance, patience, and sometimes skilled help to address the underlying […]
New Services: Early Intervention
Long on Language is pleased to announce the addition of early intervention speech/language services. Services are offered in our office, at home or schools in our local area. Discovering and managing speech and language problems early is the best way to prevent later communication problems. Recognizing the signs of language problems is the first step […]
Homework Battles: What is the problem?
Homework battles, whether once a week or every day, fighting your child to complete their homework is a dreaded chore.
The Misdiagnoses of Language and Learning Challenges in Young People
Often children and teens with language and learning challenges are misdiagnosed. For example, a writing disorder diagnosis may fail to address problems with oral language. Some children have problems with written and oral language, but if a speech pathologist isn’t part of the evaluation process or if the speech pathologist is not familiar with evaluating children […]
Unstory: Developing Storytelling Skills in People with Asperger Syndrome
We connect with others through sharing our personal narratives. Poor verbal storytelling skills in people with Asperger Syndrome often go undiagnosed and prevent them from participating effectively in social, academic, and work environments.
Mindblindness vs Context blindness
Replacing the generic term of “mindblindness,” often used to refer to people on the autism spectrum, with a more specific term such as “context blindness” has been proposed by Peter Vermeulen, PhD. Simon Baron-Cohen created the term “mindblindness,” to refer to the deficit people on the autism spectrum have in reading others mental states. This term […]
“Your Fantastic Elastic Brain”: Motivating Children and Teens with Speech and Languag...
Struggling to motivate children and teens with speech and language disorders is an on going concern. Many learn to navigate around their deficit using strategies, but others avoid learning risks at all cost. In therapy using interests and games is a popular motivator, but using these tools does not teach students how and why they […]
Social engineering to improve social deficits
In a recent article in Attitude magazine, a magazine that offers strategies and support for people and their families with ADHD and LD, a mom created a Facebook birthday event for her son with Asperger syndrome. No one wanted to come to her son’s 13th birthday and her son was upset. She decided to with […]
Researching Homework Problems
Parenting is a hard job. When your child begins to have difficulties with homework, parents often panic. Is it my fault? What can I do? Our minds, race.