Language During Mealtime

A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.

Buster the Delicate Doodle

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Buster the Delicate Doodle When I received Buster the Delicate Doodle written by Jennifer Beland and illustrated by Ana Pueyo by Mascot Books, I was immediately impressed with the presentation of the book. I loved the illustrations and was looking forward to reading a book that helped address social and emotional learning.  Synopsis Buster, the […]

Express The Fun Way to Progress

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Apps and Toys, Autism, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Express, The Fun Way to Progress Overall Presentation I was contacted a couple of months ago by Maya Schwartz, who helped create the game Express with her aunt Tsila Shwartstein, a certified speech language pathologist. I was immediately impressed with the overall presentation of the game. When the game arrived, the box and cards were […]

United in Autism Finding Strength inside the Spectrum

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

“To every parent who has heard the life-changing words, ‘Your child has autism.’ Together we are stronger.” Julie Hornok, author of United in Autism  United in Autism, Finding Strength inside the Spectrum United in Autism by Julie Hornok is a beautiful collection of stories about families of children with autism. I came across this book […]

Planet Earth is Blue

by Filed Under: Academics, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Home Favorite, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Physical Disabilities, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Planet Earth is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos Do you have a child with Autism? Do you work with children with Autism?  It’s January 1986, and Nova is anxiously waiting for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger–it’s the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on […]

Board Books of the Week!

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Are you looking for board board that can help facilitate language? Check out these recently released board books! Board books are ideal for reading with your young child? How do you even begin choosing? Check out my article here! When working with young children, I love introducing new books and concepts. Board books are ideal […]

Special People, Special Ways NOW IN SPANISH!

by Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Special People, Special Ways When I reviewed Special People, Special Ways by Arlene McGuire and illustrated by Sheila Bailey in October, I discussed how beneficial the content and the message of the story can be for children of varying ages and disabilities. This picture book, Gente Especial, Necesidades Especiales is an excellent and necessary addition […]

The Panda Problem Blog Tour

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Manners, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

The Panda Problem “Every story needs a problem. But Panda doesn’t have a problem. Unless Panda IS the problem.” The Panda Problem  I am super excited to be on the Panda Problem Blog Tour! The Panda Problem by written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Hannah Marks is a delightful picture book about the conversation […]

Sammy Goes to Speech

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Sammy Goes to Speech Do you have a child that needs speech and language services? Is your child in speech therapy now? Check out Sammy Goes to Speech! This book written by speech language pathologist, Marissa Siegel illustrated by Kat Taylor is a valuable and resourceful book to read with your child who is either […]

Song for a Whale

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Song for A Whale When I was first contacted about this book, Song For A Whale, I was immediately interested in reviewing the book. As a speech language pathologist, I felt connected to the topic of the book, which is about communication and the feeling of belonging. My clients, who have complex communication needs struggle […]

Artie is Awesome, Author Interview and Review

by Filed Under: Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Challenging Behaviors, Love and Friendship, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Artie is Awesome, a book written by a Speech Language Pathologist and Parent Are you looking for a children’s book about Autism and/or a communication disorder? Check out this book, Artie is Awesome written by Deidra Darst, speech language pathologist and parent. Deidra wrote to this book to help celebrate the uniqueness of each individual, […]