Language During Mealtime

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

Children’s Books Written by SLPs

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

Are you looking for children’s book that help improve speech and language development? I am excited to present this guest post that I wrote for ASHA Leader Blog that lists children’s book authors that are also speech language pathologists. Children’s Books Written by SLPs  

Adapted Hanukkah Story for Children with Special Needs

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

Are you looking for a resource to help your child learn about Hanukkah? For many older children with special needs, finding age appropriate books that explain the story of Hanukkah can be challenging. For one of my students I created an adapted book with Boardmaker Symbols. As a speech language pathologist, I have found creating […]

Awkward, The Social Do’s and Don’t of Being a Young Adult

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

Are you a parent of a young adult with developmental disabilities or a social communication disorder? Are you a therapist working with adults with pragmatic deficits? Check out this book titled Awkward, The Social Do’s and Don’t of Being a Young Adult. Awkward, The Social Do’s and Don’t of Being a Young Adult This book […]

Mrs. Wordsmith Review with Tips on Implementation

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

What is Mrs. Wordsmith? Do you want to improve your child’s language and vocabulary? Check out this amazing product, Mrs. Wordsmith. After seeing it on Instagram, I contacted the company to receive a copy for review. As a speech language pathologist, I am passionate about vocabulary growth in children, specifically those with special needs and […]

Payton is Afraid of Dirt

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

Do you have a child with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Check out this book, Payton is Afraid of Dirt. Payton is Afraid of Dirt written by Shanna Simpson and illustrated by Idmary Hernandez tells the important story of a young boy struggling with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). As a speech language pathologist for almost 20 years, […]

How to Build a Hug

by Filed Under: Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

How to Build a Hug, Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeezing Machine is a wonderful book to raise awareness of Autism. As a fan of Temple Grandin’s work and mission, I was excited to find this book at my local library written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville. About The Book As a young girl, […]

Low Tide Island Design, helping people with disabilities

by Filed Under: Autism, Building Self Esteem, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

One of my greatest passions is helping individuals with developmental disabilities. In the past 18 years that I have been working with adults with developmental disabilities, I have seen so many struggle to find employment once they graduate high school. Many adults with developmental disabilities get vocational training and unfortunately don’t get the opportunity to […]

I Am a Traveler Tour: A Review of I am Jane Goodall

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Environment, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall As my readers know, I am very big fan of Brad Meltzer’s wonderful series, Ordinary People Change The […]

Benefits of Audio Books for Children with Special Needs

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Chapter Books, Dyslexia, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Do you have any road trips planned for the rest of the summer? Have you fallen behind in reading aloud to your child? Try audio books! Audio books won’t replace reading aloud to your child but it can be wonderful way to experience literacy in a different way and together. I have been a member […]

Something To Say Series with Author Interview

by Filed Under: Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Interviews, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

A couple of months ago, I came across a wonderful series of books titled Something to Say written by Eden Molinex and illustrated by Natalie Beauvois. Eden is a certified speech language pathologist and a children’s book author who is passionate about making a difference with her children’s books. As a speech language pathologist and author myself, I […]