Language During Mealtime

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

Rules

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

Do you have a child with Autism? Do you have a child with complex communication needs? Are you an educator that wants to raise awareness of different types of learners and disabilities? When I was recently teaching a graduate class about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), one of my students recommended this book, Rules. That […]

Exploring Feelings Program: Anxiety Training Manual

by Filed Under: Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Interviews, Mindfulness, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

  Do you have a child or client with Autism and anxiety?  Exploring Feelings Training Manual is based on Asperger’s expert Dr. Tony Attwood’s Exploring Feelings: Anxiety book. It is a guide for people who want to use the Exploring Feelings materials in group settings with young people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder and high […]

Using The Think Aloud Strategy with Dr. Molly Ness

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Research Tuesday Articles, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

I wonder…I think…I like that…I feel…. Do you want to help build your child’s language during read alouds? Try the Think Aloud strategy! As a speech language pathologist and parent, I am always searching for any new evidence based strategies that can help a child improve language and literacy skills during read alouds. I recently […]

My Pillow Keeps Moving!

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

When I received this book in the mail from Penguin, my kids were immediately drawn to the story and asked me to read it again and again. My Pillow Keeps Moving! is a silly and entertaining story that both children and adults can enjoy together. Laura Gehl and Christopher Weyant create a story that can […]

How Music Can Help Children with ADHD

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

I am excited to present this guest post by Charles Carpenter about utilizing music for children with ADHD. As a speech language pathologist, I have seen first hand the benefits of music therapy and how it can change lives. To learn more about music therapy and to learn about how it can benefit many individuals […]

Milestone Tracker App

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Apps and Toys, Apps for Special Needs, Autism, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Do you have a child 5 or younger? Are you concerned that your child is not meeting their milestones? Check out this free and informative app titled the Milestone Tracker App. I learned about this free app in the most recent issue of the ASHA Leader, which is a wonderful resource of information for speech […]

Terrific

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

Terrific by Jon Agee is a funny and entertaining book about the main character Eugene and his new friend, Lenny. This book opens up the topic of what sarcasm is and how an unlikely friendship gets established. It’s also a wonderful book about treating others with respect, whether they are a human or an animal. […]

Mouse

by Filed Under: Academics, Books and Mealtime, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

What is your child’s favorite letter? Can this letter be manipulated to look like another letter? Image your child’s letter became a character! Mouse by Zebo Ludvicek is an interesting and inventive book about the letter M and his mouse friend. Mouse is intended for a younger audience but children who are school aged can […]

Making Play Dough with EZ DOH

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Baking, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Special Diets, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

I was contacted about a month ago by John Dmytriw, owner of the EZ DOH product, a manual dough mixer. He emailed me regarding his product and wanted to know how it would work with children and adults with special needs, specifically those with Autism. I agreed to review this product because I really like […]