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              • May: Meaningful Conversation!
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                    • Teaching Students about Detecting Sarcasm!
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                      • Perspective taking Older Students: beyond thoughts and feelings?
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                        • Giving and receiving gifts: Inferences in speech therapy
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Autism in Girls:  Search and Find!

Autism in Girls: Search and Find!

July 8, 2019

Tips on assessing females for an autism diagnosis.

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Self-assessment of Social Skills!

Self-assessment of Social Skills!

January 31, 2019

Self-assessments of social skills can be both valuable from an assessment perspective as well as a valuable review and goal-setting process for your students.

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Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD):  Social Skills Challenges

Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD): Social Skills Challenges

March 28, 2018

What is NVLD? updated 1/2023    Children with Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) struggle with social and spatial disabilities.  There is currently no diagnosis of NVLD in the DSM (diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders).  Poor spatial skills combined with good verbal skills is the essential feature required for a diagnosis of NVLD.   These children typically have strong verbal skills… Read More

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Six Ways to See Social Skills Progress

Six Ways to See Social Skills Progress

August 10, 2017

Are you looking for ways to see more progress from your social skills interventions?  We’ve all been there.  We’ve worked with a student on their social communication skills for lengthy periods and we have not seen significant improvements.  Why?  There are lots of reasons that your student/client might not be improving. Six ways to see social skills progress from your interventions…. Read More

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