Unlocking Social Potential
Coping with waiting is a skill we can all use! Waiting is one of those unavoidable hassles that bring out the worst in us. Add on autism, adhd, emotional dysregulation, and it can be a big challenge! If waiting is a challenge for your middle and high school students with autism or adhd, you can easily work on it while… Read More
Flexible thinking is a common goal for students with autism, adhd and mental health challenges. Using this grey area thinking approach is a strategy for reducing rigid thinking. Let’s discuss what grey area thinking is not. In the counseling world, rigid thinking is sometimes referred to as dichotomous, or black and white thinking. Black and white thinking is when one… Read More
Updated 7/24 Do you teach personal space concepts to middle and high school students with autism during your in-person or online speech therapy or special education sessions? This blog post is on personal space activities with older students. If you are looking for personal space ideas for preschool or elementary students, this blog post may help or you might like… Read More
Are you faced with teaching personal space to preschool and elementary school children? At its core, personal space is about recognizing and interpreting nonverbal communication. Preschool and kindergarten children are often wrapped up in themselves and their own emotions and recognizing subtle emotions on others might not be where their heads are at! Piaget proposed that children as old as… Read More