Featured, Spelling to Communicate
What is S2C? S2C stands for Spelling to Communicate, but what does that mean, exactly? Spelling to Communicate teaches individuals with motor challenges the purposeful motor skills necessary to point to letters to spell as…
Autism, Communication, Community, Education, Inclusion, neurodiversity
An international leader in disability advocacy, TASH is dedicated to equity, opportunity and inclusion for all. They work to ensure everyone has an opportunity to learn, work and enjoy life amongst a diverse community of family, friends and colleagues. This December, in Portland, Oregon TASH celebrated 40 years of generating change within the disability community. Five students from…
Autism, Communication, presume competence
April has been established as Autism Awareness Month. Â Like many, we at Growing Kids Therapy Center, feel that a better practice is Autism Acceptance Month. Â To celebrate Autism Acceptance month, I will be featuring the voices of our clients who Spell to Communicate. These are the only autism experts I consult these days! Â Their words…
Autism, Spelling to Communicate, Uncategorized, behavior, motor control, parenting nonspeaking kids
A few weeks ago, my client, Ethan, came in for his session very upset and agitated.  We began our lesson and tried working through his irritation to no avail. Ethan was becoming more and more distraught. So, we took a short detour from our lesson to discuss the issue. I am a big stickler for doing…
