#32‪1‬ Teach Me To Talk

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this one hour audio/video podcast as we discuss the first piece of expressive language development... learning to imitate. Imitation is how little kids learn almost everything. They watch you and then do what you do or listen and then say what you say. Many very young children with autism (or red flags for autism) have lots of difficulty learning how to imitate and subsequently, how to talk. Imitation is the most important skill you will teach every child with autism who is not yet talking because a child's ability to imitate is directly related to his rate of progress for adding new words to his expressive vocabulary. Find out why imitation can be so hard for kids with autism and what to do to help toddlers and preschoolers with ASD begin to imitate in this episode of The Autism Podcast Series. Get CE credit at this link :  

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this podcast for CE credit for therapists as we examine receptive language development for very young children with autism or red flags for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Do kids with autism learn language differently than kids with other kinds of language delays? When do we prioritize receptive language goals (vs. expressive) for children with ASD? What are activities we can recommend for parents to do at home to work on improving their own child's ability to understand language? Find out the answers to these common questions (and more!) in this podcast episode for The Autism Podcast Series. Therapists - get 1 hour CE credit for only $5 at this link: https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/asha-ceu-course-406-receptive-language-development-in-very-young-children-with-autism-the-autism-podcast-series/

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this podcast for CE credit for therapists as we differences in play skills for very young children with autism or red flags for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Do you recognize these behaviors in the young children you treat? 1. A child’s play skills are extremely delayed, meaning he plays much like a younger baby would play—mouthing, looking at, dropping, throwing, and holding toys—but not using familiar toys as they are intended. 2. A child’s interest in toys is restricted. He doesn’t seem to like toys. 3. A child doesn’t pay attention to toys for very long. 4. A child clearly prefers objects to people, but she doesn’t seem to know how to play with toys. 5. A child plays with toys in unexpected or repetitive ways. For example, he spins wheels on a train or lines them up, but he does not play with the train in other ways. 6. A toddler is not showing any signs of pretending while playing. 7. There’s been little progress during therapy due to poor attention or interest with toys. If you answered yes to these questions, a child you're working with has difficulty with learning to play with toys. Kids who don't play miss hundreds of opportunities each day to learn language and interact with peers. Research also tells us that toddlers with ASD who have better play skills are much more likely to have better language skills as preschoolers and throughout childhood. When we prioritize play, we begin to see changes in other areas of communication too! See show #405 at teachmetotalk.com for details!

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this podcast for CE credit for therapists as we discuss joint attention and turn taking in very young children with autism or red flags for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this podcast, ASHA CEU Course #0403 Teach Social Games First for CE credit for therapists. In this course, you’ll learn what to work on first with a young child with autism.... participating in fun social games with you! When we do this, we treat one of the core issues we see in kids with autism... difficulty consistently interacting with other people. We'll use a child's sensory information (don't worry if you're not sure what I mean - I explain it in the show) to select which kinds of social games will be most successful first. Get the pdf handout with purchase of CE credit for only $5 at teachmetotalk.com at this link: This information is from my treatment manual for helping parents and professionals develop a therapy plan for a toddler or preschooler with red flags for autism The Autism Workbook. Treating autism is hard! Don't try to do this alone! Let me help you! Here's the link.

Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this podcast, ASHA CEU Course #402 Meet a Child Where He or She Is, for CE credit for therapists. In this course, you’ll learn the most important approach for beginning treatment for a very young child with autism – meet a child where he or she is! That's the reason we struggle to work with young children with autism...we don't meet them where they are! That's the reason kids run away, cry, act out, and become miserable... we don't meet them where they are. That's the reason some kids HATE therapy (Ouch!! I learned this one the hard way too...) That's the reason we have to do things differently. Treating autism is hard! Don't try to do this alone! Let me help you! See details at this link: https://teachmetotalk.com/autism-workbook/