By Ashley Case, OTR/L A Social Story can be a great way to help children process through a significant issue, event, or experience. Social Stories are appropriate for all children who demonstrate skills through Functional Developmental Level 5 (creating and elaborating ideas). It is at this point, beginning around 24-30 months, that children are able...
By: Joanna Evans Early Intervention Specialist-Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities Certified P.L.A.Y. Project Home Consultant These days we all live in an instant gratification society. Waiting for anything can always be a challenge. Waiting in line at the grocery store, waiting for your tax refund check, the list goes on. Is waiting ever a...
By: Sheryl Rosin Ph.D.,CCC-SLP; P.L.A.Y. Project Home Consultant Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33314 Approximately 25% of children with ASD are nonverbal. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) supports provide the child with a way to express his or her wants and needs, engage socially, and communicate more effectively. The use of AAC during P.L.A.Y....
By: Colleen Zunk, P.L.A.Y. Project Home Consultant & Supervisor [Below are some guidelines for using electronic devices in play, put together by one of our supervisors. We hope you find them helpful!] Comfort Zone Definition When the child ‘tunes you out’ and appears to be in his ‘own world.’ When a child’s comfort zone is...
