Autism Immersed

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prev

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prevent o

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prevent o

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prevent o

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of students with autism are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers.   Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays often have difficulty attending in large group activities. Visual supports are one way to maintain focus and attention during less motivating or non

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prevent o

With an emphasis on the benefits of inclusion and social immersion, parents and educators of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are seeking effective ways for their children to continue skill acquisition and enhancement, while also exposing their children to typically developing peers. For most children, play is a naturally occurring phenomena that promotes engagement, independent performance, and social inclusion. For children with ASD, absent or restricted play skills prevent o

This is a communication board for use before, during, and after reading Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion.  It can be used to introduce vocabulary, answer comprehension questions, and identifying characters, setting, and events.  It was made with students with autism or speech disorders in mind. We encourage making a copy of the board to make icons removable especially when using with students with autism so that they can learn and practice talking to a communication partner.

Fight Food Jag is an informational handout created by a pediatric SLP and OT to help parents understand how to improve their child's mealtime behavior and increase their food repertoire.