Kelli Meyer M.Ed, CCC-SLP Certified & Licensed Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist
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It’s Kelli, Welcome back to my channel! I hope these videos are helpful for working with your little ones at home! Leave a comment below with your questions, comments or video suggestions!
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// UNDERSTANDING AUTISM & CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

How to Support Autistic Toddlers At Home:

#1: Less is more
– Instead of focusing on what needs to be taught by applying pressure and demands, let’s build
– Calm nervous system creates positive opportunities for language retention and comprehension
– Validate your child’s feelings and attempt to understand their experiences and relate, which creates communication opportunities and expressions
– Build rapport: calm, understood and supported

#2: Ensure that sensory needs are being met:
– Create a positive environment
– Vestibular input
– Proprioceptive input
– Need ideas? Check them out here https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6_GkmMWNQ/

#3 Always build off of your child’s strengths
– JOIN them in their activity
– Even if it doesn’t make sense to you or they aren’t “playing appropriately”
– Let the child lead the activity and you copy
– Add on simple / easy and quick steps onto their play activity to expand (don’t force them, keep it light and fun!)
– Be aware of THEIR body posture and YOUR body posture
– Build off of the skills that they have, slowly

#4 Make sure to use high affect (facial expressions)
– Increases attention span
– Draws attention to activity and face / engagement
– Alter voice and intonation
– Helps improve understanding facial expressions
– Using symbolic gestures improves functional communication and pragmatic (social) skills
– Being excited helps improve engagement and interaction naturally

#5 PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!
– Children learn skills 40x’s faster in PLAY
– Imitate them / copy what they are doing
– Add in language slowly
– Include your child in all daily activities (doing the laundry, dishes, mopping, cooking, etc) and make it FUN!

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Recommended Next Videos:
How to PLAY: https://youtu.be/yINmvCIw-YM
Building Skills Through PLAY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVoPecqDD9c&t=8s
Increasing Attention Span: https://youtu.be/K9XVzUv4sbo
Imitation Skills: https://youtu.be/jxqCYzbi_kE
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Links:
Listen to autistic voices in the community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199323440844846
Jessie Ginsburg INSIDE OUT SENSORY COURSE for SLPs: https://www.jessieginsburg.com/asdfromtheinsideout
Neurodiverse Affirming Therapists: https://www.instagram.com/cariebertseminars/

Article on person-first / identity first language:

Identity-First Language


https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFWiAHMPK4/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPP0thhSKp/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMUaY6zhrSl/

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