by Brittany Brunell | Apr 24, 2014 | For Parents, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
A huge part of my job as a speech therapist is teaching social skills to children and young adults. People are often surprised at that and ask me why a speech therapist would teach social skills. The biggest reason we work on them is because they are an integral part...
by Brittany Brunell | Mar 19, 2014 | Assistive Technology, For Parents, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
For a long time I didn’t have many resources for switch users in my SLP bag of tricks. I’ve recently devoted more time to finding new websites that are switch accessible (can be controlled by a switch) and want to share them! The following websites have great free...
by Brittany Brunell | Feb 27, 2014 | For Parents, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
When working with adolescents and young adults who have communication, social, and emotional differences, concerns arise around the issue of social and sexual intimacy and health. Students at the high school level are very much interested in dating, just like their...
by Brittany Brunell | Jan 15, 2014 | For Parents, Fun Activities, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
This week I had one of those magical speech therapist moments, when you see your student succeeding in using something that you’ve taught them and you remember how awesome your job is. That moment is my inspiration for this blog post. It all happened because of a tool...
by Brittany Brunell | Dec 4, 2013 | For Parents, Fun Activities, Therapy Thoughts
As an SLP, I often struggle to come up with new materials to use in my lessons. I don’t want things to get stale from overuse, but I also don’t have the time to be constantly creating materials. So, in an effort to be more green (and also try to save money before the...
by Brittany Brunell | Nov 14, 2013 | For Parents
I am often asked what parents can do at home to help their child work on social skills. Many parents don’t know what skills to work on or how to work on them. I think you’ll find that by adjusting your mindset a little, the process becomes a lot easier. Social...
