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 20, 2014 | Fun Activities, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
I’m always on the hunt for new fun activities to do with my students. I came across an awesome tool to help facilitate games for students who are cognitively or physically impaired. The tool is a spinner made by Ablenet, a company that makes many assistive technology...
by Brittany Brunell | Feb 12, 2014 | Fun Activities, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
This year I started working in a group home for people who have multiple disabilities. Working with this new population who are more physically handicapped has forced me to adapt my usual activities and lessons. I want to share some of these fun ideas! These...
by Brittany Brunell | Feb 5, 2014 | Assistive Technology, Fun Activities, General, Therapy Thoughts
Staying up to date on the newest technological resources in education can be overwhelming! Blogs and Pinterest can be great sources of information to stay in the loop. I recently started using a new piece of equipment, the TAPit. TAPit (Touch Accessible Platform for...
by Brittany Brunell | Jul 21, 2013 | General
Parents always ask me what to work on at home, so I decided to list some social skills activities that are simple, fun and can be worked into everyday situations. You can practice all of these skills in lots of different settings. If you’re working on greetings, say...
