How to get a diagnosis of Autism for your child in British Columbia (BC) Receiving an Autism diagnosis can provide you with better insight into your child and help you access the right supports. While receiving a diagnosis may come
Advice for Parents of Bilingual Children
Talking Tip Tuesday is back with a goodie! Yesterday’s blog was aimed at helping Speech and Language Pathologists/Therapists think about best practice when working with bilingual children. Today’s post is for parents raising a bilingual children. It is estimated that
Kiddle – A search engine for kids
If you work with children or have children, you are probably just as terrified as I am at the thought of letting those children use Google. On the one hand, Google is an amazing resource that hold a wealth of
Talking Tip Tuesday: Imitation, Mirror Neurons & Language
Imitation is a form of…flattering language development! The skill of imitation is vital in your child’s overall development, including speech and language development. From a very young age, children will begin to imitate what they see and hear. In fact,
Repetitive Books: My favourites and how I use them to develop language skills
I LOVE using books in my therapy sessions with kids of any age. Research suggests that reading to babies as young as 8 months of age can have a significant impact on early language development. In fact there is a ton of
Talking Tip Tuesday: Parenting a Child Who Stutters
Last week’s Talking Tip Tuesday shared information with teachers about how to interact with their student who stutters. Today’s Talking Tip Tuesday is for parents of preschool aged children who stutter (also known as ‘stammering’ in the UK). Between the
SLP Must Have: Let’s Learn About Animals!
50% off (Jan 7) – Only $4.00 On the seventh of each month on Teachers Pay Teachers, the SLP community throw a sale. Each SLP seller chooses an item in their store that is a ‘must have’ in their opinion
Talking Tip Tuesday: Provide ‘Communication Temptations’
The best and most effective therapy for children with language delays or disorders takes place in the home and is delivered by parents! Whereas I only see their child for half an hour, once a week, they are with their
Talking Tip Tuesday: Speaking Parentese
Welcome to Tailor Made for Talking’s first edition of “Talking Tip Tuesday!” The name says it all. Every Tuesday, I will be sharing a tip with you all. A little tidbit of information, related to speech, language and/or communication that
Meet Julia! Sesame Street’s first character with Autism.
A new muppet has moved onto Sesame Street and her name is Julia. She has big green eyes, orange hair, a big smile…and Autism! When I heard about Sesame Street’s new initiative, Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All