Gluten Free, Vegan Banana Cookie Recipe!
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We found this healthy treat that would be a great way to bond with your child and feed your sweet tooth! One of the bloggers on Autism Spot shares her delicious recipe for gluten free, vegan banana cookies. They sound delicious so make sure you save that recipe! For more information, please visit the following…

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Reading Fluency 101: How to Make Your Child a Fluent Reader
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Reading is one of the most important skills a child learns in their early years of education. Parents should be advocates and expand their child’s reading skills by reading daily and doing other exercises that involve reading skills. The ability to read is a multifactorial skill and many children have a hard time doing so.…

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Stuttering: Risk Factors
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The following risk factors are common amongst individuals with a stuttering difficulty: Evidence shows that stuttering is hereditary; if a family member has been diagnosed with stuttering chances are other members of the family will have it too. If stuttering begins before the age of 3, the child will most likely outgrow it. In most…

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Cerebral Palsy 101
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Cerebral Palsy is a condition that has a major impact on an individual’s life. It not only causes limited body movements and muscular incoordination, but also causes impaired speech. Speech is not affected because of an inability to learn, or acquire language, but because the muscles involved in speech are severely impacted. By strengthening muscles…

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The Stuttering Foundation: Community Organization in Review
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The Stuttering Foundation is a non-for profit organization committed to supporting, helping, and informing those who stutter, their families and the professionals who serve them. Their website offers a variety of information regarding stuttering; including symptom descriptions, therapy information, research findings, and a newsletter.  This can be a very useful site for parents, doctors, therapists,…

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A Fun Game to Help Foster Your Child’s Language Development at Home
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Written by Nicole Fisher, Student Clinician, FIU It is well documented that children explore the world and learn through play. You can promote your child’s language development through play in a number of ways. One fun way to build your child’s vocabulary, teach the function of household items, and promote auditory processing skills is to…

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Navigating Through the Bad Days
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written by Nicole Fisher, Student Clinician, FIU Life is unpredictable.  As stated in the movie Forest Gump, we often find that “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” We all have good days, and we all have bad days. As parents, your lives revolve around your children.…

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Got a Question on Parenting? Check out Pragmatic Mom!
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Here is a website where a mother of three, shares her experiences and advice on parenting with our community. Parenting is never easy, and many times guidance is a necessity. Pragmatic Mom posts “how to” guides for parenting, recipes, and much more.  What I find most helpful are her various booklists that are divided by…

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Natural Learning Concepts: Community Organization in Review
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Natural Learning Concepts is a website devoted to sharing with the community products for assisting children with Autism; in their intellectual, social, behavioral, and cognitive development. They offer a variety of fun and educational games, toys, puzzles, and books. Parents and speech pathologists alike, can benefit from their materials. We use their products in therapy…

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Pizza Fusion: Community Organization in Review
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Pizza Fusion offers delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, and more with the healthiness of organic ingredients.  They have from traditional cheese pizza to specialty vegan pizzas.  They even offer gluten free pizza crusts, for those families who are on gluten free diets! There’s a something for everyone! Also check out the dozens of ways they implement…

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How to Build Early Language in your Language Delayed Child at Home or in the Car
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written by Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician, FIU Read to your child for about 5-8 min. every day. Books should contain simple pictures and language. Describe the pictures, name and point to the animals, objects and people in the story. Ask lots of WH questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why. i.e., Who is this? What…

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Integrating Early Language in your Nonverbal Child: Home Activities in English/Spanish
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written by Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician, FIU Language impairment affects many aspects of the person’s life. Communication is essential for learning, social interaction and for the ability to be independent. It is important to consult an SLP in order to understand the reason for your child’s language delay. However, the following are some good…

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I Love My Voice: Prevention of Voice Disorders
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written by Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician, FIU Why are Speech Language Pathologists and teachers at greater risk for voice disorders? “Over 3 million teachers in the United States use their voice as a primary tool of trade and are thought to be at higher risk for occupation-related voice disorders than the general population. Teachers…

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National Aphasia Association- Community Organization in Review
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The National Aphasia Association (NAA) is a non-for profit organization committed to spreading awareness on aphasia as well as offering support services to the community. Aphasia is a communication disorder caused by a stroke or injury of the brain. Depending on where the lesion, or aphasia is located, it may impair an individual’s ability to…

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AutismSpot- Community Organization in Review
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AutismSpot is a great site for both informative resources and reading about other parents like yourselves and their experiences with autism. It also has news and videos to keep you up to date with the latest findings. There are different “channels” you can watch on the video portion including sources on education, family, health, nutrition…

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