Go with me on a journey back in time, won’t you? Back to a time when you didn’t know what IEP, IFSP, PLEP, PLOD, LRE, CD, SLI, ID, ED, SLD, or any other special education acronym meant. When you sat down at your first SpEd team meeting and looked around and wondered, “Who are all… (read more)
Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM) is the time of year when speech-language pathologists and audiologists get to take center stage and bask in the glow while we shine a light on the many incredible things that these professionals do every.single.day. all.year.long. every.year. To a layperson such as myself, the idea of a stage lends… (read more)
On Saturday, April 21 we had the privilege of volunteering with Michelle’s Love. The mission of Michelle’s Love is to help relieve the stress of single parents undergoing cancer treatment by offering financial relief, house cleaning, and nutritious meals so that parents have more time to heal and to share quality time with their children. … (read more)
April is Occupational Therapy Month! The American Occupational Therapy Association is celebrating this year as the year of empowering independence for their clients — certainly a goal SLPs and OTs share! In that spirit, I thought I might offer some of the ways I work with my OT partners to improve service for kids across… (read more)
April is OT month! The number one occupational therapy question we get from families is: What is Occupational Therapy? Rachel Stankey answered that question in great detail, so check that post out if you have a few minutes. Rachel and Christina also did a short and sweet video listing 10 things OT’s can help with…. (read more)
There are lots (and lots) of companies that provide contractors to school districts, each of us offering a little something different. One thing that is the same no matter who you work with, though, is that you’re asked to sign a contract. It’s usually full of lots of words that are really important to keep… (read more)