Blog Topic/Purpose-Communication

This blog will consider communication with respect to the functional occupation of social interactions with others during a play based activity.

It will focus on:

-auditory processing challenges in children with autism, methods & findings of research on auditory processing and treatment strategy(ies)

-word finding skills of children with autism, methods & findings of a research on auditory processing. How auditory processing impacts initiation of social exchanges during a play based activity and a related treatment strategy.

-motor impairments of children which impact ability to execute the motor skill of voice onset, phonation, and articulation in autism and a clinical example

- motor planning, motor control, and motor learning – to describe:
a. The type of practice (ie: random or blocked) and the type of tasks (continuous or discrete) that may be used to promote verbal communication skills in children during social activity.
b. 2 treatment activities and how you would apply principles of task and practice to promote motor learning to help the child develop social skills with improved communicative understanding of others and expressed self-intent.

- different approaches to facilitation of speech/communication (PROMPT, NSOME, etc)

- 4 key take home treatment strategies that SLPs and OTs can apply with a rationale

(materials adapted from: Spring 2010. Misericordia University. OT660: Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.p. 6-7.)


In addition, posts will be added for clarification, motivation, attention and interest.