Archive :: September 2011

Angela Nelson received her BA and JD from UCLA where she studied and practiced behavior psychology under Dr. Ivar Lovaas, and her Ed.M. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, with a focus on technology innovation and education. As Founder and CEO of Stages Learning Materials, Angela has created autism, special needs and early childhood curriculum products since 1997. In addition to her duties at Stages, Angela writes for multiple industry publications and does development consultation for CS4Ed Consulting Services for Education.

Building Language for your Autistic Child

Emerging Language and Building Vocabulary

Language development varies from child to child, and there are wide ranges of expected “normal” language development in young children. If you have specific concerns about the pace of your child’s language development, you should definitely discuss this with your health care professional. However, for reference sake, by the age of two a child is expected to be able to:

Back to School Success for Students with Autism

New routine, new teachers, new classrooms…. New, New, New! This can be stressful for all children, but even more so for children with autism and related special needs. What can you do to minimize stress and maximize success in the new school year? Here are some ABC’s to help you and your child.

Activities:

What will your child do on a day to day basis at their new school? Which activities will they be doing with a mainstream class? Which activities will they be working on in a one-on one setting?


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