This course furthers participants’ understanding of the principles of trauma-informed care and the neurobiological impacts of exposure to trauma across the lifespan. Participants will learn about the challenges individuals with trauma history face when accessing healthcare and how to utilize a range of personal and organizational practices to implement trauma-informed healthcare services.
This presentation identifies and discusses specific early pre-verbal, verbal, and social features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and common co-occurring factors. It discusses when to refer a child for an autism evaluation and how to communicate with your client’s caregiver. The presenters will discuss ASD-specific assessments that may be utilized in an evaluation. The presentation […]
This course will provide a concise yet comprehensive introduction to trauma-informed care and practice for rehab professionals. Participants will learn how to utilize trauma-informed care in their practice and explore the impact of exposure to trauma and the incidence of trauma in different populations and clinical contexts.
This resource explains how to build language easily from automatic speech tasks to make quick progress on increasing mean length of utterance or increasing spontaneous language.
This resource helps guide the creation of meaningful themes/units for each month to enrich sessions and keep therapy activities novel for patients across a caseload.
A key characteristic in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is social communication deficits, with approximately 60% of children with autism being diagnosed with a language disorder and 30% with minimal or no spoken language at all. The root cause of these language deficits is still unknown. The goal of this review article is to summarize the […]
This is a resource for families and providers of children with autism, who are looking for strategies to support socialization and transitions during restaurant dining, or other activities outside of the home.