deaf Archives – Therapy Insights

100 Children’s Books Featuring Disabilities and Neurodiversity

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource features 100 children’s books across 10 categories, including wheelchair use, deafness, dyslexia, stuttering, autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, physical disabilities and differences, cerebral palsy, and sensory processing. With one printable page per topic, therapists can easily share relevant book recommendations with parents and families to foster understanding and inclusion. These carefully selected stories empower children and encourage meaningful conversations about disability and neurodiversity.

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Including Pet Therapy into Expressive Language Goals for American Sign Language (ASL) Communicators

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides ideas for implementing pet therapy into expressive language goals with American Sign Language (ASL) communicators.

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Activities To Do with Kids with Hearing Loss

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.

This handout describes various activities to use with children who have some degree of hearing impairment. Designed for therapists, teachers, parents, and caregivers to spark conversation and ideas of how to provide opportunities for leadership, participation, and communication for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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