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In a 2018 review of studies, Daniel Hoover, a child and adolescent psychologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, and a colleague found that 40 to 90 percent of children with autism are bullied, compared with 10 to 40 percent of typical...

What is Online Speech Therapy? Online speech therapy has caught mainstream attention in recent years as SLPs (speech-language pathologists) have unanimously attested to its vast potential. Clinical sessions can typically involve listening, speaking, reading, writing,...

Working From Home Sure sounds appealing, doesn’t it? No more setting your alarm for 5:30 am. No more crushing your soul on the commute. No more co-workers or managers hanging over your shoulder. And no more sitting in your cubicle the entire day, only to escape for a...

Yet Another Doorway into Stress Face it, every one of us needs to feel appreciated. And yet who amongst us hasn’t at some point in our working lives felt unappreciated. Just know that you aren’t alone. A Gallup Poll found that 65% of American workers felt...

Helping the Adults is Helping the Children To survive the psychological challenges brought on by the pandemic, children need strong social and emotional skills. But while it might seem counterintuitive, for schools looking to invest in their students’ social-emotional...

The SPED Teacher Shortage Crisis The special education teacher shortage in the U.S. is intensifying. Fewer special education teachers in classrooms put additional stress on those who remain, and stress contributes to burnout. One study suggests that the turnover rate...

Caseload Overload Portends Serious Problems An often-overlooked secondary effect of COVID-19 is subsequent neurological and psychiatric problems. At the beginning of April, new research published in The Lancet showed that 1 in 3 survivors of COVID-19 has neurological...

The Surprising Impact of Challenging Behaviors Every therapist can envision a highly effective therapy session. The child is excited to join you, easily becomes completely engaged in the activity, is motivated to work at it, and completes whatever task you introduce....

Autism Impairs Communication Nearly half of the children with autism have communication impairments as well, including challenges with functional speech, and nonverbal communication. While many autistic children are capable kids in other important ways, these...