Social Skills Therapy For Kids In Albuquerque, NM
Social communication therapy for autistic children promotes connection, engagement, analytic & gestalt language processing, communication, and pragmatic language skills
Your Child May Benefit From Social Communication Therapy
If you are a parent worrying:
· “My child has difficulty engaging with others”
· “It is really, really hard for my child to take turns”
· “My child only follows directions they are interested in”
· “My child uses “chunks” of language that don’t make sense”
· “It’s hard for my child to make friends”
· “How can I prepare my child for new social settings?”
I can help your child connect with others!
How To Know When Your Child Needs Social Communication Therapy
If your child is not meeting developmental norms, has difficulty taking turns between objects and people, and is not using language in an appropriate manner they can benefit from social communication therapy.
Understanding the shared foundations of language, building receptive and expressive vocabulary, and learning the unspoken pragmatic rules of communication takes children years to learn.
As kids experience new things, play, learn, and interact with others they are exposed to all the input typically needed to build language skills.
When exposure and supportive modeling simply isn’t enough, explicit instruction in social communication therapy can help your child’s pragmatic skills develop.
What Is A Social Communication Difference?
It is a difference in the cognitive skills necessary to connect with others, and use and / or understand age-appropriate language and social rules
Social Communication Therapy In Albuquerque, NM Can Help
It’s common for autistic preschool and school-age children to receive speech therapy for delayed social communication skills.
Social communication treatment is most successful when children’s deep interests are incorporated, and they feel safe enough to share ideas.
Pragmatic therapy with me will help your child develop new skills and feel the confidence of communicating more clearly!
Benefits Of Social Communication Therapy
Social skills therapy with me helps your child:
· Engage and connect with others
· Learn and use new language
· Follow social rules that lead to success
Social Communication Skills Typically Targeted
After more than ten years of experience I know that the most common social communication goals for autistic children include sharing space and materials, exhibiting joint attention between people and objects, increasing the ability to express needs and wants, and exchanging ideas with others
My Approach To Social Skills Therapy In Albuquerque
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· Formal or informal assessment with use of Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool 3rd Edition or Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals 5th Edition, and a spontaneous speech-language sample
· Begin treatment with education about the brain, ears, and mouth with pictures and crafts
Let your child educate the whole family about the new stuff they learned to internalize information and build a strong foundation for success in speech-language therapy
· Incorporate deep interests, motivating games, and motivating stories to promote social skills goals during play, drill tasks, conversation, and reading with auditory bombardment, extended processing time, verbal / visual cues, and sensory supports
· Track progress with homework sheets and colorful charts
· Motivate the generalizations of new skills with positive reinforcement and parent education
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· Play with items of high interest to each unique child
E.g., water play, balloons
· Cause-effect toys that promote engagement
· Puzzles that ignite problem solving
· Crafts that allow for various levels of descriptions and direction following
· Illustrated books
· Tabletop games
E.g., Go Fish, Guess Who?
· Graphic novels that engage school-age readers
To make the most of our time together my treatment incorporates:
DIR/Floortime highlights the need to account for developmental norms, individual differences, and the relationship between the child and the practitioner, all while prioritizing child-led interactions
Meaningful Speech customizes speech-language therapy for those who experience gestalt language processing (i.e., kids who learn in “chunks”)
My use of various treatment methods will match each child’s individual skills and needs
Start Social Communication Therapy In Albuquerque, NM Today!
Schedule your free 30-minute consult call to see if flexible and impactful therapy is right for you!
Social Communication Therapy Services Offered At Sound Steps LLC
Initial Evaluation
$160 + taxes per hour
Together, we decide on what social communication goals to focus on.
In-Person Treatment Sessions
$80 + taxes per hour
Social communication treatment will empower your child with the skills they need to be successful in every interaction.
Telehealth Treatment Sessions
$60 + taxes per hour
Live outside of the Albuquerque area, but interested in awesome social communication therapy?
We can meet virtually to play and learn, learn and play - and you guessed it - play and learn.
Superbills For Insurance Reimbursement Are Always Provided
*Medical notes shared safely via HIPAA compliant email after each session for your review and records*
My Speech-Language Interventions In Albuquerque Also Promote:
improve analytic & gestalt language processing, vocabulary, sentence structure, language understanding, pragmatics, augmentative & alternative communication
improve speech sound development, phonological disorders, articulation delays, and childhood apraxia of speech
reduce sound or syllable repetitions with possible blocks and visible tension
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