Category Archives: Pragmatics
Resources and Referrals for Families
The following resources and referrals are highly recommended by Coastal Speech Therapy Inc. Pediatrician: Dr. Yu Pediatrician Phone: 949-548-7777 Address: 320 Superior Ave. Ste. 220 Newport Beach, CA 92663 Dr. Iravani Phone: 949-515-7337 Address: 1640 Newport Blvd. Suite 360 Costa Mesa, … Continue reading
The Positive Effects of Therapy Dogs Utilized in Speech and Language Therapy
Buddy!!! We are extremely excited and proud to announce that Coastal Speech Therapy now offers a trained therapy dog utilized during speech and language therapy sessions. For years, therapy dogs have been utilized to reduce a child’s separation anxiety, improve rapport … Continue reading
Facilitating Flexible, Cooperative Language
Flexible Language Can we trade? I changed my mind. Ok, maybe next time. Whatever, no big deal. That’s a great idea! Let’s compromise Let’s work together We did it together! Do you mind if we… Let’s try it again First … Continue reading
Adolesent Social Skills Group Therapy
We feel that it is important to create a uniquely designed treatment plan with measurable goals so that we are able to target a child’s individual needs within the context of social skills group therapy. We create group placements based on a child’s age and … Continue reading
Posted in Aspergers, Autism, Group therapy, Pragmatics, Social Skills Therapy
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From Chaos to Calm
Chaos to Calm Q: Why is my child misbehaving? A: We often see a problem and make assumptions about what’s going on. We need to replace our own assumptions and theories such as: “manipulative, lazy, and spoiled” with curiosity. We … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, parent information, Pragmatics, Sensory, Sensory Processing
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