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- Mary
- Staebell
- Yes
- 52 Biomedical Education Building
Buffalo
New York
14214
United States - University at Buffalo Speech-Language Hearing Clinic
Buffalo
New York
14214
United States
My approach is typically a varied multifaceted approach catered to each individual child with CAS. I strive to incorporate meaningful words and phrases in therapy, specific to each child, to make communication attempts impactful and successful as quickly as possible. Family involvement is really important in target selection so we can work on those words and phrases that make the biggest impact for the child and family. PROMPT therapy is incorporated when tolerated by the child. Many different forms of cues are used; touch, visual and verbal; and removed when the child has good success communicating their messages independently. Cues are varied according to the needs of the child and ebb and flow with progress. Favorite activities are chosen to motivate, but working on our sounds, words, and phrases is always the priority.
I encourage parents to watch every session. I rely on parents to provide a list of functional words to target to make communication easier and more successful for the child and family. Homework is given and active participation is encouraged; keeping in mind that every child-family dynamic is different. I encourage the family to ask any and all questions with the hope that I can help the family feel more knowledgeable and confident in helping their child with communication challenges.
I have used low tech picture cards with little ones that included images of family members and favorite toys. I have also used Proloquo2go in the classroom to help a child communicate specific vocabulary for theme based center activities. I typically incorporate AAC as a stop gap measure until some good consistent success is achieved verbally.