Category: Social Language Skills

Almost Halloween

October 13, 2016Articulation, Early Language Delay, Early Literacy Issues, Language and Learning Disorders, Social Language Skills Leave a comment

witchWell, it’s almost Halloween folks. We are starting a list of proposed costumes from our friends. So far we have some super heroes, zombies, ninjas (human and turtles), some food items (hot dog, pizza and toast…), a “winter cat fairy” and ” a guy with fluffy feet and a raccoon friend.” We even have one special friend who plans to be Peggy Schuyler from the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.” Wow. We can’t wait to see photos. No doubt this list will get expanded as it gets closer to the big day. We love to use seasonal topics to address all areas of concern. Incorporating games and activities that are seasonal gives us an opportunity to expand vocabulary, generate and sequence personal narratives and new words for practicing articulation errors. We welcome any suggestions parents may have for incorporating their family’s own traditions for Halloween and any of the upcoming holidays.super-hero

 

A Fresh Start

September 27, 2016Articulation, Central Auditory Processing, Early Language Delay, Early Literacy Issues, Hearing Impairment, Language and Learning Disorders, Oral Motor Impairments, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Social Language Skills, Tongue Thrust/Swallowing, , Leave a comment

Sharpener [Converted]

Welcome to the newly redesigned Austin Area Speech & Language website! We hope that you find the information useful and that it is presented in a way that makes sense but doesn’t overwhelm with facts and figures. We have designed the site to be easily navigated and fun to look at. We will do our best to stay current with the blog and the AASLS therapists will alternate writing the posts on a monthly basis so each therapist’s different perspective and area of interest will be highlighted. As always, please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or comments about what is written in the blog section of our site. We always welcome feedback including “likes” on our Facebook page and reviews on Yelp. Our fancy web designer has included direct links to Facebook and Yelp at the bottom of each page. (Who knew that little rocket logo was a direct link to Yelp? Not us. ) We have been careful to edit and fix things as they have come up in the design process but please let us know if anything doesn’t work or takes you to some dead end. The last thing we want is to frustrate anyone seeking help, advice, information, etc.

Best, Susanne