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Trashie Therapy – using toys in therapy
As many of you know, I love all things mini and recently all things squishy. My latest therapy fad, which I can adapt to many different targets, is the use of Trash Packs. Trash packs are mini squashy pieces of rubber with disgusting faces and shapes. This makes...
Do you know about Executive Function
Have you heard of EF? I recently presented some information on Executive Function with an Occupational Therapy colleague. During our planning and session with Speechies and OT’s I discovered that while we are all working on Executive Function we may not be calling it...
Arrrrgh – Talk Like a Pirate Day
I love September the 19th. It's Talk Like a Pirate Day. There are so many fun therapy activities which can be incorporated into therapy. And let's face it who doesn't like to talk like a pirate and wear an eye patch for the day! So how do you put together a Talk like...
Therapy ideas on Pinterest
Oh my goodness, what did we do before there was Pinterest. I was not an early adopter but I have to say I am now well and truly hooked. Not just for speech therapy resources but also for my kid’s birthday parties, recipes and homemade presents. It seems that any...
Sticky Notes – A Therapy Staple
My love of stationery stems back to my childhood. I would covet a new set of erasers or pencils, leaving them pristine in my drawer, waiting for the right time to use them. Now that I am older I still love stationery and love walking through stationery stores. The...
How are you feeling?
What you may not know about me is that I run a private practice. I have done so for over 12 years. There have been heaps of ups and downs and there are times when I still feel I have much to learn from both the clinical side as well as the business side. In fact, I...
Mini things for therapy
My latest therapy passion is all things mini. Things are so much more fun in miniature. Yes, there is frequent knocking over of the little things by stubby little fingers but the engagement and play is the reward. My first foray was with Peppa Pig’s mini worlds,...
Does the iPad always have a place in Therapy?
I was an early adopter of iPads for use in therapy. It was such an exciting new time; and that was before the iPad had a camera. There was a time when I used my iPad for most of my articulation and some of the language therapy for children from 4 years old onwards. ...
Red Flags for Language in School Aged Children
In Australia we have just started the 2016 school year. With this in mind I thought it was timely to share some Red Flags for Language Delay. In no particular order, here are some Red Flags to look out for and discuss with teachers: When a student watches what other...
Bag Tags for School
When I sent my daughter to school, I was convinced I would never see that nice new lunch box again, not to mention the jumper or hat we had bought. Having a speechie mum she went off to school with a bag tag inside the front pocket with a visual strip of all the...
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