Tara Taylor Speech Pathology

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05/10/2022

What are first words? 🌟👄👶🏻🗣

25/08/2022

Happy Speech Pathology Week! 🎉🌟🗣

21/06/2022

Books, books & more books 📚
🌟 Helpful tips & the types of books to choose for speech and language development in toddlers. 📖 📕

Toddlers have figured out what books are all about but may or may not be ready to hear a whole story. Here are some tips for the kinds of books to choose for your toddler, and the best ways to share books at this age: https://bit.ly/3MfRrfu

21/06/2022

🌟 Information regarding ages that children start speaking in sentences. 🗣👶🏻💬👧🏼🧠💭

At what age do children start speaking in sentences? Here are some answers to common questions parents have about sentence development, and when they should be concerned. https://bit.ly/30K6toL

09/05/2022

A wonderful post by 👏🏻🧡🙌🏻💡

28/04/2022

19/03/2022

📝📚💫 TTSP can help to improve your child’s literacy skills.

At TTSP we use ‘Sounds Write’, a very highly structured, multi-sensory, incremental and code-oriented, instructional approach to teaching children to read and spell. 👏🏻👏🏻

If you’d like to find out more,📱 0424 144 600 or 💻 tara@tarataylorspeech.com.au

19/03/2022

🌟 An interesting post about stimming, and how we all stim in one way or another …

Firstly, all humans Stim. Autistics are just really good at it and have turned it into an art.

Humans stim when we are in REM stage of sleep, that’s a repetitive eye movement while we process input. We all do it! Autistics obviously do this too but we also do some pretty cool stuff while we’re awake to help us process input from our environment. As Autistics we also take in more input than people who are not Autistic. Stimming helps us filter the massive amounts of input and take in what we need. So pacing, staring, humming can be examples of stims we do to process.

Some Humans smile to share their internal emotional state, some Autistics flap their hands, jump up & down or squeal to share their excitement and happiness. So those are examples of stims to express emotion.

We’re also really good at filtering through information and taking out the important bits so we basically learn on the spot. I used to doodle on my books at school, I’d learn and retain everything because that doodling was a stim that allowed me to take in information, filter it and store it.

Yes some stims are for soothing just like a baby sucks their thumb, that’s a repetitive action , a stim that soothes. As humans we also share our stims to soothe others. Have you ever rocked a baby in your arms or rubbed someone’s back to soothe them? Well that’s stimming!

We stim to recall information that’s stored by clicking our fingers, or using a verbal stim like ummm. Have you ever walked into the kitchen only to find you can’t remember what you came in for? You decide to walk back out and re enter to jog your memory. That’s stimming!

Stimming is a very human thing, it’s an external expression of internal processes or a human response to the environment.

If you’ve ever stopped to admire a view, or a colourful dress then that’s you visually stimming to take in an input that makes you feel good. It brings you pleasure so stimming can also be something we do to bring us joy.

Autistic kids (and adults) are not just doing mindless movements, we are far too complex for that. Unfortunately those that study us do not always understand that complexity or intelligence.

02/02/2022

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Just a friendly reminder that there are so many reasons to communicate. Requesting is helpful, but it doesn't lead to much in the way of conversation and connection. Your learner needs to see other people model how to use their AAC to say other things! ⁣
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Mix things up and model a new communication function today!⁣

Image description: Bitmoji jumping up looking excited. Many words surround her: instruct, disagree, describe, greet, pretend, comment, tell a story, protest, remind, gossip, agree, request, compliment, negotiate, tell on someone, express opinions, share information, answer questions, get attention, answer questions, get attention, express a feeling, argue, share an idea, direct, tell secrets, discuss an interest, share physical needs, get help, whine, joke, make choices, ask questions, clarify, flirt, complain, etc. Text reads: Communication functions! The many reasons we communicate. Each helps us build relationship and share ourselves with the world.