Madrid Association of English Speaking Therapists - MAEST

01/07/2016

Non-speaking teen writes profound letter explaining autism.

"This letter is not a cry for pity, pity is not what I'm looking for."

27/02/2015

Building self-esteem in kids with learning disabilities.

Poker Chips from the DVD, "When The Chips Are Down..." featuring Richard Lavoie. This clip features strategies for improving children's behavior. Rick Lavoie...

29/06/2013

Motor and motor "mirroring" behavior in toddlers offer real hope for progress

An Autistica consultation published this month found that 24% of children with autism were non-verbal or minimally verbal, and it is known that these problems can persist into adulthood. Professio

25/06/2013

OTs/PTs/SLPs speak out about what it means to be Boston Strong in Rehab:

ADVANCE coverage of the rehab and recovery of patients from the Boston Marathon bombing.

27/04/2013

A Speech Therapists insights into billingualism: When culture and therapy clash

By: Lucy Windevoxhel, M.S., CCC-SLP When I began my first job as a speech-language pathologist one of my monolingual, monocultural colleagues asked me why Hispanics gave their children milk in a bottle well into their preschool years. I was certainly ...

25/02/2013

Pinterest can be a great resource for parents! This board is full of social story links and sites as well as PECS pictures and ideas for visual supports.

Sites and links to ready to use social stories, mostly free. PECS pictures and ideas for visual supports are in their own board.

17/02/2013

Specific language impairment acknowledgement in the Huffington Post UK

Specific language impairment (SLI) is so common it affects up to one child in every class and is as common as dyslexia and more common than autism but is barely heard of by the general public.

08/02/2013

Great article by a certified reading and learning disability specialist about ways to increase reading skills children with speech production and receptive and expressive language difficulties.

Reading is a fundamental skill needed for academic success. In today’s world, strong literacy skills are essential. Children who struggle in reading tend to experience extreme difficulties in all content areas, as every subject in school requires reading proficiency. When children are then faced…

04/02/2013

04/02/2013

Dr. Brenda K. Gorman and John Consalvi review research regarding bilingual children with special needs and maintaining bilingualism in the home.

Brenda K. Gorman, PH.D and John Consalvi, CEO of Lingua Health and Grupo Lingua, M.A. CCC-SLP, discuss the research supporting bilingualism for special needs...

30/01/2013

New study supports the idea that language and knowledge are necessary for the development of analytical-reasoning skills.

Two new studies explore the development of reasoning and perspective-taking in children.

30/01/2013

Top Ideas for the Classroom through an OT's Eyes to help students access their curriculum optimally

Sharing the simple magic of OT in the classroom (without having to be there!)