The Hello Clinic

01/05/2023

After seven wonderful years of serving the community, The Hello Clinic will be closing its doors on February 28th, 2023. This was not an easy decision, nor one that was made lightly. The clinic is such a special place for all of us, and we love the work we do. Our commitment to the families and clinicians we have served continues, and it is our goal to care for them through this transition to the best of our ability. We are working to connect families with care from other providers in the community and to connect our clinicians with other employment options.

It has been our honor and privilege to serve the greater Portland community, and we thank you for the trust you have placed in us over the years. Please visit the link below for information about requesting records, and do not hesitate to reach out via phone, email, or DM with any questions or concerns you may have in the coming weeks.

https://thehellofoundation.com/the-hello-clinic-is-closing/

11/23/2022

If your child has been diagnosed with apraxia and you're overwhelmed with allllllll of the programs that claim to be helpful, check out this resource from Apraxia Kids to help guide your decision-making.

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11/17/2022

This list of stories from Raising Luminaries with characters who code as autistic is an absolute treasure trove for anyone looking to boost their neurodiverse library!

Autism: Validating Stories for Autistic Kids via Ashia April 10, 2019 Stories with Characters Who Code As Autistic Validating stories for autistic kids Quick Things You Need To Know: I’m creating this list to add more dimension and show just how ‘normal’ it is to be autistic. We’ve been here...

11/15/2022

Finding new snack inspo can be tough, especially when you want to focus on nutrient-dense foods. Check out this great resource from our friends over at Hello Schools and stock up your pantry!

Hunger can have a big impact on behavior & academics. Here are 7 brain-boosting snacks to have on hand for students to help them be their best.

11/11/2022

Do you still need language and literacy testing if you're already getting neuropsychological testing for your child? Yes!! And here's a great blog post from Smart Speech Therapy LLC explaining why.

Several years ago I began blogging on the subject of independent assessments in speech pathology. First, I wrote a post entitled “Special Education Disputes and Comprehensive Language Testing: What Parents, Attorneys, and Advocates Need to Know“, in which I used 4 different scenarios to illustra...

11/09/2022

Child-led play is the best play! It's harder to do than it sounds, though, so give yourself grace and patience as you practice. We promise you'll have fun, and your child will love you for it!

Called "special time," the strategy is widely recommended by children's health professionals to help reduce behavioral issues in young children. Here's a guide on how to do it with your kids at home.

11/07/2022

It's Children's Book Week! And you know how we loooooove a book around here 😍 Check out this site from The Children's Book Council for all sorts of cool resources for both parents and professionals! https://everychildareader.net/cbw/

11/04/2022

At The Hello Clinic, we are committed to working with clients and families to learn, adapt, and shift our approaches to embrace how each individual exists in the world. We hope you'll click through to read our commitment to neurodiversity-affirming care, let us know what you think, and help us continue to grow and evolve our practice.

As neurodiversity-affirming clinicians, we want our community to know how we approach therapy and why. This is our commitment to care.

11/02/2022

We had such fun at the clinic on Halloween! We targeted Halloween-themed articulation and language goals while searching for pumpkins around the building. For home practice each child received a bag with Halloween-themed vocab words taped to candy to work on their target sounds 🎃

10/28/2022

Less focus on the first 3, more celebration of all the rest, mmmkay?? We ❤️ neurodivergent brains and we ❤️ this image from Dani Donovan!!

10/22/2022

Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day! How have you seen stuttering represented in mainstream culture? Does it stigmatize and "other" PWS or does it show stuttering as just another one of the beautiful variations of human life? As clinicians, we're committed to normalizing stuttering and helping PWS say what they want to say, no matter how they say it!

10/21/2022

What with it being spooky season and all, Stellaluna is the perfect book to talk about bats and birds and friendships with preschoolers. This reading on Storyline Online is absolutely wonderful 🦇

When Stellaluna is separated from her mother before she is old enough to fly, she finds out that not all winged creatures eat fruit. Swallowing food that crawls is just one of the many amazing things this little fruit bat must learn to do.