Condon Communication Specialists

03/09/2026

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A friendly reminder: Parent Cafe is next Tuesday. A great time for parents to connect, share, and support one another. Register today!

03/08/2026

Moms and mom figures, join us for another night of fun and support, Monday, March 9 from 6-8pm at Harrison's in Tipp City (106 E. Main St., Tipp City). Share with those who might be interested! We hope to see you there!

03/06/2026

We have been using these strategies with our Early Intervention kiddos for over a decade!!! Ask your service coordinator or PSP how we can support your families learning to support your child's speech advancement !!!

Happy Fast Fact Friday! Did you know today's fast fact?

03/06/2026

This is cool! Come talk with us and learn more about supports right here in Auglaize County!
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🎉 New Publication Alert!

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Franco, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA-D, and co-authors Jerrica M. Butler, Annabel Garza, Alana Glickman, Elizabeth Lidov, Amanda Hobson, Elizabeth M. Schmitgen, and Lauren H. Hampton on their recent article in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology:

📄 Administering the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales in Collaboration With Caregivers in a Virtual Environment: Reliability, Fidelity, and Lessons Learned

🔎 Why this study matters
Telepractice interventions for social communication are increasingly common, but research on telepractice-based assessments for toddlers is still limited. This study explored whether the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS) can be reliably administered in a virtual format with caregiver participation and coaching.

🧪 What they did
Researchers recruited 30 infant and toddler siblings of autistic children and their caregivers from an ongoing clinical trial. Families received CSBS assessment kits by mail and completed three virtual assessments over six months, with caregivers administering the activities while trained assessors coached them via telepractice. Sessions were recorded to evaluate caregiver fidelity, assessor coaching fidelity, and scoring reliability. Caregivers also provided feedback on the telepractice experience.

📊 Key findings
• Caregiver implementation fidelity was high (95.61%)
• Assessor coaching fidelity was strong (91.14%)
• Interrater scoring reliability was robust (ICC = .85)
• Caregivers reported generally positive experiences, though some noted challenges with maintaining engagement and adapting to the structured format.

💡 Takeaway
Virtual administration of the CSBS appears to be a feasible and reliable approach for assessing early social communication, with the potential to improve access for families who face barriers to in-person services.

📖 Read the article:
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/epdf/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00160

12/25/2025

Anticipation.....

Here are the dates and location for Camp Communicate 2026. We look forward to all our returning families and campers and all those new families and campers who will join us for an amazing week of intensive speech therapy, family and camper connections, and also fun!!
See you again in New Bremen, Ohio (same location as last year) in June 2026.
Registration to open in mid - late January for returning campers and in February for all new campers. We are planning to an even bigger and better Camp Communicate this year. We will have many SLPs trained in motor planning/speech and DTTC, OTs, IS, Music, and much much more. Don't miss out on this amazing camp that is focused on giving the campers as much intensive speech therapy as possible, along with encouraging and supporting family and camper connections.
We wish you a Joyous Christmas and Blessed New Year!

12/07/2025

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Techniques to utilize....

11/05/2025

10/23/2025

EARLY INTERVENTION: One thing that an OT might note in documentation is the type of crawling an infant or baby is at. Did you know there is a developmental process at work with crawling? This is one area that is great to pass onto the families that we work with as early intervention OTs. Check it out: https://www.theottoolbox.com/types-of-crawling/

10/07/2025

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