Focus Speech Therapy

01/12/2023

What a great opportunity!

https://n3.sonoma.edu/internships/?fbclid=IwAR0_w0SivrGPzvOb5TGfGWujub5V-pUBHDkr7YFbDppRbEp-L4pQQTe_lxM

The N3 internship program is now open for applications for Summer 2023. Applications are due March 6, 2023. The application form is here: Application Download the internship flyer here: Flyer

05/04/2022

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Helping you understand what how an SLP (SLT) can help with communication, thinking, and eating.

05/02/2022

May is national , a time to spotlight all the amazing audiologists and speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; support personnel; and students who make up a vital community of 223,000 strong. The 2022 BHSM theme, “Connecting People,” embodies the essence of what CSD professionals strive for every day . . . helping their students, patients, and clients connect with others, recognizing that everyone has a right to effective communication.

Thank you to our ASHA members for all that you do, for the difference you make, and for the passion and care you bring to those you serve. And for those who have benefitted from working with an audiologist or SLP, please take this time to let them know you appreciate them. https://on.asha.org/2rbdpsB

03/02/2022

Reading has so many benefits for all children!! It's National Read Across America Day!

02/17/2022

An act of kindness activates your brain's reward center!

02/07/2022

Language development and executive functioning skills have a reciprocal relationship.

01/29/2022

Many school-age children have difficulty producing the /r/ sound.

01/18/2022

Happy National Winnie the Pooh Day! An SLP and client embark on an adventure from the start to end of therapy services.

01/12/2022

01/09/2022

12/11/2021

08/24/2021

I am now a certified ADHD rehabilitation services provider!

08/23/2021

Sensing time is an important skill for all tasks.

Kids with ADHD and/or Executive Functioning delays, have great difficulty sensing or feeling time. And all of the digital clocks in the world are not helping!

When you can’t sense time, you get stuck in the NOW and it becomes very hard to learn from the past and plan for the future.

Every experience seems brand new.

It’s very difficult to judge how long a non-preferred task will take.

Having these feelings makes kids anxious- and we have to be aware of this. Anxiety is an added layer to the cake when it comes to EF, that we as clinicians and parents must always be aware of.

07/16/2021

Very important to be aware of!

So many ‘social skills’ groups happening all around the world. So many. Teaching students the social skills perspectives of a much older adult. “hello, how are you doing?” “I’m doing fine today, how are you?” Also - eye contact, eye contact, eye contact.

I would not recommend these social groups to any students - as I do not believe they are helpful at all, with zero carryover to the natural environment.

Why - zero focus on Executive Functioning.

EF skills allow us to recognize and focus on our peers, keep up with the pace of the conversation, and ensure it is a meaningful experience for all peers involved.

Kids with EF difficulties have great challenges with metacognitive skills - and ‘thinking about their own thinking.” It is even MORE difficult for them to think about their conversational partner’s thinking.

How many kids have been thrown into ineffective social groups when the real issues were:
- self-regulation
- metacognition
- perspective-taking
- situational awareness
- social-relatedness
- organization
- working memory
- self-monitoring

07/08/2021

Individuals with ADHD do not have a deficit of attention - they have an abundance of attention.

This is truly Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder

Or - Executive Function Developmental Delay

Self-Regulation, Self-Motivation, Self-Evaluation - this is what we need to be focusing on.

05/22/2021

So true!!

ADHD is a TERRIBLE name for ADHD

It is not about attention
It is not about hyperactivity
It is not about intelligence
It is not about being lazy
It is not a deficit disorder

It is about EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

Executive Function Developmental Delay
Self-Regulation Developmental Delay
VAST - Variable Attention Stimulus Trait

And yes - so much of it is based in LANGUAGE - Internal Language to be exact 🧠🗣

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05/22/2021

As this school year comes to an end, it's not too early to be thinking about organizing and planning for next year!

We have exciting news to share! Our Set Up Success™ Student and College academic planners are officially printing and shipping, along with our Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 Adult planners.

These planners were designed to support the ADHD brain by making time visible. The student planners come with a weekly sheet, and the adult planners have daily, weekly and project sheets. The clear vinyl front cover allows you to tuck your sheet in the front to keep it in sight and in mind.

We've had some folks ask about sending the college planner as a HS graduation gift, and we think that is a fabulous idea! All planners come with instructional videos on how to best leverage them to support your brain.

You can purchase the planners directly on our website:
https://executivefunctioningsuccess.com/books-and-materials/