Meg and Sarah discuss:
- Common misconceptions about autism
- Looking at the broader picture of autistic children
- Utilizing the right tools for each individual child
- Importance of evaluation and re-evaluation
- Meg’s journey into specializing in autism
- Finding the right mentor who aligns with your purpose and values
- Working in early intervention and how that shaped Meg’s current work
- Common questions from other therapists about autism and play
- Selecting the right goals for working on play skills with children with autism
- Identifying play skill goals versus social play goals and when to use them
- Using simple activities to increase generalization from during therapy to the child’s daily routine
- Utilizing a balance between using resources within the client’s homes and bringing a therapy bag
- Use of naturalistic strategies to get them to start imitating
- Scaffolding up or down to adjust the strategies to teach them skills, especially when they are rigid
- How to structure your sessions
- Meg’s company Learn Play Thrive
Contact her:
http://www.learnplaythrive.com
Coupon Code for OT 4 Lyfe Listeners: OT4Lyfe25
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OTandAutism/
Email: meg@learnplaythrive.com