Treating Kids with ASD: How to Find Your Focus Area
Frankie was a 2 year old boy who came to his evaluation session with his mother and the developmental psychologist working on his case....
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Jessie Ginsburg
Apr 18, 20203 min read
Using Sensory Activities to Build Language Skills
With kids on the spectrum, it is so important that we know how to get them into a regulated state, because if they’re not in a regulated...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Mar 7, 20201 min read
Help Kids With Autism Plan, Not Just Execute
In our efforts to support them, sometimes we over-prompt clients with autism spectrum disorder. Here’s how we get them to practice...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Jan 30, 20203 min read
Two Ways to Increase Intrinsic Motivation in Autistic Kids
When I meet a parent of a child on the spectrum, or I’m training a therapist working with a child on the spectrum, one of my first...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Dec 17, 20193 min read
How to Set Parents of Kids on the Spectrum Up for Success
When we work tirelessly in sessions and we don’t see carryover (leading us to believe that parents aren’t practicing these skills at...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Dec 11, 20193 min read
My Kids on the Spectrum are Plateauing and I'm so Frustrated
One of the most common complaints I hear from therapists is, I don’t feel like we’re getting anywhere in therapy. It’s so frustrating! We...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Dec 5, 20194 min read
I’m Not a Parent…So Who am I to be Training Parents?
I don’t have kids…so who am I to be telling these parents how to raise their kids? When I was first starting out as a 22-year-old...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Oct 22, 20193 min read
How to Avoid the Dreaded 'Costume Battle' this Halloween
On October 31st, what are the chances of this happening...? Parent: It’s time to go trick-or-treating! Let’s put on your costume! Child:...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Sep 25, 20193 min read
How “The Bones” by Maren Morris Can Teach Us About Language Development in Autistic Kids
When the bones are good, the rest don’t matter Yeah the paint could peel, the glass could shatter Let it rain ’cause you and I remain the...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Sep 17, 20194 min read
Why Children Don't Talk to You When They're Crying - The Eggs in a Basket Analogy
Do any of these situations sound familiar? Situation 1 Child is working on putting a puzzle piece in a puzzle. Adult: What animal is...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Sep 11, 20194 min read
When and How to Challenge Kids on the Autism Spectrum
All kids on the spectrum have what I call, for lack of a better term, a breaking point. A child’s breaking point is the point when we’ve...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Sep 5, 20193 min read
Why Therapists Need to Be Flexible to Teach Flexibility
Does this sound like something that would happen in a therapy session? Child: Can we play with this toy today? Therapist: First we’re...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Aug 29, 20193 min read
How to Track Data Using Circles of Communication
"But how do I track my data? "... is the most common question I get from speech-language pathologists (SLPs) after teaching them to shift...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Aug 21, 20193 min read
What is a Child's Optimal Learning Zone?
Let me introduce you to what I call the “Sensory Processing Seesaw”. Think of a child’s sensory processing as a seesaw. When something...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Why We Should Stop Over-Prompting Kids on the Spectrum
Think about when you were learning to ride a bike. Are you picturing it? You’re in the park, you’ve graduated from your training wheels...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Aug 8, 20192 min read
Why SLPs Should Focus Less on External Rewards and More on Intrinsic Motivation
You know that fight you get into every week with your husband? The one that goes something like this: You: You didn’t wash the dishes....
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Jessie Ginsburg
Jul 31, 20193 min read
How to Transition Kids with Autism Without a Meltdown
Counting down is one of the most commonly used strategies for transitioning children from one activity to another. At school, children...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Jul 25, 20194 min read
Five Ways the Floortime Approach Benefits Kids with Autism
Floortime can be a life-changing approach for kids with autism and their families. Through Floortime, we encourage and support the child,...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Jul 15, 20192 min read
What Every SLP Should Know About Sensory Processing
Let’s talk about sensory processing. I know what you’re thinking, we’re not occupational therapists (OTs). That’s right, we are not OTs!...
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Jessie Ginsburg
Jul 5, 20192 min read
New Study Reveals that Children May be Reliably Diagnosed with Autism As Young As 14 Months
In a study at University of California, San Diego, 1,269 children between 12 and 36 months were screened for autism by trained...
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