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RHINE

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10/12/2023

When a 3 year old double amputee takes her first independent steps WE CELEBRATE!!!

08/27/2023

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Webinars are recorded and available to view through your learner profile for 2 days after the live date. Course Description We have all seen it – and once you see it, you can’t “un-see” it! It’s mouth breathing or open mouth posture and either, as speech professionals, are we more aware as...

05/19/2023

05/08/2023

May is better hearing and speech month and I love this graphic by highlighting what SLPs do!

05/06/2023

Curious what hyperlexia in toddlers looks like? Here are some of the early traits you might notice when your child is a baby or toddler:
https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2021/09/hyperlexia-in-toddlers-babies.html

05/04/2023

Saying Goodbye to the IPad

One year ago, he tossed the iPad down a flight of stairs.
That’s nothing new for an autism family, but after we survived the rest of that miserable day, I wondered if we could do it.
Give it up completely.
The next morning his unusually happy self woke up his brothers and sister- called them by name.
I was even more convinced that this was a path worth traveling.
And we have.
It wasn’t easy- especially in the beginning.
A tremendous amount of time in the swing.
A big trip to Barnes and Noble for books (we didn’t even know he liked books.)
Even some PJ Mask toys from Walmart.
In eight years, I have never bought toys except for legos and even a tediously superglued model has never lasted more than ten minutes in his presence.
(Hence, the fateful ending of the most recent ipad.)
Not just showing an interest and playing with toys or more reading of books, but willingly going on outings.
Boat rides and trips to the dollar general, running errands and even church on occasion.
Train trips and plane trips with no iPad in sight.
We haven’t been able to do that since he was a non-walker.
Life is not perfect, but we let that go a long time ago.
We have found a new normal and I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the many changes that have completely caught me off guard.
I thought I knew him so well and yet, I didn’t know a dumb old device was keeping him shut away from the world.
It’s been tiring, thrilling, amazing and a change that occupies far more of Mommy’s time.
Less working and more Amos.
But, it’s fun.
He is fun.
Even his teacher said, “He took a friend’s hand and led them to the carpet. He’s NEVER done that before.”
Yesterday, we ran errands and he insisted on going in each and every store.
Not to look for things but to chat up friendly sales folks.
And last night, after he bossed me, we called his big brother so he could say hi.
We talked about plans for the week and he participated in the conversation.
The child who has never noticed a new person in the room is now saying hey to every person he happens to encounter.
He’s learning and happy to be a part of our world.
It’s the damndest thing and I’m so proud.
Especially of him.

05/03/2023

Giving her the option to choose and using her words to request are very important skills. Making sure she’s just not saying the last word is why we switch it up. She definitely wanted bubbles!!!

05/01/2023

Just because you don’t have words yet doesn’t mean you can’t communicate! 2 word utterance at 14 months!!!