Autism Communication Toolkit

Find out how you can set yourself up for success by planning ahead in multiple ways.  As you learn how to move from an approach that requires prompting to an approach where you are shaping communication in a natural way, planning ahead is a key piece of success.  Tune in to find out what you must consider before any interaction!  

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In this episode we talk about the most CRITICAL piece to your toddler's communication - communicative intent!  Without communicative intent, your toddler does not have the desire to communicate on their own or the understanding of the purpose and value of communication.  Listen in as we describe the process of moving your toddler to more intentional communication.  This is at the root of moving towards meaningful, purposeful speech in the future!

Join us for our Masterclass - Your Guide to Unlocking your Toddler's Communication.  Register here! https://bit.ly/Connect-Masterclass

With a new year, comes new intentions!  The planning of it can be so exciting but the implementation piece feels so hard - that's normal! Find out how smaller steps will actually lead to bigger progress. In this episode, we give suggestions for moving the dial from 0-1 to create consistency with our approach. 

In this episode, we talk about how important it is to "read" and "respond" to your toddler's communication so that your toddler learns the power of communication!  We share one of our most popular 3-step strategies to help you respond to their communication in a way that will feel so much better to both of you. Find out how to add this aspect of our approach into your daily routines so that every tiny interaction leads to meaningful progress!

In this episode, we share how our approach can be integrated into your already existing daily routines.  Learn how each small success leads to bigger progress over time when you remain consistent!  Get started in thinking about how our strategies will fit into your family routines.  

In this episode you'll learn why songs are a great way to build both connection and communication with your toddler.  Discover all of the reasons that songs open the door to communication. You'll find out exactly the tools we teach and coach on in order to start creating progress right away!

We know the holidays can be both exciting and challenging with a toddler.  In this episode, we talk about how to decide what is most important to you during this holiday season, so you can navigate the season more intentionally. Listen in as we help you reframe how you want to approach the holidays. We share many practical tips on how you can plan ahead to make the most of the holidays for both you and your toddler!

In this episode, learn what withholding is and why it’s a critical mistake parents are unintentionally making. This strategy of withholding, that is commonly taught by other professionals, actually reduces the likelihood that your toddler will want to communicate in the future.  You will walk away knowing what to do instead and then discover that interactions with your toddler feel so much better for both of you.

Do you ever feel like you are reliant on all of your professionals to create communication progress with your toddler?  In this episode, we share all the reasons why you are the best person to take charge of your toddler’s communication and create progress in a way no one else can.  Whether you work full time or you are a SAHM, you have more opportunities to create change than you may have realized.  This episode will inspire you as you discover that with the right tools, your toddler’s progress is no longer totally dependent on others.

Every family tells us all they want is to have a back and forth conversation with their toddler.  In this episode we describe how and why we go back to the “root of it” to get you where you want to go.  It’s something we can’t skip over - listen and learn how to get started today.