Our special guests this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations were Chris & Claudia Diaz, authors, and special needs homeschooling parents. Chris and Claudia shared about "Combating Picky Eaters and Limited Diets"

#foodtherapy #pickyeaters #limiteddiets #autism

Other topics in this conversation:

Is Feeding Therapy a Good Option for Your Picky Eater?

Identifying Underlying Issues in Picky Eaters

Reframing Eating Through 6 Simple Steps

Using Exploration to Increase Food Integration

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Anita Gibson, author, speaker, and educational strategist. Anita shared on "How to Unify Your Family"

#family #unity #homeschooling

Other topics included in this episode are:

Importance of Transparency for Family Unity

Keeping Parenting Anger in Check

Answering the Question: Should I Homeschool?

How Homeschooling CAN Create A Better Family

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Darla Beam, leadership and life coach at Darla Beam Leadership & Coaching. Darla shared with us on "How to REALLY Celebrate the Holidays without Compromising Your Family Values"

#family #values #holiday

Other topics covered in this episode:

Taking Steps to Make Memorable Holiday Experiences

Having Successful Conversations About Adapting Family Traditions

Setting Boundaries for Healthy Family Gatherings

Putting Down Holiday Hurts and Stepping Forward in Joy

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Steve Demme, Creator of Math-U-See and Founder of Building Faith Families. Our discussion with Steve was about “Faith, Family, & Special Needs"

#specialneeds #family #faith #homeschooling

Other topics covered in this episode:

What Our Special Needs Children Can Teach Us About God

The Imperfect Juggle of Special Needs and Family Needs

A Bigger Vision for Your Special Needs Child’s Future

How Homeschool Groups Can Work Towards Special Needs Inclusion

To find out more about Steve and his website Building Faith Families go to http://www.buildingfaithfamilies.org/

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Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Lara Lee, author, illustrator, blogger, and special needs mom. Lara shared with us about "Reconciling Disabilities, the Church, and Your Family"

#family #disability #church #specialneeds

Other topics covered in this episode:

Theological Flaws Exposed by Disabilities

How Disabilities Glorify God

Sorting Out Healing, Faith, and Disabilities

How a Disability Can Be Part of Your Child’s Calling

Our special guests this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations were Cheryl-Annette Parker, a representative from Signing Time, as well as ASL interpreter and homeschool mom Christina Mosleh, and ASL interpreter Emilia Wann. Cheryl, Christina, and Emilia shared and signed our discussion on "Using Sign Language to Enhance Learning."

#ASL #homeschooling #signlanguage #secondlanguage

Other topics covered in this conversation were:

How Sign Language Can Help Students with Dyslexia

Expanding Spelling Skills Through Sign Language

The Power of Incorporating Sign Language into Daily Routines

Using Sign It ASL as a Homeschool Sign Language Resource

Use this link to find the list of resources referenced in this broadcast: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Io--U7btPSoRlYvwvZpbqQx3CE20mLF9/view?usp=sharing

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Dr. Marion Blank, a world-renowned literacy and language expert who developed and served as Co-Director of the Columbia University Developmental Neuropsychiatry Program for Autism and Related Disorders. Marion shared with us about "Enhancing Language in All Children with Autism"

#autism #languageskills #homeschooling

Other topics included in this episode are:

Understanding the Difference Between Language and Communication

Why ABA Restricts Language Development in Children with Autism

How Questioning Undermines Language Development in Children with Autism

Ways Parents Can Effectively Encourage Language Development in Children with Autism

This week on SPED Homeschool Conversations our guest was Dr. Erika M. Olimpiew from Emotive Computing, LLC. Erika shared with us on the topic of “Helping Young Adults with Autism Recognize and Communicate Their Emotions”

#autism #socialskills #emotionalregulation #homeschool

Other topics covered in this episode:

Using Personal Challenges to Stretch Social Skills

Tips for Requesting Social Situation Modification

Attentional Deployment Tactics for High Anxiety Tasks

Sorting Out Situations with Cognitive Reappraisal Techniques

References used in this broadcast:

[1] Fagin, Gary. The Artist’s Complete Guide to Facial Expression. New York, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications,1990. [2] Gross, James, J.“The Emerging Field of Emotion Regulation: An Integrative Review,” Review of General Psychology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 271-299. [3] Mataya, Kerry, Ruth Aspyand Hollis Shaffer. Talk With Me. Lenexa, Kansas: AAPC Publishing, 2017. [4] McGuire, Saundra. How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation. Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2015. [5] McIlweeMyers, Jennifer. How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with Autism or Asperger’s.Arlington, Texas: Future Horizons, 2010.

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Carole Zangari, a professional SLP, and owner of the website PrAACtical AAC. Carole shared on "Free & Low-Cost Resources to Support AAC Learners".

#AAC #homeschool #free #lowcost

Other topics covered in this interview:

Free AAC Core Vocabulary Lesson Plans

Free AAC Resources Offered by Cough Drop

Resource for Converting Your Child's High-Tech AAC Screen to No-Tech

Free Books, Videos, and Music for Teaching AAC Core Words

Use this link to view or download a PDF of Carole's slides:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwvOnl2nG7m7NHRqbDRJZXFHN1JNQU9RN25ManVHU2FRQWln/view?

Our special guest this week on SPED Homeschool Conversations was Rose-Marie Gallagher, a special educator, trainer & curriculum adaptation specialist as well as a blogger at Adapting Creatively. Rose-Marie shared on "Practical Ways for Teaching Nonverbal Learners."

#nonverbal #learning #AAC #homeschool

Also included in this interview is the following sub-topics:

Why Trust is So Important When Using AAC for Communication

The Benefits of Low-Tech AAC for Complex Learning

Evaluating a Nonverbal Child Using AAC

Testing Spelling Knowledge Using AAC

Here is a link to the resources shared by Rose-Marie in this full episode:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HtGw1J5cEjMoQUR80wt4KTAonRc3NlkpxVWpQbpjEHg/edit?usp=sharing