Dr Elisa Shipon-Blum is joined once again by Jennifer Brittingham, LPC to break down Stage 2 of the Social Communication Bridge®, otherwise known as the transitional stage of communication. Here at the SMart Center, we often refer to this stage as ‘The Missing Link’ to treatment.  

Timestamps: 

(01:04) Dr. E's pop quiz (get out your pen and paper!) 

(07:22) Re-familiarizing parents with the Social Communication Bridge® 

(08:55) How and why Dr. E began focusing her treatment on the ‘Transitional Stage’  

(14:29) Three types of transitional strategies 

(15:11) Using augmented devices; should parents record their child talking without them knowing? 

(22:15) Unpacking verbal intermediaries 

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