These last few weeks have been very exciting ones for Communication Therapy!
First, on November 28, 2011, our Flummox & Friends Kickstarter project was fully funded! (For more information on this project, read all about it here.) The project met its funding goal 10 days before its deadline; by the end, $33,761 was raised. Amazing! We are grateful to all of our generous supporters, and we will be sure to post an update when the pilot episode is being filmed – we can hardly wait!
The next day, on November 29, Jordan Sadler, MS, CCC/SLP of the Chicago office was mentioned in a New York Times article which provided information for parents on resources for finding the best apps for children with autism. The article, which provides a few excellent links to resources for families, can be found here.
Next up – also very exciting!! – on Monday, December 19th, a fantastic new book called Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism went on sale. The book contains an essay by Jordan Sadler, MS, CCC/SLP called, “What a Great Speech-Language Pathologist Can Do for Your Child with Autism”, which can also be found here, on the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism blog.
And, last but certainly not least, the Chicago office has two new therapists on staff! We are thrilled to welcome Adria Leno, MS, CCC-SLP and Erin Vollmer, MS, CCC-SLP. Both are excellent, experienced clinicians and we are so pleased to have them on our team. You can read more about them here.
We hope everyone has had a holiday filled with joy and laughter, and we wish each of you a very Happy New Year!
Wow…Congratulations! I’m off to read the Speech-Language Pathologist article I missed. Looking back, of all my son’s teachers…the SLP he had made a major difference in his life. Which makes sense, when you have a language impairment….duh…BUT, if she hadn’t done her job so well, and Ben and I hadn’t worked so hard, it could be a different story. I’ll never know.
What I loved about your project was the humor. When you are a frightened child, humor can ease your fears; when you feel inadequate, humor brings you into the fold. I remember reading once that kids with autism have no sense of humor…what a crock of, uhm, silliness. How dry that “expert” must have been, sheesh!
Thanks for being a part of the solution! May your joy increase!