How Art Can Help Those Who Have Language Deficits Communicate
byThere is a strong “verbal-centrism” in our culture’s concept of language and communication today. Just as there are many spoken languages in different cultures,…
There is a strong “verbal-centrism” in our culture’s concept of language and communication today. Just as there are many spoken languages in different cultures,…
New treatments, such as art therapy, are emerging to meet the pervasive challenges autism presents. Many parents look to art to help their child…
By Amanda Ronan In my first years of teaching in the early 2000s, very few students had been identified as having Autism. Throughout my…
By Leigh Marcos Loss and grief are a normal part of life. Explaining the concept of death and the grieving process to children can…
When we engage in the creation of our own art forms, we receive big benefits to our minds, both physically and mentally. When we…
By Leigh Marcos, photos courtesy of Keri Bowers Art projects are recognized as effective forms of therapy to help kids who have a diagnosis…
If all we do is try to shape the child’s behavior “from the outside”, utilizing techniques such as verbal commands, token reinforcements, intellectual validations…
By Debra Muzikar At age 20 and mostly non-verbal, Grace Goad is a successful artist. Her mom, Leisa Hammett, credits Grace’s success to three…