SLP Course Details
Course # 4206
Development of Symbolic Language in Children with ASD
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CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; CASLPA/1.0
Course Abstract
This course will outline the unique developmental patterns often seen in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with respect to symbolic language development. The impact of neurological differences on language development will be reviewed with an emphasis on identifying critical intervention objectives for children using pre-symbolic gestures, single words, echolalia, and more creative sentence structures. Lastly, practical strategies to foster more conventional gestures, creative word combinations, and conversational discourse will be highlighted.
Course Learning Outcomes
Preview Exam- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, participants will be able to describe core neurological differences that impact symbolic language development in children with ASD.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, participants will be able to describe the typical developmental progression of symbolic language development in children with ASD, from gestures to conversational discourse.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, participants will be able to identify critical intervention objectives for children with ASD who are pre-symbolic, using early symbolic vocabulary, or using more advanced sentence structure.
- As a result of this Continuing Education Activity, participants will be able to identify learning and communication supports that foster the development of conventional gestures, creative language, and conversational discourse.
Time-ordered Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Neurological differences and their impact on symbolic language development in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). |
| 10-20 Minutes | Typical progression of symbolic language development in children with ASD, from gestures to conversational discourse. |
| 20-55 Minutes | Identifying intervention objectives and communication supports at different stages of communication |
| 55-60 Minutes | Conclusion; Q & A |
Average Rating (822 Reviews)
Most Recent Comments
Displaying 100 most recent comments out of 822 reviews
Review by: Member
on May 22, 2013
I work with students with autism and this confirms and supports he strategies that we use
Review by: Member
on May 22, 2013
Good information on Autism to better understand the disorder.
Review by: Member
on May 18, 2013
It made me analyze the behaviors of some of my students as having a real communicative purpose
Review by: Member
on May 8, 2013
Well organized and clear. Great examples.
Review by: Member
on May 2, 2013
new insight
Review by: Member
on April 30, 2013
the visual supports and examples
Review by: Member
on April 23, 2013
concise and clear.
Review by: Member
on April 22, 2013
Lots of concrete examples/strategies
Review by: Member
on April 21, 2013
This course was very interesting and provided useful information that I did not know previously. It was well organized and explained.
Review by: Member
on April 5, 2013
The material was presented in a clear, understandable manner which was based on neuro research. That information provided a framework of intervention and learning supports that I can immediately use in therapy.
Review by: Member
on April 1, 2013
great applicable information and examples
Review by: Member
on March 26, 2013
Information was presented in a very organized and logical fashion.
Review by: Member
on March 23, 2013
Good theoretical and applicable information
Review by: Member
on March 23, 2013
Very well organized.
Review by: Member
on March 17, 2013
very concise, clear language, excellent and supportive examples made applicable!
Review by: Member
on March 14, 2013
good information i can use
Review by: Member
on March 5, 2013
Great information! I especially liked how it outlined various developmental levels.
Review by: Member
on March 1, 2013
very well organized and practical suggestions.
Review by: Member
on February 24, 2013
Material applied information to selecting appropriate objectives at various stages of language development for children with ASD.
Review by: Member
on February 23, 2013
Excellent!!! Very well presented, to the point, with great examples. One of the best I've taken so far from you.
Review by: Member
on February 22, 2013
It really put the information into hands on information.
Review by: Member
on February 13, 2013
Great ideas for practical goals and therapeutic activities!
Review by: Member
on February 11, 2013
Gave grat ideas on how to a facilitate language and how to move a child along in communication.
Review by: Member
on February 3, 2013
current research great ideas for treatment
Review by: Member
on January 31, 2013
Specific examples
Review by: Member
on January 29, 2013
Provided some good therapy suggestions/ ideas
Review by: Member
on January 24, 2013
examples
Review by: Member
on January 19, 2013
It described difficulties across a wide age range and gave clear strategies.
Review by: Member
on January 19, 2013
very practical applications presented
Review by: Member
on January 16, 2013
Having the PECS pictures, individual stories, organized
Review by: Member
on January 12, 2013
After working with children with ASD for over 20 years, I rarely read an article that has information not previously considered, but this course made some new points I plan to incorporate.
Review by: Member
on January 11, 2013
The most interesting and well-presented online course I have taken.
Review by: Member
on January 8, 2013
examples were very helpful
Review by: Member
on January 4, 2013
Lots of good examples
Review by: Member
on January 2, 2013
Practical, applicable information
Review by: Member
on December 31, 2012
Specific examples were provided which makes the information more useful.
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2012
Organized with practical suggestions.
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2012
Great intervention ideas!
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2012
I enjoyed the examples and photographs of therapy activities.
Review by: Member
on December 30, 2012
It was very enlightening to learn about the appropriate interventions and learning supports used throughout the course. I have made several notes so that I may begin to use them in my own practice.
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2012
I enjoyed the examples of visual supports to build sentence structure and comversational skills.
Review by: Member
on December 29, 2012
lots of good examples of the interventions she suggested!
Review by: Member
on December 28, 2012
well organized and interessting
Review by: Member
on December 27, 2012
The presenter provided excellent stages of developmental treatment and excellent examples of treatment and situations to help clarify.
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2012
Great recommendations for learning objectives for kids at different levels.
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2012
visuals of communication boards and real student stories
Review by: Member
on December 26, 2012
great info will help with my clients and my nephew
Review by: Member
on December 24, 2012
gave very specific ideas at specified levels
Review by: Member
on December 22, 2012
clear and concise information
Review by: Member
on December 22, 2012
Great information about strategies for working with children to help them develop through the stages of language learning.
Review by: Member
on December 22, 2012
interesting and well organized information. very useful
Review by: Member
on December 21, 2012
I enjoyed the social attribution video and will use it with parents to explain how their child thinks. I learned new information on who children with ASD think and how they percieve us as objects, not really people.
Review by: Member
on December 17, 2012
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Review by: Member
on December 16, 2012
Good job providing examples and clear definitions.
Review by: Member
on December 15, 2012
Organization of the material in phases
Review by: Member
on December 15, 2012
specific examples of strategies at each level of intervention
Review by: Member
on December 13, 2012
Demonstrated that we need to think outside of the box when it comes to communication, or that what we already do CAN be improved to increase communication in children with autism.
Review by: Member
on December 12, 2012
Very clear and interesting. I really like the fact that that author provided actual therapy ideas.
Review by: Member
on December 9, 2012
Clear examples
Review by: Member
on December 7, 2012
Many great examples
Review by: Member
on December 6, 2012
Very practical. My favorite course yet.
Review by: Member
on December 2, 2012
This course content is incredibly practical for me and several of my students, giving me stronger undertstanding of how to help my kids grow spontaneous language. The explanation of subject verb agreement and the hands on pix strategies were very helpful, thank you!
Review by: Member
on November 30, 2012
well organized
Review by: Member
on November 30, 2012
Excellent presentation
Review by: Member
on November 27, 2012
material and examples
Review by: Member
on November 26, 2012
The information was well-organized and followed a logical, concise developmental progression.
Review by: Member
on November 26, 2012
concrete suggestions/strategies
Review by: Member
on November 26, 2012
so many AU children now...good information about treatment
Review by: Member
on November 24, 2012
Information was based with ASHA guidelines.
Review by: Member
on November 23, 2012
great intervention ideas
Review by: Member
on November 21, 2012
clear examples of intervention with pictures of the visual aids/icons provided that are used, specific examples in narrative form as case studies as well
Review by: Member
on November 16, 2012
Very enlightening information regarding the perspective of individuals with ASD, plus practical information about goal development at different language stages.
Review by: Member
on November 16, 2012
The presenter gave clear examples of how to proceed with a child with ASD. She made it very easy for the reader to follow those examples and execute them.
Review by: Member
on November 16, 2012
great ideas for therapy
Review by: Member
on November 10, 2012
I liked the examples and description stage by stage of development.
Review by: Member
on November 9, 2012
I have immediate use for the intervention objectives presented!
Review by: Member
on November 7, 2012
The course was fascinating. It seemed like a course that I took in Grad school, and it was a topic that I haven't studied in a while.
Review by: Member
on November 5, 2012
Useful information that is well organized. I will easily be able to apply the practices in my work.
Review by: Member
on November 4, 2012
good examples
Review by: Member
on November 3, 2012
The organization was clear and easy to follow. Examples were very helpful and easy to follow.
Review by: Member
on October 31, 2012
clear, good examples
Review by: Member
on October 30, 2012
It had good examples.
Review by: Member
on October 30, 2012
well organized
Review by: Member
on October 26, 2012
Background information was clearly stated and excellent intervention strategies were presented.
Review by: Member
on October 24, 2012
I really appreciate the strategies that the author gave
Review by: Member
on October 20, 2012
Well organized
Review by: Member
on October 19, 2012
The pictures of PEC board were very helpful.
Review by: Member
on October 18, 2012
new info re: autism that I was not aware of.
Review by: Member
on October 15, 2012
I gained new information. It was very clearly presented.
Review by: Member
on October 15, 2012
Very well organized and gives good insights into how children with ASD perceive people and their actions.
Review by: Member
on October 10, 2012
Specific treatment objectives and plans. I loved the PECS ideas for the Mercer Mayer book!
Review by: Member
on October 8, 2012
succint
Review by: Member
on October 8, 2012
Interesting ideas about the people objects and children with ASD failing to understand the intentions of people.
Review by: Member
on October 4, 2012
Applicable
Review by: Member
on October 3, 2012
Very informative..took me awhile to read everything and take test because of high volume of information.
Review by: Member
on September 27, 2012
I did not have previous knowledge regarding processing of social stimuli in brain regions of students with ASD (vs students with normal neurological brain development),despite my experience with preschoolers with Autism. Solid intervention goals and techniques given in the course now make more sense!!
Review by: Member
on September 26, 2012
I am a very visual learner and appreciated the samples she provided in her presentation!
Review by: Member
on September 18, 2012
Very good practical examples of objectives and learning supports.
Review by: Member
on September 17, 2012
Very clearly outlined and presented in a thoughtful, logical manner with excellent suggestions given at each section.
Review by: Member
on September 11, 2012
Useful
Course Information
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Course Presenter
Emily Rubin, M.S., CCC-SLP
Emily Rubin, M.S., CCC-SLP is the director of Communication Crossroads, a private practice in Carmel, California. She is a speech-language pathologist specializing in autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and related social learning disabilities. As an adjunct faculty member and lecturer at Yale University, she has served as a member of their Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic. She is also a co-author of the clinical manual for the SCERTS Model, a comprehensive educational approach for children with autism spectrum disorders. She recently participated as a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Ad Hoc Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a committee charged with developing guidelines related to the role of speech-language pathologists in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of ASD. She lectures internationally and provides consultation to educational programs serving children and adolescents with autism and related developmental disorders.
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Continuing Education Information
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; CASLPA/1.0
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