DVD : SolvingThe Puzzle of Autism Using Tactile Therapy Techniques

Product Description

This course outlines and presents the various methodologies and show how combining approaches allows therapists to assess & treat children who present with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Run time 6 hours

Course Description

This self-study online course includes current methodologies and treatment techniques available for therapists working with children who present with Autism.

Robyn outlines and presents the various methodologies and show how combining approaches allows therapists to assess children who present with Autism Sprectrum Disorders and implement a comprehensive tactile approach to the therapy.

Discussions include issues such as problematic behavior, food refusal and tactile defensiveness. This course is a must if you work in this area.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify at least three current therapies being used by speech pathologists who work with children on the autism spectrum
• Learn the variations between the ABA vs. the Floortime Models of Therapy
• Define two features of an Oral Placement disorder
• Identify and use two types of reinforcements with a child on the autistic spectrum
• Learn at least four new techniques to be used with your clients
• Write a speech therapy goal in a simple STO format 

Instructor – Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP

Robyn Merkel-Walsh has specialized for over 21 years in Oral Placement and myofunctional disorders in children. She is employed by the Ridgefield Board of Education, runs a private practice in Ridgefield, NJ, is the board chair of the Oral Motor Institute, and is a member of the TalkTools® speakers bureau. She teaches Autism and Tongue Thrust classes that have been offered for ASHA CEUs, and has been invited to speak on Oral Placement disorders by Conversations in Speech Pathology, Bergen County Region V, the IAOM, The Apraxia Network, AAPPSPA and the MOSAIC Foundation. Robyn has received specialized training in Oral Placement Disorders, feeding, apraxia, Applied Behavioral Analysis, autism, cranio-facial anomalies, Beckman Techniques and PROMPT.