World Autism Day

Wow. I think I'm officially blown away by World Autism Day. I think I started to get a glimpse of the impact during lunch when I went home and watched about 20 minutes of coverage on CNN. They had stories of families dealing with Autism in China, Qatar, and South Africa. I had to run to the car dealership to pick up my car, and while I was there, the waiting room was full of people watching CNN. That reminded me of all of the major airports across the world that keep CNN on within the terminals. I'm sure that the amount of people that will see at least some of this coverage is huge! I wonder how many children and/or adults will be identified today?

A Preview

Welcome to my blog. I am the owner of Building Blocks, Inc., a busy pediatric group practice with speech/language, occupational and behavioral therapies. Like many of you, I come across loads and loads of information on a daily basis relating to communication, therapy, Autism, language, speech, behavior, etc.

I'll be posting some of the day to day information that I come across through emails, other blogs, news stories, etc.

I'll also be sharing some of my therapy tools I've created through the years. Feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed at the bottom of the page to keep up with the postings.

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month

Now that Autism Awareness Month has drawn to a close we are ready for Better Hearing and Speech Month! Every year the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association helps those of us in the field raise awareness of communication disorders and promote treament that can provide a better quality of life for those individuals who have difficulty with speaking, hearing, or understanding.

You can find out more information about "Better Hearing and Speech Month" here.