Also an area of expertise is pragmatic language intervention for those diagnosed with Non-verbal Learning Disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Social communication intervention for student experiencing pragmatic language concerns focus a great deal on perspective taking and on developing the metalinguistic skills important to communication success. Social Communication groups are offered with specialization in serving students with average to above average cognitive abilities and those without significant behavioral concerns. Purposeful Play groups for younger children address development of pivotal skills for the acquisition of language and early conversational functioning.

Metacognitive strategies are an important component to intervention and include direct instruction in learning strategy approaches that are appropriate for students at an advanced language level in order to teach planning and self-evaluation skills important for comprehension monitoring, written language development, and regulation of social communication.

School-based and office-based therapy is available, as well as in home programming for infants and toddlers. Collaboration among parents, educators, and special service providers is an important component of therapy and reflects our philosophical belief that “teaming” is a key to long-term success. Consultative and school in-service presentations are also available.