Our host Shannon Penrod PONI (Parent of a Neurodiverse Individual) shares easy to understand tips and tricks parents can use to grow language in children/teens and adults who are able to make sounds but not able to have conversation. Tips are shared that parents can use at home, but also serve to get the most of services with SLPs, OTs and ABA teams. Shannon also answers questions from viewers. Building Language – What are the strengths? – build on those! Work with professionals- but be on the team! Functional Communication is the PRIORITY! A sequence to follow – Teach the Expressive and the Receptive at the same time – Reinforce! Reinforce! Matching Echoics Mand Labels Tacts Intraverbals #BuildingLanguage #Autism #autismpodcast https://www.autismnetwork.com https://autism-live.com Recorded Live 10am PT June 23, 2022 #meltdowns #Tantrums #Autism Link Tree https://linktr.ee/AutismLive Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 https://www.fhautism.com/shop/autism-parent-to-parent/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autism-live/id827968203 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autismlivepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXbDFs8cLP0UQbNVqHThf?si=VbEfw4_oRjqJY3vK2pgmFg IHeartRadio.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-autism-live-51537613/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Autism-Live-Podcast/B08JJN7B28?qid=1611965289&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=M68PFW27AP000G4N9CCJ Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/search/autism%live