by Mary | Feb 9, 2016 | Autism, Original Song, Social Skills
Low frustration tolerance is a huge struggle for many of my clients with Autism and special needs. How would you feel if you knew exactly what you wanted but lacked the skills to tell someone?? How do we deal help our children and students deal with frustration? First...
by Mary | Oct 20, 2015 | Autism, Original Song, Social Skills
Today I am excited to share a musical social skills song with you. It is something of a “social story.” If you are new to social stories, they are a commonly used strategy to help children with Autism understand a particular situation, event or activity. They...
by Mary | Apr 25, 2015 | Original Song, Social Skills
Songwriting Challenge So even though I just posted a rhyming song a couple days ago, I have already been hard at work on the next one for you! It typically takes me a little longer in between posts. Why so soon? Well, Rachel Rambach over at Listen and Learn Music is...
by Mary | Feb 17, 2015 | Language, Original Song, Social Skills
I hope you are having a great President’s Day! – Whether you’re at work or off for the day, thank you for taking the time to spend a portion of your day with us. As promised back in the December letter (not signed up? you can here!), the songs I have...
by Mary | Sep 23, 2014 | Music Therapy, Original Song, Social Skills
I have several clients who are working on greeting peers and adults. Some are working to just say “hi” or “hello.” Some are working on gesturing (waving) paired with a verbalization. Others are working toward independently greeting a peer...
by Mary | Sep 1, 2014 | Autism, Music Therapy, Social Skills
It is very important that our clients, children, and/or students learn to develop appropriate social skills. This is an area that can particularly challenging, especially when those middle and high school years begin to roll around! I was recently asked to write a...