SLT at The Children’s Place: practical speech & language tips, activities, and parent guides to build children’s clarity and communication.

Autism Diagnosis Guide: DSM-5 Criteria Overview

2025-12-16T04:23:17+00:00November 22nd, 2025|

Parents notice something different. A toddler won't look up when you call their name. Playing with other kids at the park seems harder for your child than for others. Maybe conversations feel one-sided, or tiny changes in routine trigger big reactions. These moments often send families looking for answers, which brings them to autism [...]

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ASD Severity Levels Explained

2025-12-16T04:13:12+00:00November 18th, 2025|

Autism looks different in every child. Some speak in full sentences, hold down jobs, and live independently. Others never develop verbal language and need assistance with everything from getting dressed to staying safe. The gap between these experiences is enormous, which is exactly why the DSM-5 introduced three levels of autism back in 2013. [...]

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Chatty Tots Early Intervention Programme

2025-11-25T00:15:39+00:00July 23rd, 2020|

This Scribble was penciled by Nicole Reynolds, Founder and Managing Director of The Children's Place. WHAT IS CHATTY TOTS EARLY INTERVENTION?Chatty Tots Early Intervention (Chatty Tots EI) is a centre-based interdisciplinary therapy programme for 2 to 4-year-olds who may have or is suspected to have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Could this be for your little one?If [...]

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Promoting Diversity & Inclusivity Through Books & Toys!

2025-12-23T07:50:36+00:00July 21st, 2020|

This Scribble was penciled by Abbey Flesner, Speech & Language Therapist at The Children's Place. Expose Your Little One It has been found that children as young as 2 years old use race to reason about people's behaviours (Hirschfiel, 2008). Therefore, it is important to start providing your little one with positive information about the world early on. Exposing [...]

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COVID-19: We Are Ready

2025-11-25T00:15:39+00:00May 4th, 2020|

This Scribble was penciled by Nicole Reynolds, Founder and Managing Director of The Children's Place. WE ARE NOT WAITING, WE ARE ADVENTURING FORWARD We are not going to sit here waiting for COVID-19 to be over. Just because the world has dramatically changed, the amount of children and families that need our support has not. We are [...]

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Growth Mindset: Developing Your Child’s Resiliency

2025-11-25T00:14:36+00:00February 12th, 2019|

This Scribble blog post was written by Emily Grant, Occupational Therapist. How can you help your child develop a growth mindset? Does your child often give up quickly when faced with a new challenge? Have you ever heard them say “I can’t do this” or do they ask you to finish tasks for them? [...]

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