Talkability

Hanen Programs

What Reviewers Say...

"This user-friendly book is a great resource for parents and classroom teachers, who will appreciate the step-by-step strategies for dealing with the strengths and weaknesses of children and their interactions with them."
Amber Orton, columnist for Advance Magazine for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists
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What Professionals Say...

"I just received the copy of TalkAbility I ordered and I have to tell you that I absolutely LOVE IT! This book is full of wonderful information and is especially timely for me as I am struggling to set up a social skills program for one student transitioning from kindergarten to 1st grade—he’s got ASD but is very high functioning. I look forward to sharing your book with my team next week. The checklists are fantastic, the illustrations are gorgeous and the suggestions are straightforward, logical, and perfect for a stressed regular-education teacher. I especially like the descriptions of the differences between boys and girls—that makes such good sense, but no one addresses this!"
Lori Frost, Co-Founder, 
Pyramid Educational Consultants
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Overview

Program development is underway for a new Hanen Program called TalkAbility™ – The Hanen Program for Parents of Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum. The first TalkAbility workshop is scheduled for late 2008/early 2009.

TalkAbility is being designed for families with children aged three to seven on the mild end of the autism spectrum. These children can talk, but having extended conversations and making friends is very challenging for them. Many parents attempt to address this by seeking out social skills groups so their child can learn to play with and talk to peers. These parents are often unaware that, in addition to giving their child opportunities to interact with other children, there is a lot that their child can learn about conversation and interaction from Mom, Dad and the rest of the family.

By applying the TalkAbility strategies, parents and professionals will help verbal children on the autism spectrum:

  • Take appropriate turns in a conversation and then wait for others to take theirs
  • Tune into what people say without words in a conversation
  • Understand how other people feel and respond appropriately
  • Lean how to play with other children and make friends

 

 

Read a review of TalkAbility™
in Advance magazine for
Speech-Language Pathologists
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