Back To School SOCIAL THINKING
Thanks to the work of the Panhandle Autism Society, a conference on Social Thinking was brought right here to Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls for the community and clinicians to attend. We are proud to have sent all clinicians at Synergy to this conference. Social Thinking is an important curriculum developed by renowned Speech-Language Pathologist Michelle Garcia Winner. It challenges the assumption that all learn social concepts just by experiencing them and highlights the importance of explicit teaching of social skills and social knowledge, especially to those with social learning challenges. Through this conference, our clinicians have become well-versed in fostering a variety of skills in our clients: social self-awareness, perspective- taking, problem-solving and reasoning, social-emotional understanding, and organizational skills. Our clinic offers teaching in being a “social detective” as well as using superheros to help with self-regulation and cognitive flexibility. We are excited to share the knowledge that we gained from attending this local conference and share with you what we learned to foster your child’s best social thinking and cognitive skills. We anticipate starting some social skills groups in the near future so please get in touch with us if you think this is something that may benefit your child.
Patient Success Spotlight
“I have felt really good about my experience with Synergy. I have already told many others how good this place is. My son, Samuel, went from speaking only 2 word sentences to 4 word sentences over the summer. He has also been helped through occupational therapy. Another son has been improving greatly through his occupational therapy. The therapists are kind and knowledgeable. They explain things respectfully. We have been to another facility in the past and my children liked it mostly, but at Synergy they love it. They look forward to coming. I personally felt judged at the other facility. Here I feel respected and honored for the efforts I make on behalf of my children.” – Penny M. Samuel quickly went from speaking 2 to 4 word sentences!
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