Welcome to The All About Kids Podcast brought to you by All About Kids, the leading provider of children’s therapeutic and educational services in New York. This time I sit down with Kathy Obrien. Kathy is a speech-language pathologist with a background in psychology, Special Education, communication sciences, and ABA. On this episode, Kathy discusses how she got involved in working with children with autism, what “theory of mind is” and what makes it so important, the concept of joint attention, how role-playing plays a role in language development, the interplay of emotions and perception, e ..read more

On this episode of The All About Kids Podcast, Angie Merced and Zach discuss how she became a speech pathologist, what burnout looks like for most people, how to reclaim your time and energy, the difference between burning out and being lazy, how new SLP grads can set themselves up to avoid burnout, setting boundaries with your time, and more.   Guest Bio: Angie Merced is a speech-language pathologist, life coach, and the founder of 'The SLP Burnout Coach'   ANGIE MERCED LINKS: The SLP Burnout Coach: https://www.slpburnoutcoach.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiemerced/ C ..read more

On this episode of The All About Kids Podcast, Zach sits down with Haley and Melissa of Pediatric Speech Pals to discuss what it takes to get into SLP grad school, the best resources for parents and therapists, starting an SLP podcast, SLP vs. SLPA, the biggest challenges in the field of speech pathology, and more.    Guest Bio: Haley McHugh is an SLPA and Melissa Joseph is an SLP and they are the hosts of The Pediatric Speech Pals podcast.   PEDIATRIC SPEECH PALS LINKS: Podcast: https://pod.link/1594409218 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pediatricspeechpal/ YouTube: https ..read more

On this episode of The All About Kids Podcast, Zach sits down with Abbie Lande. Abbie is a speech-language pathologist and the owner of Upword Speech Therapy LLC which provides engaging and innovative speech and language therapy services in Indianapolis, Indiana and the surrounding area. Today, Abbie and I get into what drew her to speech therapy, helpful digital resources for SLPs, late talkers, play-based strategies for therapy, and more.    ABBIE LANDE LINKS: Upword Speech Therapy: https://www.upwordspeechtherapy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upwordspeech/   ALL A ..read more

The guest today is Dr. Sima Gerber, a professor of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders of  Queens College, City University of New York. Dr. Gerber  actually was Cathy's  teacher and Clinical Supervisor while Cathy attended the Graduate Program in Speech Pathology there. Dr, Gerber has over 40 years of experience specializing in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders. She​ has presented nationally and abroad on the topics of language acquisition and developmental approaches to intervention for children with chal ..read more

This time on the All About Kids Podcast, I sit down with Sandi Lebenns-Mosher, the ABA Program Supervisor at All About Kids. This is part 2 of a multi-part series on ABA that picks up right where we left off in episode one. You can go back to the last episode of the All About Kids podcast if you’d like to also tune into part one covering the foundations of ABA.  In part 2, Sandi and I get into the four functions of behavior, the “first, then” statement, the importance of catching your child being “good,” the 5:1 rule, and much more.    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com ..read more

Our guest on this episode of the All About Kids podcast is Phillipa Ross, a speech language pathologist who is completing her clinical fellowship with AAK. Phillipa shares her perspectives on the abrupt shift to teletherapy in the midst of COVID-19, discussing both the challenges and the opportunities that the digital platform present for having meaningful interactions with her clients. These current circumstances emphasize the importance of being flexible and sensitive, treating each client and each session in a unique way to best serve the clients and their families.  For younger client ..read more

Our guest on this episode of the All About Kids podcast is Haley Moss, the first openly autistic lawyer admitted to the Florida bar. Haley spent her early career working in litigation before deciding to start her own business where she consults with companies on their inclusion practices and policies. She points out that many things that could be put in place to accommodate employees or customers with disabilities could, in fact, be beneficial for a broader population. She is also advocating for companies to hire more employees with disabilities and helping those that are concerned to be more ..read more

This time on the All About Kids Podcast, I sit down with Sandi Lebenns-Mosher, the ABA Program Supervisor at All About Kids to discuss the foundations of ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis. We get into the fundamentals of ABA as a practice, how you can teach parents to be detectives, step-by-step examples of how to diffuse unwanted behaviors of your child in real-world situations, communication of non-verbal children, Visual learning, and more. This is the first part of a multi-part series on ABA, so make you’re subscribed to the All About Kids Podcast to not miss an episode!   ALL ABOUT KIDS ..read more

This time, I sit down with Jennifer Cody, an occupational therapist with over a decade of experience, and the OT & PT Supervisor at All About Kids. This is episode is the second of a two-part series on sensory diets.   In this episode, Jenn walks me through how to implement sensory diets in an increasingly digital world, what to do if you are in need of a sensory diet without access to an OT, the different senses and how they are integrated into the diet, will my child outgrow her sensory issues, and more. If you'd like to reach out with a question, comment, or anything related to the ..read more