More Than Words® - The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
About More Than Words
More Than Words derives its theoretical basis from the same social interactionist perspective as It Takes Two to Talk, emphasizing the child's everyday activities as the context for learning to communicate best practice guidelines, emphasizing the importance of affect, predictability, structure and the use of visual supports to enhance learning in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
More Than Words is run by a Hanen Certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) who has completed specialized training from The Hanen Centre.
What You'll Learn in the More Than Words Program
- How your child communicates and the next steps to take
- How your child learns best
- What motivates your child to communicate
- How to turn everyday activities into opportunities for learning to communicate
- How to use pictures and print to help your child's understanding
- How to talk so that your child can understand you
- How to develop your child's play skills
- Why your child behaves in certain ways and what you can do about these behaviors
- How to help your child make friends
Who Should Attend the Program?
Parents of young children with ASD and other social communication disorders who wish to learn practical tools to help their children communicate should attend this Program.
Interested therapists should click here for more information regarding training and Hanen certification.