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A passionate clinician, executive director, and entrepreneur with keen strategic and intellectual ability evidenced in professional accomplishments, clinical staff mentoring, and advising and teaching students, professionals, and parents across the country. Landria has the opportunity every day to work and live in her purpose by working and training people with special needs and their families. Landria is described as a dynamic, informative, energetic, and captivating speaker. She is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist with specialties in autism, assistive technology, behavior, and communication. As the granddaughter of a woman who’s communication abilities were cut short by a massive stroke, she understands first hand the impact of impairment on the family. Landria is currently the owner and Executive Director of SLC Therapy, a private therapy firm located in Connecticut and Michigan focused on Empowering Families and Expanding Independence. Through her leadership at SLC Therapy, Landria has created dynamic and innovative programs for families that include Flourish!, a center based educational program for learners with autism, and the use of videoconferencing (Teletherapy) technology to provide families access to therapy service. In addition, Landria is focused on empowerment through partnerships with organizations to enhance community services. Landria is the creator of The Empowered Parent, a parent e-magazine focused on support for families of people with special needs. Landria was recently selected as a professional expert on a documentary focused on Autism in the African-American Community. Landria is the author of the social curriculum Keep the Conversation Going, which focuses on social cognition, conversation fluency, and social skills. Education B.S. Speech and Hearing Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign M.A. Speech Language Pathology Northwestern University Certified Speech Language Pathologist American Speech Language Hearing Association DIR Level 1 Practitioner Certification: Compton P-ESL Certificate: ADOS Training, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor PROMPT-Introduction Verbal Behavior, Dr. Vincent Carbone Achievements 40 Under 40 Business Professionals in Fairfield County 2009 Someone You Should Know Award, Bridgeport Black Pride 2007 People’s Bank Community Award 2006
Blog » The Reason for Social Communication Groups
Recently we had a session with one of our clients and we wanted to help him to get involved in play. While he has challenges in imaginative thinking, attention, and focusing on the big picture...we had to work also address the NOW issue of the playground. So we simulated playground behavior at the clinic to give him practice practice practice in joining in on play. The challenge he had was pairing his mental interest with his body movement to get involved. We needed to develop the nonverbal pattern on play and add words related to play like This is fun, What are you guys doing later. First trial, we provided max prompting to get involved. Prompting without talking involved actually helping him walk in play and hand over hand getting his body to join the basketball game in session. He didn't have confidence to join. Not that he didn't have skills to play. This child just didn't know how to put it all together!
The challenge here is that playground social interactions happen FAST! It does not leave room for practice practice practice. Social communication groups provide the practice. The goal is to provide the brain with the nonverbal and the verbal patterns involved in play. The playground is where it all plays out and allows for children to use their new skills.
We are happy to note that he Got IT! His mom will report to the school team so that the expectation for social interaction will be hightened when he has a new opportunity on the playground!
Until next time -Landria
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