How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom
How to Support a Child With Autism in the Classroom Today’s emphasis on inclusive special education means nearly 40% of students on the autism spectrum spend at least 80% of…
How Tier 2 Interventions Help Students By Keeping Them Off Caseload
A teacher sends a frantic email or urgently flags you down in the hallway to say, “So-and-so can’t”—write their letters, stay at their desk, keep their hands to themselves… the…
Finding Effective School-Based Therapy Staffing Solutions
When your special education and related services program is short-staffed (as many are), it may be tempting to “make do” with whoever the closest therapy staffing company can send. After…
How to Manage Time When Working from Home as a Therapist
Are you a therapist wondering how to manage your time while working from home? Are you struggling to balance various responsibilities pertaining to a large caseload and your family? I…
Why Corporate Values Matter (Part 2): Serving Students with Disabilities in Schools More Effectively
In an earlier blog, I told you how transformative the corporate team here at Pediatric Therapeutic Services (PTS) found defining our true values to be. We discovered our company is…
Part One: Adopting A Holistic Approach to Therapy
If you’re a special education administrator who wants to see related services in schools delivered in line with a more holistic approach to therapy, clarifying your program’s true values is…
Base Your Special Ed Budget and Staffing Decisions on Data
Running a special education program can feel overwhelming. When you’re busy filling staff vacancies, staying on top of individual case details, completing grant applications, and more, it’s difficult to find…
Tier 1 Supports Help You Serve as a Behavior Consultant
While school-based Board Certified Behavior Analysts™ (BCBAs) and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts™ (BCaBAs) aren’t “school psychologists” per se, they are solidly grounded in psychology. They earned their degree in…
How a Consultative Speech Therapy Model Helps Kids and Caseload Size
Are you a school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) concerned about your caseload size? Since 1995, full-time SLPs in schools have had a median monthly caseload size of about 50 students, according…
Helping Low Incidence Students Go Back to School in the “New Normal”
Adjusting to change can be difficult for everyone. For students with autism, change is often especially hard. It can cause high anxiety levels, as well as behavioral and engagement issues. …