Autism Therapies and Motor Impairment: What Parents Need to Know

Autism Therapies and Motor Impairment: What Parents Need to Know

Autism Therapies and Motor Impairment: What Parents Need to Know If you’re the parent of a child with autism, you’ve likely been introduced to a wide variety of therapies—speech therapy, occupational therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), and maybe even physical...
Motor Impairments in Autism: Why Movement Matters

Motor Impairments in Autism: Why Movement Matters

Understanding Motor Impairments in Autism: What Parents Need to Know When we think about autism, we often focus on social communication, behavior, or language challenges. But there’s another major piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked: motor planning...
How Spellers Method Stands Out from Other Spelling Methods

How Spellers Method Stands Out from Other Spelling Methods

How Is Spellers Method Different From Other Spelling Methods? One of the most frequent questions I receive is: How is Spellers Method different from the other spelling-based communication methods out there? It’s a great question—especially since Spellers Method...
How Do I Know If My Child Can Spell?

How Do I Know If My Child Can Spell?

“How do I know if my child can spell?” This is one of the most common questions I receive from parents who are just starting to explore spelling as a form of communication for their non-speaking or minimally speaking child. It’s an understandable...
Why Is Vision So Important When Spelling?

Why Is Vision So Important When Spelling?

When we hear the word vision, most of us immediately think about how clearly we can see. While visual clarity—or visual acuity—is one part of vision, it’s only the beginning. Vision is also about how the brain interprets what our eyes are taking in. For many of...
Who is eligible for Spellers Tampa services?

Spellers Tampa serves children and individuals who are nonspeaking or unreliably speaking due to autism or other diagnoses affecting reliable speech. The program is designed for those whose intelligence and thoughts are not reflected in their ability to speak, and who would benefit from learning motor skills to communicate through spelling.

What qualifications and training do Spellers Tampa coaches have?

Spellers Tampa coaches are trained in the proprietary Spellers Method, which combines occupational therapy, developmental optometry, and assistive technology expertise. The organization emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach and evidence-based practices responsive to the lived experience of the nonspeaking community.

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