
Which comes first, behavior or language problems?
Can Language intervention alter behavior problems?
Communication skills in children with ADHD/ADD carry a unique profile that are of deep concern to therapists/teachers/parents alike. Learn how children’s behaviors give clues to language deficits and what we can do to address them. Explore what the most recent research has to say about effective strategies for communication development in this population. This will be an interactive presentation with video clips and “hands on” practice by workshop enrollees. Come ready to be an active participant; go home with workable strategies for home and school settings.
Susan Hollar, a licensed pediatric speech/language pathologist and certified RDI consultant, is owner of Hollar Pediatric Speech and Language. She teaches at the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, California State University, Northridge.
Mrs. Hollar is the 2009 recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the California Speech and Language Association. She is a frequent presenter at such conferences as the Back to School Autism Conference , Autism Society of America and California Speech and Language Association as well as interviews on NPR Radio.
Her background includes specialized fellowship training in Clinical Intervention for children with Autism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles UAP USC. She currently holds Supervisor level certification in the Relationship Development Intervention by Steven Gutstein, Ph.D. for children with Autism where she trains other professionals in RDI and presents parent workshops.
Recent publications include Communication deficits in Children with Oposconus-Ataxia Due to Childhood Neuroblastoma (Journal of Pediatrics) and Adequacy of Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities in the Los Angeles Area.
Mrs. Hollar is the proud parent of a teenager with the diagnosis of Autism.
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