October means it's ADHD Awareness Month! Let's get things started with busting the biggest myth of them all: ADHD isn't real. Here's a fantastic infographic from ADHDAwarenessMonth with the facts! ##ADHDAwareness

We started a new Language, Literacy, and Play group at the clinic last week. Can you guess which book we read on the first day? (Hint: 🤫🤫🤫) #TheHelloClinic #Give #PutKidsFirst #ProvideQualityService #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks #PlayBasedTherapy #SLPeeps #SLP2Be

"Teaching autistic children Pride is like teaching them to use AAC. You have to model pride for them and put them in the right environment." ❤️ this post on the AssistiveWare blog from Tiffany Modeste, AAC user, autistic adult, and parent of autistic kids ow.ly/zUH050KTKuq

4 kazillion thumbs down 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 disabilityscoop.com/2022/09/28/law…

Have a kiddo or client in need of AAC? Check out these AAC Month app and product sales! Huge shout out to Laura Senders for doing all of this research and sharing it with the world 😍 #AACAware22 #AAC canva.com/design/DAFMcuI…

Think you might be in need of diagnosis or treatment for #ADHD? Check out this resource from CHADD that has 6 key questions to ask as well as a link to their resource directory. #ADHDAwareness chadd.org/about-adhd/qui…

We ❤️ our clients! It's always a celebration when they're ready to graduate from speech, but when they bring you a homemade card with all of the phonemes they worked on and a pumpkin they hot-glued with material, pipe cleaners, and a stick, there's only one thing to do: 😭😭😭😭

"Our children aren’t trying to provoke us...they are struggling with an executive function challenge." Fantastic little 2 minute video from ADHDAwarenessMonth! #ADHDAwareness youtu.be/USQpH01mzVM

Absolutely loving this new animation from Communication Matters that explains AAC mentoring!! Amazing things can happen when 2 people on similar paths can connect and we'd love to see more of this where we are! #AACAware2022 youtu.be/QsLoQnP9aFo

What with it being spooky season and all, Stellaluna is the perfect book to talk about bats and birds and friendships with preschoolers. This reading on Storyline Online® is absolutely wonderful 🦇 storylineonline.net/books/stellalu…

Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day! Remember, stuttering as just another one of the beautiful variations of human life! We're committed to normalizing stuttering and helping PWS say what they want to say, no matter how they say it 💚 #ISAD2022

Less focus on the first 3, more celebration of all the rest! We ❤️ neurodivergent brains and we ❤️ this image from Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics! #ADHDAwarenessMonth

We had such fun at the clinic on Halloween! We targeted Halloween-themed articulation and language goals while searching for pumpkins around the building. 🎃 . . . #TheHelloClinic #PutKidsFirst

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We are committed to working with clients & families to adapt & shift our approaches. We hope you'll click through to read our commitment to #neurodiversity -affirming care, share your feedback, & help us continue to evolve our practice. thehellofoundation.com/neurodiversity…

It's Children's Book Week! And you know how we loooooove a book around here 😍 Check out this site from Children's Book Council for all sorts of cool resources for both parents and professionals! #HowDoYouBook everychildareader.net/cbw/

Child-led play is the best play! It's harder to do than it sounds, though, so give yourself grace and patience as you practice. We promise you'll have fun, and your child will love you for it! npr.org/2022/10/13/112…

Do you still need language and literacy testing if you're already getting neuropsychological testing for your child? Yes!! And here's a great blog post from SmartSpeechTherapy explaining why. smartspeechtherapy.com/neuropsycholog…

This goes for us, too 😕 You can always reach us at the clinic via the other socials, our website, or on the olde timey telephone. We hope to be back soon!

After 7 wonderful years of serving the community, The Hello Clinic will close on February 28, 2023. It's been our honor & privilege to serve the greater Portland community, and we thank you for your trust in us over the years. More info can be found here: thehellofoundation.com/the-hello-clin….