Helping young people to learn social skills while avoiding excessive “masking”
Teachers and therapists working with young people on the autism spectrum face a dilemma. While...
Joel Shaul’s course descriptions for speech-language pathologists
Contact me to learn about my in-service trainings for speech-language pathologists. I am available to...
Joel Shaul’s workshop course descriptions for educators
Contact me to learn about my in-service trainings for educators. I am available to present...
Joel Shaul’s workshop course descriptions for mental health professionals
Contact me to learn about my in-service trainings for mental health professionals. I am available...
Part 6: Encouraging & validating the child’s own artistic expression.
There is a lot we can do as therapists and teachers to support the mental...
Part 5: Creative use of others’ images and AI for social & emotional learning.
I have included this additional category of art-related therapy resources – use of images not...
Part 4: Coloring & decorating to add interest & levity to social & emotional learning.
Doing coloring during therapy activities can be beneficial in several ways. In Part 2 and...
Part 2: Assigning individual drawing tasks for social & emotional learning.
Why should teachers and therapists have a child on the autism spectrum color and draw...
Some ways to use art to promote social & emotional learning in children with ASD. Introduction to 6-part series including free downloads.
In my own mental health and social skills work with individuals, groups and classes on...
Getting the most out of family participation in a child’s individual therapy
In individual therapy involving children, we therapists sometimes limit progress by making insufficient use of...