SERVICES PROVIDED BY JANICE NATHAN

Speech Therapy Training Workshops Advocacy School Consulting Professional Presentations

Janice’s Approach to Therapy and Intervention

Janice helps children develop and use the prerequisite skills essential for successful social communication. The ability to use language for reasoning and problem solving is critical for academic and social success.

These skills underlie the development of self-insight, and understanding how others think and feel.  For all children with language disorders, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, developing these skills is fundamental for successful communicative interactions, reading comprehension and written expression. 

Speech Therapy
“Each child is unique.  I approach speech therapy not as responses to specific behaviors, but by thoroughly understanding each child’s unique needs, personality and circumstances. I take a clinical approach that treats the child as I want to be treated – with respect, dignity and integrity.  No child wants to have a bad day, but when a child cannot express himself or herself through language, he or she tends to “act out” due to frustration.  I approach therapy as a combination of language intervention and helping the child understand and express his or her emotional frustrations."


Other Services
Training Workshops – for families, organizations, and individuals who work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Example organizations include:  Family Behavioral Resources, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit.

Advocacy – to assist families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

School Consulting – providing observations, training and advice to school districts that want to help their teachers, paraprofessional, counselors, among others, introduce effective language interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Example clients include: Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, State College School District.

Professional Presentations – to family and professional organizations wanting to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorder.  Example organizations include:  ABOARD, Pennsylvania State University Autism Conference.