By Kasey Philpott, MS, CCC-SLP I recently attended the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) convention in Chicago. With over 12,000 attendees, the ASHA convention provides a plethora of learning opportunities for speech language pathologists and audiologists alike covering a variety of topics, including speech sound disorders, autism, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), hearing loss, swallowing […]
William, the 10 year-old son of Tim Courtney, research and training director at Little Star Center, wrote the following letter to his school to request a grant for Little Star Center. This is a great reminder that our learners success is important to even our youngest citizens. Did you know one out of every 88 […]
By Kerry Blankenship I knew before the diagnosis came in. Someone gently suggested having Emma evaluated for autism, and I started researching. I knew when I read the list of common characteristics that I was reading about my 3-year-old daughter. When the diagnosis confirmed what I knew, I thought, in those first days, that […]
By Thomas Zane, Ph.D., BCBA-D Institute for Behavioral Studies at The Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly, Massachusetts Little Star Center Advisory Board member Autism is known as a “fad magnet” because of the plethora of treatments available to treat the condition (Jacobson, Foxx, & Mulick, 2005). […]
Check out the photos from the Autism Expo 2012. Little Star was there as always and it was a great event! Thanks so much to the Autism Society of Indiana – keep up the amazing work you do! So glad to partner with you! […]
Little Star Lafayette celebrated it’s first anniversary on March 16th at the Lafayette location. Staff and families were invited to stop by, have a hot dog from the hot dog cart, eat some cake and enjoy the festivities! We even had sunglasses for the kids! Thank you to the Little Star Lafayette Families and Staff […]
Little Star Center Carmel headed out to the Monon Center starting in October to play some co-ed volleyball against some average (let’s be honest – above average) competition! Although LSC’s regular season ended with a 1 – 7 record, tournament play showed that LSC had really stepped up their game! Winning three games in tournament […]
Dr. Kevin Beadle, D.D.S. of Carmel Pediatric Dentistry visited the kids of Little Star Center to teach proper brushing habits and how to keep their teeth healthy. Using a story like “Bucky Beaver and the Good Food Forest,” Dr. Kevin was able to emphasize good oral hygiene, prevention and good nutrition when it comes to […]
Saturday, August 20th, 2011 Zionsville, Indiana A great crowd came out to support the Autism Society of Indiana and their 2011 Excellence Awards. Little Star Center was there to receive the Excellence in Direct Care Award, an award for providers who demostrate excellence in direct care services to infants, toddlers, children, youth and adults with […]