Marvellous Mouth Ltd.

GOODBYE!

A good story has a beginning, a middle and an end.
Our story began in California almost 30 years ago. Chapters were written in Wisconsin and Florida. The bulk of the adventures have been in Ireland with short diversions to the UK and China. We now come to a happy ending as Barbara retires and Seamus moves on to an entirely different venture.
We send our best wishes to the educators and speech and language specialists who continue to use Mouthercise and Builders Club to engage children in effective and enjoyable communication.
If you wish to contact us, you can do so by email to [email protected]
Sincerely yours,
Barbara and Seamus Hallahan
31 August, 2018

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Must view -- and only available until January 9th
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/whatyoutaught/

What You Taught Me About My Son - Video On Demand - NHK WORLD - English This program is about the heartfelt interaction between Naoki Higashida, the autistic author of "The Reason I Jump", and fellow author David Mitchell who translated the book and whose son is autistic.

We've been doing a bit of hibernating lately. Needs must. However we wanted to share this vital info: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/the-5-best-toys-of-all-time/

The 5 Best Toys of All Time Here at GeekDad we review a lot of products — books, toys, gadgets, software — and I know it’s impossible for most parents to actually afford all of the cool stuff that gets written up. Heck, most of us can’t afford it either, and we’re envious of the person who scored a review copy of \[?...

We met this delightful young man who was on a panel discussing growing up and finding your career while living with autism. His story is remarkable and his solution to his food issues is inspiring. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chasenyurface

chasenyurface - YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

We have had a very busy few days at the ASHA Convention in Los Angeles. In addition to our three talks on various aspects of communication we have met some inspiring speech therapists, occupational therapists and educators.

The team will be busy come Autumn.

"Dear Barbara Hallahan:
On behalf of the 2017 Convention Program Committee we are pleased to inform you that the submission listed below has been accepted as a poster presentation at the ASHA Annual Convention, November 9-11, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California."

All three proposals Seamus and I submitted were accepted for the conference!!!! A Flash session on BUILDERS CLUB , and 90 minute sessions on Mouthercise and on decoding non verbal narrative (case study).

If you will be attending the ASHA convention in LA or if you live in the area, we would love to meet you when we are there.

We will be in the Greater Boston area 11- 16 August as well. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to arrange a meeting.

Our project for planning for your child's future when you are concerned about ongoing special needs. https://youtu.be/R11cy6EiigY

Transitioning to Adulthood "What will happen to him when I get old?" parents of children with disabilities are often afraid to contemplate this, and they push it out of their heads as ...

Some special needs assistants and teachers in Ireland are providing excellent support similar to this. There are no speech therapists supporting schools at this level in Ireland, though.

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We wrapped up Builder's Club for this school year. A good time was had by all. Many new friendships as well as new skills were developed. We spent most of the last block of sessions outside with some fabulous friends from Crossfit Solas. Hand eye coordination and lots of running was included in the fun. We also created fantasy characters with the colourful spandex fabrics. Builders is all about developing genuine relationships spontaneously and honestly through shared interests and activities. for more information about running your own Builders Club, go to www.marvellousmouth.ie

Directions for building a Sunflower Playhouse are at www.marvellousmouth.ie/speech-and-language-help.html

Downloads - Marvellous Mouth - Teacher Speech Development Resources / Oral Language Development / Speech Delay Disorder

We have set the date for North Wicklow (Bray & Greystones) SNAs to meet: Wednesday 10th May in the afternoon. See info below. Space is limited. Book your FREE place soon.

In Ireland, we are adding SNA training and facilitating to our offerings. Contact Seamus to find out when we will be in your community.

Seeing sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0

Try The McGurk Effect! - Horizon: Is Seeing Believing? - BBC Two More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhw1d The McGurk effect is a compelling demonstration of how we all use visual speech informati...

We were just making these points today at St. Mary's Rathfarnham.

10 ‘Autism Interventions’ for Families Embracing the Neurodiversity Paradigm In most places, as soon as a child is identified as autistic, they are funnelled straight in to early intervention therapies. Based on a medical model of disability, these therapies see autistic ch…

First talk of 2017, "Communication, Behaviour, and Autism", at St. Mary's BNS Rathfarnham! Lovely school, wonderful staff! It was a pleasure to meet them and share our perspectives.

Both Seamus and Barbara have been presenting on autism in education and in the community recently. Workshops that allow participants to evaluate their own communication skills and strategies are having a positive impact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlUZRcM1SL0

Autism and Receptive Language Barbara and Seamus Hallahan are a mother and son team who discuss autism from the perspective of a speech and language pathologist and a business major speci...

We are building on the success of Builders Club in Wicklow and offering to train others to create their own versions to suit the families they serve. This 12 minute powerpoint presentation explains what we do. Click on the link below:
http://www.marvellousmouth.ie/assets/videos/finalbuilder.mp4

www.marvellousmouth.ie

Returning to school
Jumping in or tip toe-ing?
The first weeks back can be high drama.
For some parents it is worse when the children transition smoothly because they wait anxiously for the shoe to drop. It might not drop at all, so try to stay calm!
Either way: dragging them in kicking and screaming or watching them skip happily into the halls of education, we need to wait a few weeks for the settling process to occur before seeking out teacher’s meetings, expert advice or smelling salts, or to assume that it will be smooth sailing from here on out.
If you have concerns, keep a diary of the first few weeks, and think back on the two weeks before school started so that you can place the first weeks of school into a continuum. Make sure you consider more than just your child’s or the teacher’s behaviour. Put it in context and be sure to jot down things that are going well before you jot down the snags. Try to find at least two reasons for the difficulties, one environmental/circumstantial and the other based on the personalities involved. Try to see the incidents from each person’s perspective.
This information will help you and your child solve some things independently (and benefit even more from the good stuff that is happening). If you need support, you will have the information for the support person ready for them. They will appreciate this and be able to help you more effectively and quickly.
Happy school days from the team at Marvellous Mouth.

Messy eating.....

If you are a teacher in the greater Dublin area, there is a wonderful AFFORDABLE intensive 3 day course being offered on understanding Autism
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9490rrayre6w1sc/Autism%20Intervener%20Course%20Level%201%20%281%29.pdf?dl=0

Autism Intervener Course Level 1 (1).pdf Shared with Dropbox

Our presentations at the IATSE conference 2016 went very well. IATSE is the Irish Association of Teachers of Special Education. The conference was well attended and there were so many inspirational and informative speakers there. We were honoured to be included. The powerpoint can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/j6ar7xu and the research here:http://tinyurl.com/hkh873r

the colours of the words in your brain http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3561923/Incredible-brain-dictionary-reveals-minds-understand-language-Model-shows-exact-locations-store-thousands-words-need-use-them.html

Brain atlas pinpoints where meanings of words are stored Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have produced an atlas pinpointing where in the brain definitions of individual words are stored (illustrated).

Springing ahead.... Spring is a magical time of renewal, new growth and beginnings. At Marvellous Mouth we recognize there is an ebb and flow to life and that we all grow best at our own individual pace. We believe in

Consider Marvellous Mouth evidence-based, research-based speech and oral language training for your ECCE needs. Training can be done at your facility. Contact [email protected] for more information

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Significant New Funding to help Quality Expansion of the Free Pre-school Programme > Kildare

Listen with your ears and heart. Watch with your eyes and memory.

Aren't we all miraculous beings?

The Child's Work 19 min. 56 sec. Young children are driven by an internal growth process to seek out experiences that meet their constantly evolving developmental needs.This video…