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Explore a wealth of insights, expertise, and guidance within our curated collection of articles, providing invaluable resources and knowledge to support the holistic development of children at CST Academy.

What is Antecedent-Behavior Consequence (ABC)?

Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) is a significant component of understanding the function of behavior. If a child is in ABA therapy or a therapeutic preschool program for additional behavioral support, their teachers...
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How A Therapeutic Preschool Program Can Help a Child with Sharing

As children are processing through their early childhood development, play skills and sharing are important components of social development. As with most skills, children require instruction when it comes to...
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What is the M-CHAT?

Autism is something that we are continually learning more about, and as our knowledge of the condition grows, so do the diagnostic methods and treatments. There are even assessments that...
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How Reading Can Help Children Develop Language Skills in a Therapeutic Preschool Program

From an early age, we learn the importance of reading as a way to develop cognition and expand the way we see the world. If a child experiences speech and...
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How American Sign Language (ASL) Can Be Helpful In A Therapeutic Preschool Program

Sign language has been proven to be beneficial for children in a wide variety of settings. Parents have used sign language with their preverbal babies and it has proven to...
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How Music Can Be Helpful in a Therapeutic Preschool Program

There are nothing but positives when it comes to incorporating music into a therapeutic program. The overall goal of a therapeutic program is to include the extra multi-sensory component. This...
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Why Is Early Intervention Important?

If a child experiences developmental delays in early childhood, early intervention greatly improves a child’s chances of developing positive behaviors. If a child exhibits problematic behaviors early on in development,...
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How is Prompting used in a Therapeutic Preschool Program?

Prompting is a commonly used strategy with children on the autism spectrum to build positive behaviors. A prompt can be either a verbal cue or a gesture to encourage a...
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What is Stimming?

If you are the parent of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you may already be familiar with ‘stimming.’ If you are new to stimming, this is a self-stimulating...
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5 Apps to Help Children Build Expressive Language

Throughout early childhood development, communication is one of the most pivotal skills for a child to acquire. If a child is experiencing delays in their communication skills, as a result...
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Signs a Child May Have Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) looks different in every child it affects. So, how do you tell if your child has sensory processing disorder? There are several key symptoms to be...
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Benefits of Group Activities in a Therapeutic Preschool Program

Normally when parents are searching for speech therapy services for their child, they will look into private therapy, rather than group therapy. However, speech in a group setting, such as...
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"After almost 2 years our son’s time at CST Academy has come to an end. The preschool program has done wonders for him. Ms Jaclyn is such a warm, kind and patient teacher. She and my son’s OT (Ms. Nikki) and ST (Ms. Erika) worked together to ensure he was meeting all of his goals. The level of collaboration between all therapies shows how dedicated they are to helping your child reach their full potential. They have all made such an impact on him, it’s amazing to see the changes since he started there. He has blossomed into a strong, confident boy who is more than prepared to start his new school in a few weeks. We will always fondly remember our time at CST Academy. Can’t recommend them enough!"
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