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- Emily
- Massari
- 20604 Gordon Park Square, Suite 190
Ashburn
Virginia
20147
United States - Chatting Children Speech and Language Center

Ashburn
Virginia
20147
United States
I find the most important part of CAS therapy, especially with young children, is to establish a trusting relationship and connection first and foremost. As this connection builds, I can incorporate both child-directed and evidence-based intervention. I primarily use methods from Dr. Strand's Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC); however, I've learned that most children benefit from a variety of therapeutic strategies and adaptations individualized to their specific needs. One child's therapy is never identical to another child's therapy!
It's important that parents are supported, reassured, and empowered through this process. Parents of young children are welcome to sit-in during their child's session. Each therapy session is followed by a five-to-ten-minute discussion to summarize interventions, answer questions, provide education, and review home-practice material.
Although AAC as a primary mode of communication is not our ultimate goal in CAS, we often introduce AAC (specifically LAMP Word For Life) to supplement communication and voice output modeling in the early stages of therapy.