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Learning Style Profile© Part IV: LSP Questionnaire - A Protocol For Identifying Social-Communication-Behavioral Breakdowns Between Children With ASD And Partners In The Classroom And Therapy #e301


Presenter: Patrick Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP

Learning Style Profile© Questionnaire (LSPQ)


This course will introduce and explain how to use the Learning Style Profile Questionnaire, which is based on the Learning Style Profile for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Rydell, 2012).

This course is the fourth in the LSP Training Series by Dr. Pat Rydell and examines social, communication and behavioral breakdowns in children who have autism. This course provides an in-depth discussion and game plan for consulting with teachers and parents and a tool for treatment planning. Also included in this course are 23 therapy demonstration videos.

In spite of Speech-Language Pathologists’ best efforts to implement evidence-based, best practice with children with ASD (and related disorders), social-communication-behavioral breakdowns may still occur in our classrooms and intervention environments. At times, our interpersonal interactions may unintentionally trigger, or at least contribute to these breakdowns, especially for those children with ASD who are already contending with their own learning style challenges. These interpersonal triggers may be small and nuanced....but, sometimes little things make a big difference. “Why did our session break down?” “What do we do when....?” ASD education and intervention can be challenging at many levels!

This advanced course identifies 50 common scenarios in which social-communication-behavioral breakdowns are more likely to occur between the child with ASD, the Speech-Language Pathologist and/or other participants (e.g., teachers and peers) in individual and group settings. Videos, talking points and discussion are used to illustrate and explain the sources of interactional breakdowns specific to each of the 10 LSP components.

Course is offered for 1.1 ASHA CEUs – 11 contact hours.

Course Overview – The Learning Style Profile

Course Overview – Run Time: 11:27:07
Total time including 23 strategy reference videos.

  • Object vs. People Orientation: Does your child pay more attention to objects than people?
  • Learning Through Social Modeling, Demonstration, and Rehearsal: Does your child have difficulty learning the social-communication and interactional skills modeled by others?
  • Attains Social Cues from Multiple Partners: Does your child receive social-learning cues from only one person at a time?
  • Level of Flexibility with Objects, People and Activities: Does your child interact with objects and/or people in a rigid/repetitive/inflexible manner?
  • Shared Control: Does your child form his/her own agenda and insist that others follow it?
  • Interaction Style: Does your child respond to other people in restricted ways during social interactions and only for certain purposes?
  • Symbolic/Verbal Communication: Does your child primarily use scripted or memorized verbal phrases for communication?
  • Executive Function: Does your child have difficulty implementing a plan to complete a task or activity?
  • Distance Learning: Does your child respond to others only when they are at a close distance?
  • Transitions: Does your child resist transitions in activities, events, locations, and/or routines?

Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Related LSP Training Courses:

Part I:
Building the Capacity for Socially Appropriate Conversation in Young Children with Autism

Part II:
How To Set Up The Therapy Environment

Part III:
The "Who's Doing The Thinking" Instructional Series

Content Disclosures

This presentation will focus exclusively on the Learning Style Profile© (LSP). Other treatment approaches will receive limited or no coverage as part of this training. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Course Format

Video PowerPoint presentation with author narration & downloadable handout. Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Reviews

Comments From Prior Course Participants

"LSP Strategy was beneficial to discuss. I liked the guidelines for addressing ASD therapy." R.T. (Dec. 2024)

"Beneficial strategies for sensory seeking and avoidant children. This course discussed ways the communication partners, therapist, and environment play a role in successful interactions. I benefited from his explanation of possible barriers and he gave great recommended strategies. I appreciate the importance of recognizing these learning styles and I thought his suggestions for adaptations was well thought out with great examples." N.B. (Dec. 2024)

"I have many children with ASD on my caseload this year. This course detailed new ways to identify social-communication skills and behavioral breakdowns between children with ASD and teachers/peers in the classroom and therapy room. I learned from the case studies that were presented in detail." K.B. (Nov. 2024)

"The use of JARS was beneficial. Thorough explanations and practical ways to implement strategies." M.L. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the video examples followed by adaptations/adjustments." H.C. (Nov. 2024)

"Entire course is valuable. I loved how videos are used and different scenarios are discussed to reinforce concepts presented." G.S. (Aug. 2024)

"I loved all of the video examples." M.W. (Jul. 2024)

"Including peers during therapy for students with ASD was a beneficial topic. I liked the visual examples." C.C. (May. 2024)

"Loved the soccer practice - soccer game approach and Texas two-step. I enjoyed the video that showed the left-to-right agenda and coaching model." P.B. (May. 2024)

"As a parent with social communication disorder, the very specific examples with video to support I found extremely helpful. Certain techniques were broken down into steps that were not complex to follow. The presenter was clear and was able to have his message understood through the way the lecture was structured." E.L. (Apr. 2024)

"Discussing learning style for ASD was beneficial." S.W. (Feb. 2024)

"The strategies to work with traditional moments were helpful. I liked the discussion of the significance of echolalia in children with ASD." A.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the video examples and structured walkthroughs of LSP questions and suggestions." L.M. (Dec. 2023)

"Learning which strategies and models best support a child with ASD learning in the classroom. The handouts and the videos worked well together in presenting the information." M.L. (Dec. 2023)

"The inclusion of videos made the course more relatable." K.O. (Dec. 2023)

"The videos specific to each profile were helpful." W.S. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the analysis of what causes communication breakdowns and the resolutions to keep that from happening." T.P. (Nov. 2023)

"Clear presentation style. The concept of who is doing the thinking and to forget about being correct, which can happen later, was beneficial." S.D. (Oct. 2023)

"I found this whole course to be beneficial for my practice. It was very well organized and presented clearly. The instructor is extremely knowledgeable on the subject area and provides practical information that can be applied to daily practice. The use of video examples was wonderful!" A.G. (Oct. 2023)

"I enjoyed when the presenter showed the video of the child with the sensory object of his preference; he fixated on the object only. The presenter gave excellent feedback on how we can help children to gradually fade out desired sensory objects and replace them with new ones without the child throwing severe tantrums. This information is very useful for my daily practice because I do have children with ASD who focus more on objects than people." A.M. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the videos and the handouts, and also how the instructor went through each section with us helping to identify target areas to address as it pertained to each child's area of difficulty." A.M. (Aug. 2023)

"The videos were very helpful." J.C. (Mar. 2023)

"Videos 3 through 10 were the most beneficial for daily practice. I appreciate Dr. Rydell's comprehensive handouts for his courses." L.A. (Feb. 2023)

"Discussion of breakdowns during transitions was beneficial. Course was easy to understand. I liked the classroom examples." J.D. (Feb. 2023)

Course Objectives

At course conclusion, participants will be able to:
  1. Describe the 10 Learning Style Profile Questionnaire (LSPQ) components.
  2. Apply the LSPQ protocol to identify interactive scenarios in which social-communication-behavioral breakdowns are more likely to occur between the child with ASD and partners (e.g., Speech-Language Pathologists).
  3. Use the LSPQ protocol to modify, adapt and adjust partner interaction strategies to decrease the potential for social-communication-behavioral breakdowns to occur with the child with ASD in future social exchanges.

Presenter & Disclosures

Patrick J. Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP

Patrick J. Rydell, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, is the Founder and Director of the Rocky Mountain Autism Center, Inc. and Autism On Call, LLC, in Lone Tree, Colorado. With more than 38 years of practice (“on the floor”) in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), he has provided international and national trainings, workshops, consultations and program development to governmental agencies, medical facilities, universities, school districts, professionals and families. His doctorate was earned through a National Institute of Health Leadership in Autism grant (1989) and he has a double master’s degree in speech pathology and special education with a program emphasis in early childhood and autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Rydell is a U.S. Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant recipient (2005). Dr. Rydell is the co-author of the SCERTS Model (Prizant, Wetherby, Rubin, Laurent & Rydell, 2006) and author of the Learning Style Profile for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Rydell, 2012) and Autism On Call Educational Series (Vimeo, 2017). Dr. Rydell has also co-authored 5 book chapters and numerous peer-reviewed research articles on topics related to autism spectrum disorders. He is currently developing ASD programs across Asia, Central Asia, and South America based on the LSP approach.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Patrick Rydell is a presenter of online CE courses sponsored by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Patrick Rydell is the author of Learning Style Profile Autism Activity Book; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Patrick Rydell is the author of Learning Style Profile for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, published by Rocky Mountain Autism Center (January 21, 2013); receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Patrick Rydell has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclosure.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

Intended Audience/Accreditation
asha ce approved provider

This program is offered for 1.1 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CE Registry: During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

  • Current ASHA Member.
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  • Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
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  • Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
  • Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
  • Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

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Additional accrediting agencies by which Northern Speech is an approved CE provider:

  • California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4. Online CEU limits may apply; please contact SLPAHADB for current online CEU acceptance policies.
  • Iowa: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. Provider #169.
  • Kansas: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Provider #LTS-S0005.
  • Florida: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.
  • New Jersey: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the New Jersey Department of Education. Provider #1654.

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