Juli Hollenbeck, a speech and language pathologist at University Hospital's Speech and Hearing Center (Georgia), works with children who might never speak. "My goal is communication. I don't care if it's giving me a picture or it's looking at me," said Ms. Hollenbeck. She utilizes sensory integration intervention with her clients with autism. Typically, sensory integration therapy is used by occupational and physical therapists. The Speech and Hearing center where she works contains a slide, swing, and other sensory stimulation items. In addition, she uses picture books and computers with voice recorders to encourage children to communicate in their own way.
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