FRIENDS BEGIN WITH ADVENTURE
Grow Through Gaming
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Magical Tables = Confident Communicators
Everyone has strengths, but not everyone’s strength is social communication. Having the ability to try different tactics, adjust an approach, and reap the rewards for group-positive decisions with immediate feedback scaffolds children into those who work hard to connect and are more self-confident and secure in other social situations.
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Online is Fun and Effective
Role play games use the theatre of the mind; they are the essence of playing pretend. Using the computer is a great way to engage reluctant and limited communicators in group language and play. Many social language clients demonstrate more effective growth in an online treatment environment.
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Every Kid Can be a Hero
Every young person deserves the chance to grab their adventuring pack, find their closest friends, and race off into the unknown to take on whatever they find. We become amazing by practicing being amazing. Set your child up to be the hero in their own story today!
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Roll for Pragmatics - A Safe Space
Roll for Pragmatics is an LGBTQA+ and neurodiversity-positive environment to find joy and connection with others. Come to the game just as you are; you are enough!
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Make Friends for Life
Role play games are more popular than ever and it’s no coincidence that they are soaring in popularity when increased isolation leaves kids looking for a reason to connect. Learning to play a role play game not only increases social skills but creates connections and friendships that can last a lifetime!
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Open up the World
We learn about the world by experiencing its wonders. In learning to use our imagination and stay flexible in our thinking we can go anywhere we can picture. Expand your child’s adventuring spirit through play!
Roll for Pragmatics
Meet the SLP/GM
Krissy Baker (she/her) is a licensed speech-language pathologist in the state of IL. She received her Bachelors of Arts in acting from DePaul University and her Masters of Science degree from Rush University Medical Center. During her twelve year clinical career Krissy has served clients in a variety of settings with multiple diagnoses and severity levels. Krissy’s areas of treatment include dysphagia/swallowing in special populations such as autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy populations, neurodegenerative conditions, social communication and fluency treatment. She has her certificate of clinical competence (CCC) and accreditation by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Krissy has been serving children, preteens, and teens in role play social groups for many years and has developed a successful approach to pragmatic language treatment that has proven effective, even during quarantine. In her treatment groups clients of all ages demonstrated increased success in working with others, using multiple perspectives, generating outside-the-box problem solving, and working with the natural give-and-take of successful communication. She enjoys sharing her performance skills as well as love of storytelling and collaborative adventuring with her own children at home as well and understands that all children learn best through play, trial and error, and self-motivation.
Krissy's specialized training includes:
NLA Trained Clinician - Natural Language Acquisition In Autism: Echolalia To Self-Generated Language
Feeding Therapy training
Stuttering therapy training
Social communication training