The Hanen Program for Parents

More Than Words (MTW): More Than Words - The Hanen Program for Parents® is a family-focused program that gives parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and related social communication difficulties, practical tools to help their children communicate. The More Than Words program is geared towards non-verbal communicators. It emphasizes the child's everyday activities as the context for learning to communicate. The program consists of eight two-hour training lectures and three thirty minute video feedback sessions (VFB) spanning 8 consecutive weeks.

It Takes Two to Talk (IT4): It Takes Two to Talk - The Hanen Program for Parents® is a well-known model of family-focused early intervention for young children with expressive and/or receptive language delays. The goal of It Takes Two to Talk is to enable parents to become their child's primary language facilitator, thereby maximizing the child's opportunities for communication development in everyday situations. It Takes Two To Talk is designed for toddlers and preschool-age children with specific language impairment, as well as for children with cognitive and developmental delays under the age of five. The program consists of eight two-hour training lectures and three thirty minute video feedback (VFB) sessions spanning 8 consecutive weeks.

The next program will consist of:

*An 8 week intervention block
*12 total sessions including 8 two-hour group seminar lectures and 3 individual video feedback sessions, and one orientation
*17.5 total hours of training

Orientation Meeting

Come and learn more about The Hanen Program for Parents! To reserve your spot please send an email with your contact information including your name, your child's name and age, your phone number, and the best times to call to: aliciasperrazzaslp@hotmail.com

The next MTW orientation meeting will be held on:

*January 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

The meetings will be held at the Home Clinic of Alicia Sperrazza, M.A. CCC-SLP:

*129 E. Evans St., Orlando, FL 32804

Program Options

The Hanen Program Only

*Parents commit to attend 8 seminar lectures and 3 VFB sessions

*Parents must arrange childcare for their dependents during the seminar

*Flat rate: $500 for 12 sessions...roughly $40/lecture or $28.50/hour

*For the flat rate parents receive 17.5 hours of training over 9 consecutive weeks

Clients with Early Steps as a Pay Source

IMPORTANT: Please disregard the information provided in "Program Options" as this information does not pertain to Early Steps clients.

Child Care: Both parents and members of the immediate family who are communication partners to the child are encouraged to attend the program. CHILDCARE IS NOT PROVIDED DURING THE LECTURES. Appropriate arrangements must be made privately. Children are required only during video feedback and review.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

More Than Words 2012!

Welcome to a new year of Hanen Programs! The next MTW orientation is scheduled for January. We have a very full orientation and the roster has been closed to incoming referrals. That's great news! Here is some extra information for attendees...


A) If you would like to reserve a spot for the orientation and have not already done so, please send an email with "January Hanen Confirmation" in the subject line. Include your child's name, birthdate, contact information (phone and email), and case worker's name (for those families referred by Early Steps).


B) Please remember that childcare is not provided and arrangements need to be made privately. I can typically get names of some college aged students in the communication disorders department at UCF that are willing to babysit in home. These students are a bit older, more studied, and more tolerant than your average babysitters and can always use extra funds.


C) The home clinic is a functional home...it is a duplex where I live on one side and work on the other...this means that you will be driving through a neighborhood and will look for a residence not a professional office facility. The home clinic is a one story yellow cinderblock house. The entrance is on the side of the building. Landmark: tropical flamingo mural by door and mailbox. It is located on a corner lot and there is plenty of street parking.


D) Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Written questions (via email or text) will be answered more rapidly than voicemail.

See you all in January! I look forward to meeting and working with all of your families!

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  1. commonwealthcasualty22July 9, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    Amazing how simple it can be to communicate with people and have them understand a certain topic, you made my day.



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