Why Use Fidgets in the Classroom? Understanding How Fidget Tools Can Improve Focus for Neurodivergent Students
In this article, I explore why fidgets may improve focus for many of our autistic, ADHD,…
What I Learned from Giving Students Access to Fidgets in Speech Therapy
Storytime From even my first grad school placements in public schools, there’s one thing that clearly…
Verbal Stimming is Autistic Communication
It is important to see echolalia as meaningful communication attempts whether we understand the meaning in the moment or not.
Why Are Accommodations So Important for Autistic People? – The Dangers of No “Special Treatment”
Accommodations start with listening, believing, and then figuring out how to support the person.
How I Identify Neurodiversity-Affirming Speech Therapy With this 4-Question Screener
What is actually neurodiversity-affirming when everyone wants to claim their materials, strategies, resources are neurodiversity-affirming?
Why Don’t My Autistic Students Ask for Help?
Your student isn’t going to learn to ask for help until they’ve unlearned not asking for help.
The Simple Script I Use in Conversation for My Auditory Processing Deficits
I’ve discovered a simple substitute to asking “what?” and feeling guilty over my brain’s difficulties with auditory processing and tuning in only to the speaker’s voice.
5 Signs your Autism Awareness Month Shirt Is Not Neurodiversity-Affirming
Are you confident that the t-shirt or sweatshirt you’re wearing in April to support Autism Awareness…
How to Get Started with Neurodiversity-Affirming Speech Therapy
To be a neurodiversity-affirming SLP, you simply need to understand what the neurodiversity movement is, why it’s important, and make an effort to adapt your practices.
I Wouldn’t Be an SLP If I’d Known I Was Autistic…and That’s Some BS Internalized Ableism.
We all start somewhere on our neurodiversity journeys and none of us are perfect. If I’d…