Why We Are Closing Registration to Our Online Courses
Since 2019, we have been dedicated to providing continuing education and courses that we felt were necessary to make our world more neuroaffirming and to challenge the ableism ingrained in us and taught to us as we became therapists and educators. In this time of rising fascism and climate collapse, we’re shutting down our online […]
We can’t address disability without addressing race.
We can’t address disability without addressing race. Here’s why. Guest post by Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown, autistic attorney and disability justice advocate. Like many autistic women and nonbinary people of color, I didn’t find out I was autistic until many years after the average white autistic man usually does in early childhood. I was […]
Rethinking Hand-Over-Hand Assistance for Autistic Kids
Rethinking Hand-Over-Hand Assistance for Autistic Kids Somewhere along the line, many of us got the idea that our goal as therapists is to get our kids to reach their therapy goals. With that in mind, many of us dive in and do what it takes. Do we need to tell them what to do? Show […]
Rethinking Reinforcers for Autism
Rethinking Reinforcers for Autism None of us, neurotypical or otherwise, has an easy time doing things that aren’t meaningful or motivating to us. This is especially true for our young clients. So the question becomes: what motivators will we use? Rewards and praise? Or is there another way? Many therapists supporting Autistic kids go the […]
Rethinking Planned Ignoring for Autitic Kids
Rethinking Planned Ignoring for Autistic Kids If you work with autistic children, you’re always looking for effective strategies to help your clients meet their goals. When challenging behaviors get in the way, many therapists decide that a behavioral approach is the way to go. They may choose to ignore their clients’ challenging behaviors, praise or […]
Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior…or Could We Ask A Better Question?
Is It Sensory or Is It Behavior…Or Are We Asking the Wrong Question? Note Watch the video above, or read the full transcript Read about identity-first language Get the latest details on the training Browse More Posts View All
Nurture the Love of Learning with a Strengths-Based Approach to Autism Interventions
Nurture the Love of Learning with a Strengths-Based Approach to Autism Interventions A couple of weeks ago, a colleague* said something that hit me like a punch to the gut. She pointed out that for our autistic kids, we spend most of their school day and most of their therapy time working on the things […]
3 Surprising Phrases that Stigmatize Autistic People
3 Surprising Phrases that Stigmatize Autistic People Most of us know that the words we choose to describe Autistic people matter. Nevertheless it can be tough to stay on top of what language reduces stigma and confusion and what language does just the opposite. Did you know the majority of Autistic adults prefer to be […]