Empathy, Autistic Shutdowns, & A Strengths-Based Life
with Elsbeth Dodman
05/19/2021
Elsbeth Dodman is an autistic artist, creative writer, and public speaker.
Tune into episode 25 where we talk about:
- Elsbeth’s own experience with autistic shutdowns, and the concrete strategies that helped her work through them
- Elsbeth’s brilliant reframe of what “Whole Body Listening” means and why autistic people are actually quite good at it
- What it looks like when we turn the mirror onto neurotypicals and examine concepts like rigidity and empathy
- How Elsbeth built a life on her strengths, and how we can support our clients to do the same
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Show Notes
- View links at learnplaythrive.com/podcast
- Get all of the details for the online course, The Learn Play Thrive Approach to Autism
- Check out a sample of Elsbeth’s art made during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook: Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals