Reframing Social Differences for Autistic Kids
with Rachel Dorsey

06/02/2021

Rachel Dorsey is Autistic and an ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Join us in episode 26 as we totally overhaul everything you thought you knew about the social skills of autistic people.
In this episode, we dive into:
- Rachel’s own experience as an autistic person with neurodiverse and neurodivergent friendships
- The subtle and insidious ways that OTs and SLPs are teaching our autistic kids to hide their own thoughts and emotions, even when we think we aren’t
- The surprisingly negative ways that traditional social and social/emotional interventions can play out throughout a child’s life
- How we can use a neurodiversity-affirming approach instead to support our clients’ strengths and their sense of positive self-identity and belonging
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Show Notes

- View links at learnplaythrive.com/podcast
- Sign up for your free masterclass, 4 Essential Steps Towards a Strengths-Based Approach to Autism
- Take Rachel’s 10.5 contact hour CEU course, Goal Writing for Autistic Students: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach
- Read Rachel’s blog posts, The Dilemma of Social Skills – Part 1, the Young Child & Part 2 – The Adolescent
- Book a consultation with Rachel
- Follow Rachel on Instagram and Facebook
- Join in the conversation about this episode on Facebook: Learn Play & Thrive: Autism Resources for Professionals