Podcast

Chris Wenger is a school-based SLP who loves working with the high school demographic, and his love for this field is evident! He shares tips and strategies for teaching middle school and high school students how to communicate with their peers, teachers, and strangers on social media.

Social worker and self-advocate Nathan Morgan is an articulate and loquacious speaker, but he knows that not everyone in the autism community feels comfortable with verbal speech. That’s why he’s on a mission to create opportunities for teenagers and adults with autism to communicate meaningfully in ways that meet their comfort level.

I’m opening the doors to my popular Help Me Find My Voice course, but only for a limited time! If you need some ASHA approved CEUs, or you need more therapy strategies in your toolbox, sign up by April 14th. I’ll see you on the inside!

Speech Language Pathologist Deidra Darst’s perspective completely changed when her own son was diagnosed with autism. Now that her vision has expanded beyond the thirty minute therapy session she has with a child, she shares ideas for how parents and professional can collaborate to build a foundation of success for a child with autism.

If everything that happens in a therapy session stays in a therapy session, then a child may never learn to generalize their language skills. Fellow SLP and BCBA Katie Castro and I share strategies for teaching a child to expand their communication inside and outside therapy.

By focusing solely on IEP goals in a therapy session, you may miss out on an opportunity to truly connect with a child. And connecting with a child is like a magical sauce that helps a child love to tackle harder social and educational goals. Learn how to play better with SLP and BCBA Liz Willis.

What if you could fit everything you needed for a therapy session in a fanny pack? That’s the approach SLP and OT Anna Beth and Mara took when they teamed up together to make AACs more accessible. See how their professional collaboration improved the therapy services they could offer to their students.

AACs have changed so much in the last 40 years, but we’ve made great strides with these devices. SLP Susan Berkowitz discusses how she’s adapted AACs over her 47-year-career to meet the various needs of her students. If you’re working with a student who has an AAC, Susan’s advice will be invaluable for you.

One of the best things about SLPs is the creativity they apply to find games, strategies, videos, or techniques that will help their students succeed. BCBA Shayna Gaunt takes the same creative approach to adapt assessments so that she can meet the needs of her students no matter where they’re at.

Part of my passion in my work is helping everyone I work with find some way that they can communicate with the people around them. For Dr. Mary Barbera, her passion is empowering parents who have young children with autism to learn skills that will help their children lead happier, healthier lives. I think you’re going to love this conversation because it’s full of resources that you can turn to in order to help young children with autism.