I want to dive into a topic I get so many questions about: Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).

If you’re wondering whether PECS is the best option for your kids, keep reading. I’ve got some thoughts.

PECS is an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) system, and it’s been aroun...

Let me take you back to when I was 26 years old and decided to start my private practice. 

Guess what my guiding resource was?

An ASHA binder. Yup, that’s it.

No mentors, no roadmaps, no step-by-step guides. Just me, that binder, and a whole lot of figuring it out as I went. 🙈 

I spent the next ...

Let’s talk about something that’s long overdue: everyone deserves a seat at the sensory table. 

And I mean everyone – teachers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, parents, feeding therapists. But let’s rewind for a second because, believe me, it wasn’t always like this.

When I first started talking about sensory, I ...

I’ve got something BIG to share with you—something that’s about to revolutionize the neurodiversity affirming world!

A little while back, when we were putting together a directory specifically for sensory-trained SLPs, my partner Chris (aka, Speech Dude) had an idea that took everything to the next...

I get asked a lot if I use social stories in my sessions and if social stories are neurodiversity affirming.

And the answer to that is...

It depends.

Social stories were created by Carol Gray in the 90s and the purpose is to help kids through different situations by helping them know what to expe...