Insights from Chloe Estelle: An Autistic Mentor and Advocate Dec 05, 2024

Chloe Estelle is an Autistic mentor and coach with years of experience working in the nonprofit space, supporting Autistic individuals and their networks. Chloe also facilitates live monthly Mentor Calls in the Insider and NeuroAffirm Academy Communities.  In this interview, she shares her journey, ...

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How Neurodiversity-Affirming Social Work is Changing Lives (and Why You Need to Hear This!) Dec 04, 2024

Today we’re diving into something BIG—how social workers are flipping the script and reshaping care for neurodivergent individuals.

Recently my partner Chris (aka Speech Dude) sat down with Sam Marion, an Autistic, ADHD, PDA Licensed Clinical Social Worker (and all-around rockstar), to talk about w...

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Child-Led Therapy For Gestalt Language Processors Nov 27, 2024

Have you ever walked out of a therapy session scratching your head and wondering "Why did my client seem so disengaged?"

Or found yourself frustrated because your carefully planned strategies just weren’t landing?

We’ve all been there. But here’s the thing—it might not be what you’re doing. It mi...

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Speech Therapy Goals That Should Be Canceled Nov 20, 2024

I saw a therapy goal this week that stopped me in my tracks: “Johnny will maintain eye contact for 80% of a conversation.”

Seriously?! We’re still writing goals like this in 2024? 🤯

Here’s the thing—therapy goals should support autistic kids, not to make them less Autistic. 

Depression rates amon...

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No Gym, No Problem Nov 13, 2024

I’m going to say something that you might not expect from me…

You don’t need a sensory gym to have successful sensory based sessions. 

Yes, sensory gyms are amazing, but when you know why each tool works, you can get creative and recreate that magic with stuff you already have.

So here are my 5 t...

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