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Ep. 105 Using AI to Build Connections with Your Students [Quick Tip]
In this quick tip show, Chris, aka Speech Dude, will dive into how SLPs can use ChatGPT to save time, generate creative therapy ideas, and support neurodiversity-affirming practices.
Whether you’re curious about AI or...
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Ep. 104 Why We Shouldn't Eliminate Echolalia Hosted by Melanie Weber
Want to learn more about supporting language development in autistic trainings? Catch trainings with Melanie & Jessie inside the NeuroAffirm Therapy Academy: http://neuroaffirmacademy.com/
Today we're talking...
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Ep. 103 Sensory-Based Halloween Activities for Your Speech Groups
Get all of these activities in our NeuroAffirm Academy! https://neuroaffirmacademy.com/
Learn how to design sensory-friendly Halloween sessions that build regulation and language.
Are you overwhelmed trying to plan...
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Ep. 102 The Truth About Early Intervention & Autism
To get our "When to Refer" packet, plus tons of trainings, monthly live calls, and an incredible community, join us in the NeuroAffirm Academy: https://neuroaffirmacademy.com/
Did you know that only 15% of autistic...
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Ep. 101 The Power of Strengths and Advocacy Ft. Autistic Adult Kyle Manske
Want a Strengths Assessment you can use with your clients - the kind of tool that helps families and teachers focus on possibilities instead of limits?
Join the NeuroAffirm Academy to get the brand new Strengths...
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Ep. 100 NeuroAffirming Goal Writing Masterclass + 100th Episode Celebration
Do you feel stuck with writing neurodiversity affirming goals that actually work in practice?
Then tune in for this special goal writing masterclass!
On this episode, we're diving into:
✔️ How to align goals with a...
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[Bonus Episode] Neurodiversity Affirming Ways to Prevent Dysregulation - Sensory Mini Course Day 3
Are you ready to transform your speech sessions with your autistic clients?
On the final day of the Sensory Mini Course for SLPs we're focusing on preventing dysregulation before it starts—in a way that is...
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[Bonus Episode] Proactive Sensory Strategies For Your Speech Sessions - Sensory Mini Course Day 2
Are you ready to transform your speech sessions with your autistic clients?
Day 2 of the Sensory Mini Course for SLPs is all on sensory strategies for your speech sessions.Â
In this episode, we’re diving into:
✔️ How...
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[Bonus Episode] Supporting Kids With Challenging Behaviors - Sensory Mini Course Day 1
Are you ready to transform your speech sessions with your autistic clients?
This special bonus episode kicks off our Sensory Mini Course for SLPs — and it’s all about a topic we get asked about constantly: how to...
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Ep. 99 The Brain Science Behind Communication
Why "Just Use Your Words" Doesn't Work... and What to Do Instead!
Tell me if this sounds familiar...
You’re working with a neurodivergent student, and then suddenly, they shut down.
Their words? Gone.
They can’t...
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Ep. 98 Neurodiversity & the Autism Cure Debate
There’s a debate that keeps popping up in autism conversations, often whispered like a secret...
"But what about autistic people who suffer? Shouldn’t they have the option to remove their autistic traits?”
It’s a...
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Ep. 97 Autism, ADHD, or Both? Understanding the Key Differences & Overlaps
Autism vs. ADHD: What’s the Difference?
Is it ADHD? Is it autism? Or both?!
So many parents, educators, and even professionals struggle to tell them apart.
And no wonder - there’s a LOT of overlap! But understanding...
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