The NeuroAffirm Podcast

The NeuroAffirm Podcast

Hosted by: Speech Dude & Sensory SLP

We're Jessie & Chris, an SLP couple from California with 5 boys and a passion for finding better ways to support Autistic kids. Join us weekly to learn neurodiversity affirming ways to strengthen social-emotional...

Episodes

Ep. 125 How to Run Successful Social Groups

Season #1

Want to learn how to target social goals without promoting masking? Join Jessie + Chris for a free 90 minute masterclass where they'll share how to work on inferencing, self-advocacy, perspective taking, conversation...
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Ep. 124 Building Rapport Isn’t Enough...How Therapists Become Part of the Intervention

Season #1

Building rapport is important...but rapport isn’t the end goal. It’s the beginning of the therapeutic relationship. In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between rapport and the therapeutic relationship...
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Ep. 123 Not Seeing Progress in Speech Therapy? Start Here.

Season #1

Ready to actually start making progress with your autistic clients? I'm going to show you steps you can take to build regulation, engagement and motivation in a live training on Substack. Click here to join Substack...
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Ep. 122 Screen Time Considerations for Autistic Kids

Season #1

Are screens good or bad for autistic kids? Why are transitions away from the iPad so difficult? And what does the research actually say about screen time and autism? In this live discussion, pediatric speech-language...
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Ep. 121 The Biggest Sensory Mistakes SLPs Make

Season #1

On this episode, Jessie covers the biggest sensory mistakes SLPs make!  This episode was the Pre-Party for our free training, the Sensory Intensive for SLPs.  While the Sensory Intensive has ended, you can check...
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Ep. 120 Why Anxiety is So Common in Autism (And What Actually Helps)

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 Anxiety is incredibly common in autistic people. But what if we're asking the wrong question? Instead of asking, "How do we reduce anxiety?" maybe we should be asking, "What is this anxiety trying to tell us?" In...
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Ep. 119 From Behavior Therapist to NeuroAffirming SLP: Lessons that Shifted My Practice

Season #1

On this episode, you'll learn: Why behavior-focused approaches often miss the deeper reason a child is struggling The questions that helped me move beyond compliance and toward a neuroaffirming perspective How my...
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Ep. 118 My Best Tips for Parent Coaching in Therapy

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Fast track your session progress with my Top Tips for Parent Coaching Webinar! If you want to learn how to: Get coaching buy-in from families Implement a simple 5 step parent coaching session structure Adjust your...
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Ep. 117 How to Build Real Connection with Autistic Kids

Season #1

Join me on Substack here! https://substack.com/@sensoryslp If building therapy around relationship, safety, and connection resonates with you, and you want to go deeper… Join me on Substack as a paid subscriber to...
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Ep. 116 Why Routines Don’t Always Work for Autistic Kids

Season #1

Check out Jessie's full Sensory Based Routines Training on her Substack: https://sensoryslp.substack.com/p/engaging-the-most-difficult-to-engage?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Many SLPs...
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Ep. 115 The Biggest Sensory Challenges + Solutions for SLPs

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One of the biggest myths in our field is that “sensory” and “speech” live in different lanes. In reality, how a child processes sensory input directly impacts how they attend, regulate, move, and communicate. On this...
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Ep. 114 Natural Language Acquisition & Gestalt Language Development with SLP Marge Blanc

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In this episode, we're sitting down with Marge Blanc to trace the full history of Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition – from the earliest research, through Marge Blanc’s landmark 2005 case...
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