Tune in for FREE on Tuesday, August 16th @ 5pm!
Special interest? More like a special opportunity...
We’ve all had autistic clients/students that are highly interested in a single subject (or even an object or type of object). From a neurotypical perspective, these special interests might be hard to understand, and they may even seem to get in the way of therapy. But once you understand them, they actually present a unique opportunity for you as a therapist.
Autistic SLP, Sam Rowntree, is joining us to give you insight into special interests from an autistic perspective, as well as to teach you how to use these interests to increase engagement with autistic kids and build a deeper relationship.
(Free to attend! We go LIVE Tuesday, August 16th @ 5:00 pm PST)
LIVE Tuesday, August 16th @ 5pm!
Who is Sam Rowntree?
Sam Rowntree is an autistic SLP from Australia.
She's passionate about helping other autistic people live their best lives by giving them the tools to live in society, and also by helping neurotypicals in society to understand and accept autistic individuals for who they are.
She has personal experience with special interests from an autistic perspective, and she's been able to use her understanding of her clients' special interests to build strong relationships.
In this episode, she'll share with you how she does it — and how you can do it too!
Sam loves the Korean pop band BTS, and recently took a trip to Vegas to see them in concert.
It’s not an “obsession”. It’s your wide-open bridge to developing connection and building relationships with your autistic kids.
✔ Discover what special interests really are (*hint: they are actually much more important than you might think)...
✔ How autistic individuals experience their special interests (Sam Rowntree talks about her own interests growing up and today as an adult SLP)...
✔ Find out how special interests affect the way an autistic person engages with their world (and how these interests impact friendships and relationships)...
✔ Strategies that you, the soon-to-be rare and savvy SLP, can apply to “build a bridge” between you and your autistic clients using their special interests…
✔ How you can use these strategies to further build relationships and increase engagement with your autistic kids…
Save your seat. Because we go LIVE on Tuesday @ 5pm PST!!
LIVE Tuesday, August 16th @ 5pm!
