Systems Let Autistic People Down, But They Don't Have To. Here's How To Change It
When Dr. Mel Houser started medical school, they never imagined that they would later find themselves reimagining healthcare for neurodiverg...
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A place where we explore research, amplify autistic voices, and change the way we think about autism in life and in professional therapy practice. Visit learnplaythrive.com/podcast/
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Who Gets to Be Heard? The Case For Researching Assisted Methods to Autistic Communication
Here's what we know: assisted methods to teaching typing have been highly controversial in the field of speech-language pathology, and simul...
How to Work in Collaboration With Your PDA Clients with Stacey Curnow
Ever wondered how to apply Dr. Ross Green's model of Collaborative & Proactive Solutions to your work with PDA clients? Today's guest, AuDHD...
Safety, Trust, & Authenticity: How PDA Experiences Can Inform Our Practices with Diane Gould, Ruth Hevelone, and Michele Kleinmann
The folks at PDA North America recently surveyed over 2,000 families about PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance, or the Pervasive Drive for Au...
Tools That Get Neurodivergent Folks Through Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, Unmotivated, Disorganized, and Discouraged with Dani Donovan
A place where we explore research, amplify autistic voices, and change the way we think about autism in life and in professional therapy pra...
When Your Client Needs Novelty & Routines All At Once: Supporting AuDHDers with Dr. Bowen Marshall, LPCC, PhD
This episode is a deep and nuanced exploration into the seemingly competing needs of being Autistic and being ADHD. We call these folks AuDH...
When Your Autistic Client Also Has OCD, Depression, Anxiety or Other Co-Occurrences: Affirming, Person-Centered Practices with Matt Lowry, LPP
{{Two Sides of the Spectrum is now Born to Be Free!}} This episode is a sweeping overview of the co-occurring conditions that Autistic peopl...
Two Sides --> Born To Be Free (New Podcast Name!)
We have a new podcast name! Keep your eyes out for our first episode of Born to Be Free: Supporting Your Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Pl...
AuDHDers, Executive Function, & Social-Emotional Wellbeing with Vanessa Castañeda Gill
This episode dives into the specific needs of AuDHD-ers – that’s kids who are Autistic and have ADHD - tying in executive functioning, socia...
Therapy as a Collaboration and Becoming
"Because therapy should feel like a collaboration and becoming, not a rehearsal and being less yourself in order to survive." - Chenai Mupot...
Five Core Skills to Help Your Autistic Clients to Unmask for Life with Dr. Devon Price
Dr. Devon Price’s work sits at the intersection of trauma-informed care and Autistic unmasking. In this interview, he walks us through five...
Showing Up in the Therapy Room With Our Whole Humanity: Art, Attunement, and Radical Care with Chenai Mupotsa Russell
Learning from Chenai Mupotsa-Russell will absolutely transform you. Chenai doesn't just teach us how we can use art of every kind to support...
How to Organize a Disability Pride Event in Your Town with Sara Zielinski
Ableism is ingrained into our society, and many of us wonder what we can do about it. Occupational therapist Sara Zielinski decided that a h...
Supporting Regulation: A Leveled-Up Approach with Dr. Jacquelyn Fede and Dr. Amy Laurent
When your Autistic clients have trouble identifying the emotions inside of their bodies, emotion-based regulation systems aren't always help...
Reclaiming Disabled Kids' Futures: A Planning & Visioning Process for Every Provider with Joyner Emerick
We all know that the plans and goals that we write deeply impact what our students and clients get access to learning. Joyner Emerick – a pa...
How to Support Autonomy in Regulation and Reduce Burnout for Autistic PDAers with Sorcha Rice
This conversation with Autistic OT Sorcha Rice covers regulation for Autistic PDAers from absolutely every angle. The theme Sorcha kept brin...
Practices that Deeply Respect Children with Mick Olds
Have you ever thought about what it would look like to put respect for the Autistic children who are your clients – respect for them as full...
Your New Favorite Authentically Autistic Characters in Kids' Pop Culture - BONUS EPISODE with Britton Payne
This isn't one of our normal podcast release days, and it isn't one of our typical topics, but this conversation is just too good not to sha...
How to Reduce Aggressive Behaviors by Centering a Child's Worthiness with Rabecca Hand (NEW PATREON SERIES)
So many of us feel unsure how to best support Autistic kids who have aggressive behaviors. But often, what we are missing in the most founda...
Practices that Center Regulation, Cultural Identity, Authentic Communication, and Dignity with Christina Schmidt
SLP Christina Schmidt strives to work in a way that centers a client's regulation, their identity, and their dignity. If that resonates with...