Welcome to the Sensory SLP Blog
Letās start with something that feels uncomfortable but needs to be said out loud:
Being autistic in a world built for neurotypical people is inherently traumatic.
Not because autistic kids are broken.
Not because their nervous systems are wrong.
But because the world constantly asks them to ada...
If youāve been in the therapy world for more than five minutes, youāve probably heard the word trauma tossed around like confetti. But hereās the thing nobody seems to talk about enough:
Trauma doesnāt always look like abuse. Itās not always a ābig event,ā a crisis, or something dramatic.
Trauma c...
Executive functioning (EF) is at the heart of how we learn, focus, and navigate daily life. I donāt know about you but itās not something I feel like I got ANY training on in grad school. I know sometimes talking about attention and executive functioning can feel overwhelming. Which is why I was so ...
Iāve owned a speech therapy clinic for over 11 years and what Iāve learned from my clients and their families is that parenting a disabled or neurodivergent child isnāt just a āfull-time job.āĀ
Itās a never-ending balancing act between therapies, doctor appointments, meltdowns, insurance calls, and...
I know, I know. The internetās been screaming about how āAI is taking over the world.ā
But letās be real ā AI isnāt replacing SLPs.
Itās replacing paperwork.
And honestly? Thatās probably your least favorite part of the job anyway. š
When we use AI tools the right way, we donāt lose human connec...