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Ep. 65: Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy in Our Clinic
On this episode of Making the Shift, I'm sitting down with my clinic's Speech & Language Program Director Emily Byers Chaney and we are talking about how we've been implementing ND affirming practices over the...
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Ep. 64: How to Help Autistic Kids Communicate
This week on Making the Shift, we're celebrating the release of Jessie's brand new already BEST SELLING book, Ready Set Connect. We're diving into WHY a book like this is so important, and the very hard lessons that...
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Ep. 63: Does My Child Have PDA?
In this powerful episode with Child Psychologist Dr. Tay, we dive into characteristics of a child with a PDA profile...many you likely haven't heard of! PDA is known as Pathological Demand Avoidance, but we like to...
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Ep. 62: Sensory Tips for In Home Therapists
This week on the Making the Shift we are diving into using sensory strategies for in-home therapists. And we have a special guest! I am so excited to sit down with Melanie Weber to talk about using sensory strategies...
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Ep. 61: Enhancing Your Sensory Approach in a Clinic Setting
This week on Making the Shift we have a special guest! I am so excited to sit down with Celina Wright to talk about implementing a sensory-based approach in a clinic setting. Celina is my right hand woman and has...
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Ep. 60: How Do I Bring Up Autism to Families
How confident do you feel bringing up autism to families? Early in my career as an SLP this was really hard for me. But I know now that it is a disservice to the child and their family to wait to have that...
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Ep. 59: An AuDHDer's Guide to Regulation
This week on the Making the Shift we have a super special guest! Bettina is an AuDHD SLP, mom to an Autistic child, and the owner of Milk and Honey where she does therapy and consulting. We are so excited to sit down...
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Ep. 58: Top Tips for Sensory Avoiders
This week on the Making the Shift we’re going to be talking about our top tips for sensory avoiders. Listen in to learn more about what a sensory avoider looks like, how to support sensory avoiders in a variety of...
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Ep. 57: Why We Shouldn't "Manage Behaviors" & What To Do Instead
When I started viewing behavior as just the tip of the iceberg and started looking more at what lies beneath the surface, everything changed for me. So put on your scuba gear and get ready to dive deep into the icy...
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Ep. 56: Supporting Sensory Needs in Schools
On this episode of Making the Shift, we are diving into a much requested topic: Supporting Sensory Needs in the School. Tune in as we discuss: the first thing we can do to support sensory needs in the classroom, how...
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Ep. 55: Strategies for Surviving with Sensory Differences Under One Roof
Does one person in the house always seem to listen to the radio or TV at a volume that is just too loud?? Does another person in the house love when all the lights are dimmed? Maybe you feel like you are always...
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Ep. 54: Why You Shouldn't Withhold Preferred Items & What To Do Instead
Raise your hand if you have ever had a child walk into your therapy session holding their favorite toy and you thought, "You know what, I'm just going to take this toy away so it's not distracting?". Now raise your...
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