Autism Communication Toolkit

We are back for our FINAL episode . . . AND some exciting new news! You don't want to miss this podcast! But first, we delve into the transformative power of unlocking internally motivated communication. Re-discover how the IRC approach can shift perspectives, enabling parents and educators to see beyond traditional measures of progress. As you know, if you are a listener of the podcast, we fo...

We believe that helping your child experience joy within back and forth interactions is THE first step towards all of the communication you want for your child in the future. Implementing our IRC - one minute at a time approach WILL set your child up for all meaningful, internally motivated communication to come. We ALSO believe that it is is not the only approach that a child will need. As your c...

In a world of input, we have a choice! For moms of neurodivergent communicators, the noise is even louder at times. Listen in, as we encourage you to choose what input is most valuable to you, we always have a choice! Want to connect with us? Email us at cherieandalicia@connect-speech.com. Visit our website: www.connect-speech.com Find us on IG @connectspeech We love to connect with our listeners...

You may have heard this before, but listen in to see how it relates so much to the approach we teach here! We always have the choice to help our brain focus on areas we want to grow in and today's episode is a reminder for all of us. Visit our website: www.connect-speech.com Find us on IG @connectspeech We love to connect with our listeners so reach out!

Why are we talking about self care? Listen in as we share what it is and what it isn't, talk about our own experiences as younger moms and why this topic is important for you! Visit our website: www.connect-speech.com Find us on IG @connectspeech We love to connect with our listeners so reach out!

We often say our approach is opposite of ABA, but is it? Today we discuss just that! Tune in to hear the differences between our approach and the approach ABA uses. This is a good one, so make sure to listen! If you are interested in find out more about our approach and what we do in coaching, you can learn more here:  https://cherieandalicia.clickfunnels.com/what-is-coachingf81dp0iz If you’d like...

Waiting is the hardest part . . . we know! We talk about our garden analogy all of the time . . we plant those seeds with our approach, trusting the process that the sprouts and even more will come! Listen in as we share why planting those seeds and staying consistent is worth it and why it's 100% ok to want more! Click here for the following episodes: A Different Way of Thinking About Communi...

Choice making is very likely a strategy that you have learned from your early interventionist or speech therapist! However, make sure to listen to this episode because we do it differently, always with the goal in mind of helping your child become an internally motivated communicator! Rewarding All Communication Episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/xsdpZ1uMgFb If you’re interested in lear...

Tune in and find out how perspective taking in the future relates to the work we do now with toddlers and children! Some of the concepts we talk about here may be new to you, but we really encourage you to listen, so that you can understand why your work at the level of back and forth interactions is so so important! If you’re interested in learning about our IRC coaching program, email us at cher...

Focusing on connection and communication first leads to meaningful communication and also words! When those words come, it can be so hard to understand them, so what do you do? Listen in as we share the why this happens and what you can do!

In this episode, we share about the concept of "scaffolding". This process allows us to give support when needed and reduce support when it's not. Tune in to learn how scaffolding can help with the communication process! If you’re interested in learning about our IRC coaching program, email us at cherieandalicia@connect-speech.com. Visit our website: www.connect-speech.com Find us on...

Sensory activities are often very successful in creating back and forth interactions! Listen in as we share how using sensory activities can not only help meet your child's sensory needs but they can help create beautiful back and forth interactions. From there you can create so many communication opportunities! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our familie...

If you've listened to any of our episodes, you know that we don't believe in using a compliance-based approach or strategies for communication. But what about when it comes to other skills or learning environments? Listen in, as we discuss the big picture on this and when and if they might be appropriate. If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families s...

Are you living within the gap or the gain? Listen in as we share information from Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy and how it relates to the work we do here! It's an important piece of our approach as we are always looking towards the future! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our approach, click here!   https://cherieandalici...

We have been creating podcasts for you for one year! It's an exciting milestone to celebrate and we want to do that by talking about a key pillar of our approach- what we call the social driver! The social driver is the desire to communicate that drives all of the most meaningful and lasting progress in communication. Listen in as dedicate this episode to what lies at the root of all progress...

Your child is not broken. This message has been on our heart awhile and we hope you listen to this special podcast. We are here to tell you that your child's autism is not something you need to fix. We want to celebrate them exactly as they are! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our approach, click here!   https://cherieandalici...

We know that so many moms and families are focused on doing everything they can before that "magic" age of 5 years old! We are here to let you know that progress can continue long after the age of 5! Listen in if you need a reminder that the progress you are making is SO valuable and that it WILL make a difference towards your child's future! If you’d like to find out more about how...

Whether you are new here or you are a long time listener, we talk today about 10 things that define our approach. They are 10 things that we really want you to know about approach AND that they are very different from other approaches! Tune in to find out more or for a great overall reminder of the most important pieces of our approach. If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and...

"Meet them where they are" is something we talk about all of the time! It is THE thing that you can do that will help your child progress with their communication skills. Listen in as we talk about WHY it's so important and why we always need to have this in the front of our mind when working with our children. If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what ou...

Listen in as we share a concept we have learned from our own coaches! It is SO powerful, you don't want to miss this episode. This episode will help you create a mindset shift that you will want to use every day! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our approach, click here!  https://cherieandalicia.clickfunnels.com/step-by-step-ac...

Ebb and flow - we all experience it! Listen in as we share our experience with ebb and flow and the 50/50 of life. If you are working on our approach, or navigating pretty much anything else in your life, this episode is for you! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our approach, click here!  ⁠https://cherieandalicia.clickfunnels.com/s...

A verbal routine is a strategy that you may be familiar with, but make sure you tune in to hear how we teach it differently from most other professionals! It is a highly effective strategy and after listening it is something you will be able to implement right away! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our approach, click here!  https:...

Today we are answering the most common questions we get asked! It is very likely you have these same questions, so tune in and listen! Listening to these answers is also a fantastic reminder about how our approach works and our core beliefs when it comes to helping a child become an internally motivated communicator! If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our famili...

We talk all of the time about our incredibly dedicated and devoted moms that we work with, but today we are doing a special episode talking about the dads we work with! We have so many beautiful teams at work, and dads bring a special spark to the work we do, so today we celebrate them! For anyone listening, you will walk away feeling motivated and inspired!! If you’d like to find out more about h...

Brains are incredible and when we work to help a child understand the value of a back and forth interaction, we are truly building new neural pathways! This information is so exciting, so tune in as we talk about how our families and their children do exactly that when they use our approach. If you’d like to find out more about how to work with us and hear what our families say about using our app...