The Trauma-Informed SLP

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TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 In this episode, I unpack why questioning facilitated communication variants is not the same as being ableist. I talk through the difference between respecting lived experience and still asking for authorship testing, independent access, and evidence-base...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Have you ever seen an SLP influencer's post and immediately felt like everything you’re doing is wrong?  In this episode, I react to a CF-SLP who’s overwhelmed by all the “this is harmful” and “you’re doing it wrong” takes—and unpack what’s actually going...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 In this episode, Janyce and Kim continue their conversation about the old and new forms of facilitated communication (e.g., letterboards, spelling-to-communicate, rapid prompting method) and telepathy claims in non-speaking autistic people. Together we un...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 In this first part of a two-episode interview, trauma-informed speech-language pathologist Kim Neely speaks with Janice Boynton—artist, educator, and former speech clinician—about her firsthand experience using facilitated communication (FC) in the 1990s...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Here's my truama-informed critique of the Telepathy Tapes podcast. In this episode, I unpack how telepathy claims about non-speaking autistic people intersect with facilitated communication, dehumanization, and inspiration-porn narratives. It highlights e...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 What does trauma-informed care actually mean in practice—and how can you tell when something isn’t trauma informed, even if it’s widely accepted? In this episode, we're going through common green flags and red flags of trauma-informed care, including bodi...

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TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 I have had meltdowns my whole life. I didn't know that's what they were called, but I definitely had them my whole life. And they SUCK! They're uncomfortable, sometimes scary, exhausting, and disabling. But I've also noticed that many, MANY people have no...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 One consistent aspect of living as a neurodivergent is burnout . Whether it's ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, OCD, trauma exposure, or literally any other brain difference, we're all burnout from, I suspect, a younger age than most neurotypicals. But a...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 There are many, MANY redflags in this rhetoric, so let's unpack them. Episode topics include: Who are the creators of the podcast? The "superpower" flavor of dehumanization Alternative explanations for what people see Playing Devil's Advocate: If all thei...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 So here's something from my Youtube page that, in light of the 2024 election cycle, I thought would be good to post here. Genocide always seems like hyperbole...until it's not. (The video includes images of referenced articles and quotes, so if you benefi...

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TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 So you've tried all the burnout strategies you can find: Mindfulness, eating better, exercising, goign to bed early ...aaaannnnnd they didn't work. Guess you'll just stay burned out forever, right? Not necessarily... The stuff that really works to help wi...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Episode 3 is finally here! On this episode, we talk about secondary traumatic stress (STS), a.k.a vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, trauma exposure, etc... This is the meat...the "entrée" (if you will)...of the series because I think that the impact o...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 One little thread on r/slp made me think of three major things that are part of how I process and do neurodivergent-affirming care in the case of emotional dysregulation. So I made a really informal video (using my front cam on my Macbook, so apologies fo...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Part 2 is finally here!! (Whew!) On this episode, we go over both systemic and interpersonal/relationship things in the workplace itself that can contribute to traumatizing experiences for employees. TOPICS COVERED: Reviewing what trauma really means (lik...

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TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 So, I talked about this at my ASHA 2023 talk, made an image carousel on Instagram, and did rambly Youtube video on this, but figured I'd do a quick podcast ep on this as well, cause I've found myself using these terms more and more these days and, well, I...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Just thought I'd put out a little update on what I've been up to and what I have planned in the works. Feel free to check out my new(ish) Youtube channel here ! And I also have a new look for my website if ya want to check that out.   Feel free to email m...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 A new episode!! FINALLY !! I took a bit of time-off from this topic for my own mental health, but now I'm back, baby! Herein lies my info-dump on dehumanization in medical (read: clinical) practice. We go through Haque &b Waytz's functional and nonfun...

TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 As the Gen-Zers say, we live in a society . And so do scientists, which means that science is never truly bias-free...despite frequent claims otherwise. To be trauma-informed, however, we have to pay attention to that man behind the curtain. Cause sometim...

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TOPIC SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/5AUvprN4Xtr8yxQD9 ACCESS FREE THREE MONTHS OF PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/ttislp/redeem/90231 Here it is. We've arrived at some tough topics. In order to become trauma-sensitive (per the The Missouri Model ), we have to increase our awareness of historical (i.e., generational) and system-oriented traumas/retraumatization. This is where trauma-info...