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On this episode I’m speaking with Marla Cable, the Resource and Training Centre Coordinator at  Giant Steps School . Giant Steps is a bilingual, developmental approach, individualized private school in the public interest in Montréal, Québec with 93 students aged 4 to 21 with an autism diagnosis. They have both English and French instruction and students are grouped by age clusters. Their school w...

This episode, in Part 2,  Kieran Rose  and I will discuss late autism diagnosis and what it means. In Part 1 , we discussed a number of topics around neurodiversity including who to listen to as parents when our child is diagnosed with so many opinions out there, and the balance between what we want as parents for our children and what our kids actually need. Link to the show notes with links to k...

In this episode, part 1,  Kieran Rose  and I will discuss a number of topics around neurodiversity including who to listen to as parents when our child is diagnosed with so many opinions out there, and the balance between what we want as parents for our children and what our kids actually need. In Part 2 next episode, we’ll discuss late diagnosis and what it means. Link to the show notes with link...

This episode we’re discussing the parenting process, the intersection of the parenting experience and Nicole Mank’s professional world, and how one shaped the other. Nicole, who is a  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Child Life Specialist in Davis, California discovered the book  Engaging Autism   when her son was seven which shaped how she parented her autistic child. Link to...

This episode is  Part 2  with autistic self-advocate  Khylil Robinson  and his mother,  Michele Abraham-Montgomery , also known as Chele, who specializes in Family Services, Autism Resources & Advocacy, Peer Family Coaching, Peer Best Practices, Modeling Play Therapy Techniques and IEP Reviews and Preparations. Last episode we discussed the work they are doing including  Spectrum Success 911 ,...

Joining us this episode are guests  Khylil Robinson  who is an Autistic self-advocate, and his mother,  Michele Abraham-Montgomery , also known as Chele, who specializes in Family Services, Autism Resources & Advocacy, Peer Family Coaching, Peer Best Practices, Modeling Play Therapy Techniques and IEP Reviews and Preparations. Psychologist  Dr. Robert Naseef  introduced us and in this Part 1,...

OT Maude Le Roux   is back—this time to explore vision & visual processing in the DIR® model. Many neurodivergent kids face unique challenges with visual and visual-spatial processing. Don’t miss this follow-up to our vestibular system episode! Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠ http://affectautism.com/2022/10/15/vision...

Sari Levin is a Special Educator who has worked with families for a long time and is the Clinical Supervisor of  Kinder Growth  where they provide home-based  DIRFloortime® services  throughout New Jersey and are the first  accredited DIR® organization  in the state of NJ. Sari has her  Advanced DIR® Certificate . Also with us today is returning guest,  Occupational Therapist Stephanie Peters  who...

Returning guest,  DIR® Expert Training Leader  and  Licensed Professional Counsellor, Mike Fields , joins us to discuss aggression. We’ll cover  praxis ,  regulation  and  co-regulation , neuroception (i.e., the body scanning the environment for safety),  limit setting , self-directed aggression, trauma, and more, across age groups. Aggression is one thing when your child is a toddler, but can be...

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠⁠ https://affectautism.com/2022/08/13/conversation/ Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/ ⁠⁠

Link to the show notes with links to key discussion points and other ways to view or hear the episode here: ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/2022/07/23/vestibular/ Consider joining our DIR® Parent Network or becoming an Affect Autism member for bonus content and support from a like-minded community of Floortimers here: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/support/ ⁠⁠⁠

Kieran Rose , an autistic self-advocate, published author, speaker, consultant, trainer, researcher, and neurodivergent educator joins us this episode to discuss a number of topics around neurodiversity. He offers a regular online learning about understanding autistic experiences three times per year for the public, as well as offering training for organizations. We cover the topics of functioning...

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Autistic Self-Advocate, Turrell Burgess, joins the podcast this episode to discuss his experience, his book,  What’s with the New Kid: My Autism My Story , what led him to the  International Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) –the home of  DIRFloortime® –and his new role as Executive Assistant & Diversity Advisor, and how he plans to impact the world in his new role. Turrell did a read...

Mary Beth Crawford is a licensed Physical therapist and  DIRFloortime® Expert Training Leader  who founded  Baby Steps Therapy  in 2008. Mary Beth regularly provides lectures and in-service training to numerous parent groups, and medical professionals and allied health groups on the foundations of motor development, and on her unique approach to pediatric physical therapy. She is here to talk abou...

Sometimes the biggest challenge parents have with their autistic children who have meltdowns is meeting the child emotionally and connecting. Here, we need to find the affect they’re having in that moment in order to support them to feel heard and understood.  ⁠Developmental, Individual differences, Relationship-based (DIR®)⁠  Expert and Training Leader,  ⁠Kasheena Holder⁠ , joins us to discuss th...