Embracing Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices with Meg Proctor

06/04/2022 1h 11min Episodio 179
Embracing Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices with Meg Proctor

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Guest: Meg Proctor, MS, OTR/L - The guest shares her passion for what neurodiversity-affirming practice means and why it should matter to the pediatric speech-language pathologist. She guides us through a crucial conversation about what practice shifts we need to make when working with autistic kids, what barriers clinicians can face when implementing strengths-based neurodiversity-affirming practices, and most critically, how we can overcome these barriers to make therapy functional and joyful while embracing and respecting each child we work with.
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