Reframing Social Differences for Autistic Kids with Rachel Dorsey, Autistic SLP

02/06/2021 47 min Episodio 26
Reframing Social Differences for Autistic Kids with Rachel Dorsey, Autistic SLP

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Episode Synopsis

Rachel Dorsey is Autistic and an ASHA-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Join us in episode 26 as we totally overhaul everything you thought you knew about the social skills of autistic people. In this episode, we dive into:Rachel’s own experience as an autistic person with neurodiverse and neurodivergent friendshipsThe subtle and insidious ways that OTs and SLPs are teaching our autistic kids to hide their own thoughts and emotions, even when we think we aren’tThe surprisingly negative ways that traditional social and social/emotional interventions can play out throughout a child’s lifeHow we can use a neurodiversity-affirming approach instead to support our clients’ strengths and their sense of positive self-identity and belonging 
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