Autism in Children & Creating More Confident Communicators: A Conversation with Rose Griffin

Rose Griffin is heavily engaged in the field of the art of communication. Rose Griffin is both a skilled speech-language pathologist, as well as an accomplished behavior analyst. Rose currently works with both public and private school students in Ohio, where she has a focus and passion on helping individuals with autism learn how to become better communicators. With these efforts, Rose has created her own business, a website to assist both professionals such as special-education teachers and speech therapists, as well as parents of children with autism. Her website abaspeech.org, contains a host of helpful resources consisting of educational courses and therapy materials.

Talking Points in Conversation: •What made you want to become a speech therapist? •What is autism? What are the signs? •What specifically inspired you to help individuals with autism? •What does a parent do if their child is diagnosed with autism? •What ways can a parent help a child with autism better communicate? •Are there any things that a parent should and shouldn’t do to help a child with autism? •What role does speech therapy play in helping individuals with autism?

Rose's website.