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Description: This course opens up new ideas for supporting Autistic clients and embracing their strengths verses using compliance-based strategies. It describes what a social model approach is and why it is important.

As a result of this presentation the participant will be able to:

1. describe three reasons why we need to make a shift in how we support autistic clients

Course presenters:

Staci Neustadt M.S. CCC-SLP. 

Michelle Andrews M.S. CCC-SLP. 

Financial disclosures:

Michelle Andrews' financial disclosers include: She has a Teachers pay Teachers, Boom Learning, and Teach with Medley store under Pep Talk LLC. She is also the founder and manager of Pep Talk and the Pep Talk Podcast. Teach with Medley is also a sponsor for this podcast.

Michelle Andrews' non-financial disclosures include: She has a stock participation plan with Teach with Medley.

Staci Neustadt's financial disclosers include: Staci is the CEO of Making Sense of Autism

Staci Neustadt's non-financial disclosers include: Staci has no non-financial disclosers.

Agenda:

5 min: Introduction, bio, disclosures, learner objectives

15 min: Why we need to make a shift in the narrative with autistic clients.

15 min: Ways we can change from the old mindset to the new mindset

15 min: implementing a new plan in your therapy sessions

10 min: summary, ”take away” points, closing

References and resources: 

A transcript is available for this podcast course. Click here to read the transcript. If you need any additional accommodations please email [email protected]

Disclaimer: Pep Talk LLC does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.