Today’s conversation gives an interesting perspective on speech therapy. Join us to learn why sensory integration is a crucial component for autistic students with learning challenges. 

Jessie Ginsburg is a sensory integration-trained speech and language pathologist. From southern California, Jessie ended up working in Washington, DC, where she connected with Jake Greenspan, the co-founder of Floortime Therapy; this encounter set the course for Jessie’s work. When she returned to southern California, she opened her own practice and now trains other therapists in how to better support their autistic students. 

Show Highlights:

• Jessie explains the basics of sensory integration and how it affects our behaviors and reactions
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• Why therapists and teachers need to have more training in sensory integration to help kids learn to regulate themselves
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• How kids are classified in IEP meetings as lazy, defiant, etc. when no one understands what they are trying to communicate
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• Why working with kids on regulation and engagement helps solve a lot of speech and language problems in natural ways
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• How the system is overlooking integral, foundational pieces, like why kids feel loved, safe, and connected when they establish relationships with those around them
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• How Jessie’s sensory certificate programs are training therapists all over the world 
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• Why we need to teach kids the WHY of regulation strategies so they can incorporate them and learn to initiate them on their own
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• How self-advocacy comes when kids learn sensory strategies for themselves
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• Why sensory strategies shouldn’t be labeled as a “break” but should be built into learning
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• How acceptance, understanding, and normalization come when kids learn early that everyone is different in how they learn and cope
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• How social media is helping promote a newfound acceptance of disabilities and limitations

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