SLP Talk Show

In this episode, Cari and Jim explore the concept of play schemas...repeated patterns of behavior that reveal how young children learn and make sense of the world. 

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In this episode, Cari and Jim bust nine common myths about learning and play. Together, they reframe play as the foundation for growth, creativity, and deeper learning. 

Cari and Jim discuss the decline in play, the cognitive hypothesis, and the true building blocks of school readiness for young children. Hint: It's not knowing letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. It's all about executive function skills.

Click here for the book referenced in this episode: How Children Succeed by Paul Tough

Join Cari and Jim for a lively discussion about the school-to-work transition. Because Autistic kids become Autistic adults. 

In this episode, we explore why the back-to-school season is one of the most overwhelming transitions for neurodivergent students. From decoding stress responses to building collaborative partnerships with schools, you'll learn practical, compassionate strategies to ease this high-stress season for the whole family.

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Join Cari and Jim for a follow-up to episode 73 as they continue the discussion on supporting Autistic children at mealtime. In this episode, Cari outlines three categories of safe, respectful strategies that prioritize trust, choice, and co-regulation. 

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Cari and Jim discuss the complex relationship that Autistic children often have with food. 

One liner for this episode: For Autistic kids, mealtime is about survival, not stubbornness. 

Nobody likes to talk about screen time. But we live in the Digital Age, and it's time to start supporting families of young children in creating mindful screen time habits at home. One thing that all children with developing brains and bodies need is VARIED EXPERIENCES! Screen time should be just one of many experiences young children have access to each day. Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a discussion about screen time in children with disabilities. 

Screen Time Mindfulness Books for Kids

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The Anxious Generation book

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Cari and Jim discuss the bias in autism research and how this affects girls getting an autism diagnosis. 

The CDC released the most recent autism prevalence numbers which showed an increase from 1 in 36 kids to 1 in 31 kids. In this episode, Cari and Jim discuss factors contributing to the increase in autism prevalence in the United States including 1) improved understanding of the Autistic neurotype, 2) increased identification of autism in previously under-identified groups, and 3) assortative mating. 

Here are the 2 links mentioned in the episode:

1013.full.pdf

The Evidence on Vaccines and Autism | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health