In this episode of The Affirming Village Podcast, Dr. Destiny Huff, LPC, and IEP Coach Lisa Baskin Wright expand the conversation on self-advocacy by pushing beyond the basics of services, checkboxes, and compliance.

Your learner deserves more than services — they deserve support, understanding, and environments that affirm who they are.

Destiny and Lisa dive into what true support looks like for neurodivergent learners, exploring:

• Why “services” alone aren’t enough for meaningful growth

• How communication and sensory needs shape advocacy

• Building collaborative, affirming teams around children

• What it looks like to support a whole child, not a checklist

• Why adults must shift their expectations, language, and reactions

• How advocacy begins with recognizing communication differences, not correcting them

• Creating home and school environments where a child’s identity, voice, and needs are honored

This episode is a reminder that self-advocacy can only grow when adults see the child as a full human — not a list of interventions.

If you are raising or supporting a neurodivergent learner, this conversation will help you think beyond services and toward real support, real understanding, and real empowerment.

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