Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#184: It Started in the Hardest Year of My Life: Autism Little Learners
Season 2 Episode 184
Teaching autistic preschoolers can feel lonely. This is the episode where I pull back the curtain on the membership that became the opposite of that …
2 months, 1 week ago
#183 Presuming Competence in the Preschool Classroom
Season 2 Episode 183
My non-speaking three-year-old student told me "This is boring" on his AAC device.
That moment changed everything for me, because that is communicati…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
#182 Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom with NYT Best Seller Alyssa Blask Campbell
Season 2 Episode 182
What if defiance is really dysregulation? In this episode I sit down with Alyssa Blask Campbell — New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Humans, B…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
#181: Every Non-Speaking Child Should Have Access To Robust AAC with AAC User, Jordyn Zimmerman
Season 2 Episode 181
Imagine understanding every word around you while the adults talk over you like you're not even there — and not having a reliable way to communicate …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
#180 Preschool Autism Summit: How it came to be & the movement we're building together
Season 2 Episode 180
He was banging his head on the floor, and Tara remembers the tears sliding down her cheeks and the only words she could find: "How can I help you?" T…
3 months ago
#179: The 4-Letter Shift That Changes How You See Behavior!
Season 2 Episode 179
What if behavior isn't something to stop, but something to listen to? In this episode, we're talking about one of the biggest mindset shifts happenin…
3 months, 1 week ago
#178: What If Too Many Questions Are Quieting Your AAC Learners?
Season 2 Episode 178
In this episode, we're talking about something so many of us were taught to do with the best of intentions, but that can quietly work against us: pro…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
#177: Echolalia Is Communication (Not Something to Eliminate)
Season 2 Episode 177
In this episode, we're talking about echolalia, what it really is, what it's doing, and why so many autistic children communicate this way. For years…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
#176: Before Words: Why Symbolic Sounds Matter More Than You Think
Season 2 Episode 180
In this episode, we're talking about something that often gets overlooked in early language development: symbolic sounds and exclamatory words. The …
4 months ago
#175: Incorporating Deep Interests to Transform Learning Activities
Season 2 Episode 175
In this episode, we bring everything together and move into the how. After exploring what deep interests are and why forcing engagement backfires, w…
4 months, 1 week ago