Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#174: What Echolalia Is Really Telling You: A Gestalt Language Processing Conversation with Nicole Casey, SLP (Encore)
Season 2 Episode 174
In this encore episode, we're revisiting one of the most meaningful conversations from the early days of the podcast — a wide-ranging chat with spee…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#173: Why Forcing Engagement Backfires (And What to Do Instead)
Season 2 Episode 173
In this episode, we gently shift how we understand one of the most common challenges in classrooms and therapy spaces: low engagement. When a child w…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
#172: What Are Deep Interests? (And Why the Name Matters)
Season 2 Episode 172
In this episode, we explore a powerful shift in how we understand one of the most recognizable traits in autistic children: their deep interests. If …
5 months ago
#171: From Exploratory to Functional Play (Without Forcing It)
Season 2 Episode 171
In this episode, we continue the play series by talking about the gentle bridge from exploratory play into functional play. If a child loves dumping …
5 months, 1 week ago
#170: Exploratory Play Is Not a Problem to Fix
Season 2 Episode 170
In this episode, we continue the play series with an important reframe for educators, therapists, and caregivers: Exploratory play is not a problem t…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#169: Expanding Play Without Taking It Over
Season 2 Episode 169
In this episode, we continue the play series with one of the most common questions educators and caregivers ask: How do I help expand play without ta…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#168: Autistic Play is Real Play
Season 2 Episode 168
In this episode, we begin a brand new series all about play with a foundational idea that challenges many traditional beliefs:
Autistic play is real …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
#167: Mini-Schedules: The Visual Support You're Probably Missing
Season 2 Episode 167
Your visual schedule helps students understand the structure of the day. But what helps them understand what's happening inside each activity?
In thi…
6 months ago
#166: When a Child Isn't Responding to a Visual Schedule (What to Adjust First)
Season 2 Episode 166
What if the reason a visual schedule "isn't working"… isn't because the child can't use visuals. What if the real issue is that one small piece of th…
6 months, 1 week ago
#165: Are You Using the Right Symbols on Your Visual Schedule?
Season 6 Episode 165
What if the reason your visual schedule isn't working… isn't because the child "doesn't respond to visuals"… but because the symbols you chose aren't…
6 months, 2 weeks ago