Episode 136: Tales From Teaching #7 - Reverse...

Visual schedules are a powerful tool for decreasing problem behavior, but what should you do when students start ripping them? In this episode of The Autism Helper Podcast, we break down why schedules are an essential strategy and why visual schedules are a must in structured cla ...  Show more

When a child is in crisis mode, they are not ready to learn. In a meltdown situation, our goal as the adult is to keep the child safe and reflect on how to prevent this in the future. In this episode, we explore what to do in an episode of explosive behavior. We go through the 6 ...  Show more

This episode is drawn directly from the Monday Morning Inspirations members-only podcast for the Special Educator Academy.  I'm focusing on why and how taking a break during the school holidays or over the summer can make you a better teacher.  Get a taste of our inspirational an ...  Show more

Many SLPs were taught the medical model of working with autistic children where we found the deficit and worked to fill it. However, we know now that autistic children develop differently, and we need to focus on helping them become the most successful version of themselves, n ...

This episode was pulled from our Special Educator Academy (SEA) Show, one of 2 of the members-only podcasts that are part of the membership.  I hope you enjoy a taste from SEA.Perseveration is when someone gets stuck on a topic, a phrase, or an object and can’t move on to other t ...  Show more

We know by now that Autistic adults are the real experts on how Autistic people experience the world. In this episode, Autistic SLPs Rachel Dorsey and V Tisi take us deeper than we’ve ever gone into how we can understand and support authentic, Autistic social communication in ...