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The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint

A podcast from the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint

  1. Understanding Autism in Context: A Discussion with Dr. Peter Vermeulen

    4D AGO

    Understanding Autism in Context: A Discussion with Dr. Peter Vermeulen

    Please join us for “Understanding Autism in Context: A Discussion with Dr. Peter Vermeulen.” Peter Vermeulen, PhD, has a Master's in Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Leuven, Belgium (1985) and a PhD in Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands (2002). From 1987 until 1998, he worked for the Flemish Autism Association, first as a home trainer for families with a child with autism, later as director of the home training centre, and finally as a trainer/lecturer. Then, from 1998 till 2018, he was working as a senior autism consultant/lecturer/trainer at Autisme Centraal. He is the founder and director of ‘Autism in Context’. He presents worldwide and has given keynote addresses at many international conferences, including the Autism Europe Congress, the World Autism Congress, the Asian Pacific Autism Conference, the National Autistic Society, and Scottish Autism. He wrote over 150 articles on autism and is the author of more than 20 books on autism with translations into more than 10 languages, a.o. "This is the title: on autistic thinking” (2001), “I am Special: a handbook for psycho-education” (2000, revised edition 2013), “Autism as context blindness” (2012), a book that won several awards in the USA, “The predictive brain and autism” (2022), and “What really works with autistic children” (published in the USA in 2024). In 2019, he received the Passwerk Life Time Achievement Award for his more than 30 years of contribution to the autism community in Belgium. Support the show

    46 min
  2. How to Assess the Hidden Meaning Behind Behaviors

    12/06/2025

    How to Assess the Hidden Meaning Behind Behaviors

    Please join us for “How to Assess the Hidden Meaning Behind Behaviors” with Staci Neustadt and Susan Golubock. Staci Neustadt, CEO of Making Sense of Autism®, is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years of experience providing individual and group therapy, training, mentorship, and leadership. In 2019, Staci joined Susan in developing the Neuro Strengths Based Support for Autism framework. Staci is passionate about creating a paradigm shift for therapists to holistically support autistic clients and for autistic clients to feel seen and heard as they build on their strengths and contribute their gifts to their community. Susan Golubock is a retired occupational therapist. She received her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Western Michigan University in 1968 and Masters of Education degree in special education technology in 1995. She was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum in 1999. Most of her career has been spent in school-based practice. Susan has been a keynote speaker and presenter at various conferences. Susan developed the Neuro-Strengths Based Support for Autism Framework, which comes from her personal experience as an autistic individual and professional experience as an occupational therapist who worked with autistic clients. She grew up trying to “be like everyone else;” she succeeded in masking but at the cost of never developing a sense of “self,” which led to symptoms of post-traumatic stress. When she was finally diagnosed in my early 50s, I learned that there were other options for how to think and behave, which radically changed my life for the better. Susan's passion is to educate parents and professionals so the autistic individuals in their lives are understood. Support the show

    1h 17m

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