Autism Outreach Rose Griffin
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In the Autism Outreach Podcast, Speech Therapist and BCBA, Rose Griffin from ABA SPEECH, provides her best, ready to use autism interventions and speech therapy techniques to inspire professionals and parents working with students with autism. With 20 years of experience in the field, Rose understands one of the biggest challenges parents, therapists and educators face on a daily basis is helping students strengthen their communication skills. Listeners will regain a sense of calm as Rose breaks down trusted therapy techniques to try at home or school to provide support to students. Rose will address a variety of topics on autism spectrum disorder: how autism symptoms present in babies and toddlers, recognizing the differences between autism and a speech delay, early intervention therapies, autism evaluation, autism diagnosis, how to help a child with autism start communicating if they are nonverbal, helping students who engage in problem behavior, functional communication skills, increasing student engagement and improving social skills. An excellent listen for parents and professionals alike, with a mix of interviews and solo shows designed to inspire, empower, and provide you with confidence to help your students. Hit subscribe and learn more at www.abaspeech.org
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#167: The Importance of Public Speaking In Healthcare with Dr. Breanne Hartley
Whether you’re a keynote speaker or you’re attending a small group team meeting, front of the room speaking opportunities are abundant in the autism healthcare field. And they are mutually beneficial. Dr. Breanne Hartley is BCBA-D who is passionate about public speaking. These opportunities create an environment of learning, collaboration, and sharing ideas and thoughts.
Public Speaking Strategies for SLPs, BCBAs, and anyone with a front of the room opportunity:
Conceptualize any opportunity as a “front of the room” opportunity.Be prepared. Consider what ideas you want to convey, plan key points with supporting material and real world examplesAsk yourself questions: How do you want the audience to think and feel?Know your audience. Who are you talking to SLPs? BCBAs? Parents? Study other public speakers in your field. What do you want to emulate and what do you want to avoid?Have a back up plan. (Dr. Hartley’s pro tip - PRINT YOUR SLIDES!)Sound and Memorable Concluding Remarks. Consider a quote or a call to action for your audience.Along with these great tips, we also discuss Dr. Hartley’s work as the Chief Clinical Officer at UNIFI Autism Care. UNIFI is on a mission to level up autism care and create a unified experience between providers and clinicians for the benefit of the patient.
#autism #speechtherapy
What’s Inside:
Finding opportunities for public speaking, big and small, as a providerThe mutual benefits of public speaking opportunities for providers and speakers.Strategies for public speaking for anyone!What is UNIFI Autism Care?Mentioned In This Episode:
ABA SPEECH Connection Membership
C.A.R.E. Autism
Breanne Hartley, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA - Chief Clinical Officer - UNIFI Autism Care | LinkedIn
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#166: What Does An Advocate Do? A Conversation with April Rehrig
Do you hear the word parent advocate and immediately anticipate a contentious IEP meeting with an US vs THEM mentality? It doesn’t have to be that way. April Rehrig is an advocate with over 20 years of experience as a school psychologist, teacher, and parent in the public school system.
In our conversations, April explains how her philosophy is about reaching across the table to work together and resolve concerns. She is a virtual advocate working with clients across the country and offering an embedded coaching model with on-demand online courses, letter templates, and parent training. This model goes beyond advocacy and helps parents learn and understand how they can themselves advocate for their child.
Not everyone can afford an advocate, April affirms, which is one reason she provides coaching and training to empower parents for future IEP meetings. Most advocates are fee-based, but you can also find low-cost and sliding-scale options too. She shares some great insight when it comes to looking for an advocate, like understanding the difference between advocates, attorneys, and coaches. It’s important to know what you need and want with this support. April provides examples of questions to be sure to ask when finding the right fit.
There is a lot of value for parents and families as well as provider teams when it comes to providing advocacy support, especially when the goal for all is positivity and collaboration. If you like this episode and want to see more of this type of content, be sure to rate and review on Apple Podcasts.
#autism #speechtherapy
What’s Inside:
The value an advocate can bring to an IEP meeting.How to resolve core concerns of the parents.What’s the difference between an advocate, attorney, or coach?How to find an advocate near you.Mentioned In This Episode:
ABA SPEECH Connection Membership
Rise Educational Advocacy
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#165: Increasing Comprehension Skills For Autistic Students
When it comes to teaching comprehension to autistic learners, it can be difficult to know where to get started. This is an important skill leading to independent communication, and it’s crucial to have a robust system for teaching the skills.
I’m going over some of the foundational skills leading to comprehension. Labeling is a progressional skill that should start with the preferred terms of the learner, then onto more functional beyond the therapy room for their day to day life. Intraverbals and (to keep things simple) filling in the blanks are another skill that is a cornerstone of conversation and a foundation of comprehension learning. Don’t forget to check out Dr. Sundberg’s supplement that I discuss in this episode.
WH questions are a specific target to get started with in comprehension. You can get very specific with criteria and data when creating learning targets and IEP goals for this skill. You can teach this skill with visuals (I share a resource for this today too!) and very importantly, you can use WH questions to teach and generalize personal safety questions: What is your name? What is your guardian's name? What is your phone number? Etc.
There are great links and resources for you to check out today, so don’t miss those! And if you found this episode helpful, don’t forget to leave a review or reach out to me at ABAspeech.org with any questions.
#autism #speectherapy
What’s Inside:
How to support a learner with struggling comprehension skills.A robust system for teaching comprehension with autistic students.Creating functional IEP goals for comprehension with WH questions.Mentioned In This Episode:
Dr. Sundberg Intraverbal Supplement: Intraverbal Subtest V.6.0
ABA SPEECH Intraverbal Printable: Speech Therapy Activity: Focus on Comprehension & Expressive Language
Boom Cards for Comprehension
Join the ABA SPEECH Connection Membership - Membership ABA Speech
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#164: Accepting Different Opinions About Autism with Rachel Stotts
*Alexa play Get Along by Kenny Chesney*
Rachel Stotts wrote the article, Accepting Different Opinions About Autism in the Nov/Dec issue of ASHA Leader. It is bright positive energy in a space that really needs it. She is an SLP and a mother of 4. Rachel’s passion for autism is so important professionally and personally, as she has her adult autistic son at home.
Rachel shares her thoughts on the controversy surrounding the autism puzzle piece. For her, autism is a puzzle—figuring out all the right support, services, and needs. When it comes to different opinions and information, she reminds us to listen, stay informed, and evaluate based on our values and knowledge. One person, one therapy, one anything—it just doesn't work in the autism population.
There is always someone offended, a trending opinion, or a hot button topic. So how do we navigate all of the information and opinions online and on social media?
-Remember who you are in this industry for: It’s not about likes and validation; it's about making a difference in the child’s life.
-Be cautious about the content you’re consuming.
-Find community away from negative online spaces.
Unfortunately, not everyone is going to see eye to eye on interventions, but as long as we support people and the people supporting the people, we can find positivity and make a difference!
#autism #speechtherapy
What’s Inside:
ASHA Leader Article: Accepting Different Opinions About Autism by Rachel Stotts.Thoughts on the Autism Puzzle Piece.How to navigate online information.Finding support from negative spaces.Mentioned In This Episode:
ABA SPEECH Connection Membership
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#163: The Importance of Teaching Board Game Play To Young Children With Disabilities with Dr. Erin Barton
Today we’re featuring more accessible research! We’re talking about a topic I am really passionate about; Modified Leisure with play, social skills, and joint attention all mixed in.
Dr. Erin Barton explains the research involved in her study, Teaching Board Game Play to Young Children With Disabilities. Her work focused on expanding play research from pretend play to play with peers, with an emphasis on the least amount of adult intervention. Dr. Barton makes an important note that every child deserves a 100% chance that they will have at least 1 chance for a positive interaction with their peers. Board game play is a naturally occurring chance for small group play with functionality that applies beyond the therapy room.
The children involved in the study had limited speech, developmental delays and required no peer aversions, specific motor skills related to game play, and the ability to follow one-step directions. They generalized board game play with visual cues and step by step guides among an array of games that were picked daily by rotating student choice. In the study, they found that after between 5 and 10 sessions, children were able to generalize and maintain the skill.
Dr. Barton also shares some tips that everyday clinicians can use today in the therapy room.
Cooperation focus: change games so they meet the needs of the child, they don't have to be the original win/lose function.Adaptations: create visual cues and prompts that can become a part of the game and do not need to be faded.Student interests: use games and interests the students enjoy to reinforce the process.
Did you like this episode? Let me know if you’d like more like this, and I'll keep bridging the gap between research and practice!
#autism #speechtherapy
What’s Inside:
Increasing chances for positive peer to peer interactions.Generalizing board game play with cues and adaptations.Supporting peer to peer interactions with play and limited adult intervention.How to teach board game play for the everyday clinician.
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#162: The AAC Trial Process with Brittany Schmidt
“We have to see learners as a part of their community.” Brittany Schmidt, BCBA-SLP, explains a major point of the AAC Trial process, having the device be effective across all of the learners' environments and communication partners.
It’s hard to stay up to date and fully understand AAC when you’re not working with it on a regular basis. In this episode, Brittany shares some specific points and ideas when it comes to finding the right AAC device for a learner and avoiding device abandonment.
Over the years, there has been an incredible evolution of access. There is more affordability and availability of devices and applications with unique features that can be programmed for diverse learners. Ease and functionality, response and consequence changing, power words, and realistic goal setting are among some of the great points Brittany and I discuss.
You can find out more about Brittany through Thrive Clinical Solutions or reach out to her via email. Be on the lookout for her talk and CEUs on AAC through ABA Speech Connection.
#autism #speectherapy
What’s Inside:
Understanding the varying modes of intent to communicate, including problem behaviors.Helping learners communicate across environments and partners.The evolution of access to AAC.Unique app features that can help a variety of learners needs.
Mentioned In This Episode:
Thrive Clinical Solutions
schmidt@thriveclinicalsolutions.com
ABA SPEECH Connection Membership
Customer Reviews
Great Information
I love how Rose bridges the gap between Behavior Analysts and SLPs. There is a lot that we can learn from each other!
Informative, valuable, and thoughtful
Rose does an excellent job with this podcast. As a mom of a toddler who struggles slightly with communication, I found this podcast so helpful! There are so many tips on how to engage effectively with those on the spectrum and both my husband and I have found these useful! We also enjoy listening to her other podcasts even if they don’t specifically apply to our son! Rose covers so many topics, and it’s been so much fun learning new things about autism from her and her guests. Highly recommend listening!!
Great communicator
Rose is a great communicator when it comes to all things speech & language, autism, and aba. I enjoy listening to her talks. She is clear, concise, organized, and practical!