The problem with teaching kids to ‘fit in’ by Adina Levy I’ve been thinking and talking a lot recently about how it’s possible and helpful to support autistic children’s social interactions, BUT it must be done in Neurodiversity...
8 ideas for supports you can ask for at childcare, for your neurodivergent child by Adina Levy Your child is starting a new childcare, preschool, school, or moving to a new class. This can come with a LOAD of emotions for you, and for your child. Naturally, you...
But I won’t fit in the tent. by Adina Levy But I won’t fit in the tent. But I’m too tired to move off the couch. But I’m too distracted thinking about all the other junk on my mind. If I’d given in to these BUTs I would have missed out on this joyful...
A story about rocks, and saying YES by Adina Levy Here’s a story about rocks. A couple of months ago we went on a van trip, driving from Perth to Adelaide over 3 weeks. Absolutely rad. One evening, night my daughter picked up some rocks on the way to the shower block....
A time for reflecting on your practice – How Neurodiversity Affirming are YOU? by Adina Levy This is such a wonderful time of year to reflect on… well everything! If you’ve been thinking hard this year about your clinical practice and working to be a...
Ideas for types of support your child needs at childcare, preschool or school by Adina Levy For many of you, you’re supporting your neurodivergent child to transition to a new year of care – a new class, new teacher, new childcare educators, or even...
Why questions aren’t the way by Adina Levy You want to help your child’s language development. I get it! You want them to learn new words and you want them to be able to express themself better. Here’s one of the absolute biggest keys to supporting...
Speech is not better by Adina Levy All communication is OK, and valid. Speech (a.k.a mouth words, a.k.a ‘verbal’ communication but this terminology should be phased out – see below) is not better than non-speech communication. For some people, speech is...
Sometimes by Adina Levy I teach a lot about the idea of SOMETIMES. Sometimes it’s a great idea to narrate what your child is doing so they can hear interesting words and language. Sometimes it’s appropriate to be silent and let your child have quiet space....
There are no rules for conversations by Adina Levy Here’s my thought for today: There are no rules for conversations. No set, specific way that conversations ‘should’ or ‘must’ go. Natural conversations out in the real world don’t...
The Problem with Theory of Mind (ToM) as it Relates to Autistic People by Adina Levy Theory of Mind (ToM) is a theory talking about the ability for people to understand another person’s mind, perspective, thoughts and feelings. The main idea that is now solidly...
What is ‘Self-Advocacy’ and how do we teach this to kids? by Adina Levy If you’ve heard the term ‘self-advocacy’ you might be wondering what exactly it means and how this relates to speech therapy. Self-advocacy is all about speaking up...
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