Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
Empowering neurodivergent people through understanding and conversation
It is Speech Pathology Week 2024. This year’s theme is “Communicate Your Way”. Speech Language Pathologists / Speech Language Therapists, really don’t get the recognition they deserve for how much they contribute to the wellbeing of our society, particularly when it comes to neurodivergent children. Despite the name, they do so much more than help[…]
One of the awful phrases parents of neurodivergent children often hear from medical professionals* is “They’re failing to reach their potential.” * The ones who aren’t neuroaffirming, and don’t really understand what they’re talking about. This is usually based on measured assessments, or ideal milestones for their age. Children who might be considered to be[…]
First things first, many people within the neurodivergent community believe the term “selective mutism” ought to be done away with. The inability to speak in these situations is no more a choice or “selection” than the anxiety that causes it. The more welcomed term is “situational mutism”, in that in some situations you speak, and[…]
