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Autism Acceptance Month – Huan on Autism Self Advocacy

Autism, Communication, presume competence / alexmansfield

April has been established as Autism Awareness Month. Like many, we at Growing Kids Therapy Center, feel that a better practice is Autism Acceptance Month. To celebrate Autism Acceptance month, I will be featuring the voices of our clients who Spell to Communicate. These are the only autism experts I consult these days! Their words […]

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A Letter to My Body

Autism, behavior, motor control, parenting nonspeaking kids, Spelling to Communicate, Uncategorized / alexmansfield

A few weeks ago, my client, Ethan, came in for his session very upset and agitated. We began our lesson and tried working through his irritation to no avail. Ethan was becoming more and more distraught. So, we took a short detour from our lesson to discuss the issue. I am a big stickler for doing

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