If you want to follow us on Facebook or Instagram, we're there now -- but under a new name: Conduit Advocacy & Therapy Services Why "conduit"? From etymonlin...

My first post on regulation covered what it is and how it can go wrong. This time, let's focus on why it matters and how to make it better. What Did Regulati...

I recently found this timely reminder for parents: "When you have to pick [between parenting and teaching], because at some point you will, choose connection...

Many people know April as Autism Awareness Month. A significant portion of the autistic community -- especially #actuallyaustistic folks -- hope for more tha...

Here's another list of links, this time full of ideas to help us all figure out what to do when we can't go out for our normal out-of-home activities. Wash Y...

We're all having a hard time wrapping our heads around the unexpected changes that have popped up in our lives over the past few weeks. I've compiled a list...

The last few weeks have been weird for everyone, with lots of schedule changes and disruptions in routines. I've been collecting some helpful and inspiration...

If you've spent any time around autistic communities or educational and therapeutic professionals, you've probably heard the word "regulation" a time or two....

In an effort to be as informed a possible about my clients and their perspectives, I follow a number of Facebook groups focused on autistic adults sharing th...

Did you know...that many AAC users have visual impairments? Braille is one of many supports that can help these individuals communicate to the best of their...

A recent study of over 2000 autistic children in Australia found that more than a third of them had movement challenges, even though only a fraction of those...

The following quotes are from a single article about a community of people who all share the same communication disorder. As you read through the quotes, se...

I've personally never been completely comfortable with the title "speech-language pathologist." First, there's the "speech" part. I sometimes work on speech...

A lot of people -- especially parents -- worry that introducing AAC means giving up on speech or sacrificing any potential speech development for AAC develop...

I'll be honest -- it's been a little bit of a struggle to get a post up (almost) every work-day this month. Today I ran out of my back-log of links to share...

I love using books to teach vocabulary and encourage spontaneous language. It didn't come naturally to me, though. It took me awhile to figure out how to d...

I have a confession: Sometimes I LOVE data. When I'm in a session and recording data takes my attention away from my client, interrupting our interaction, I ...

That last part is really the reason I chose this image for today's post: Communication is only really communication if you can't predict what will be said. Y...

For many people, technology is so appealing (and such an integral part of our daily lives) that we find it easy to focus on high-tech AAC and pretty much for...

For a long time now -- since before I even knew what an SLP was -- I've viewed communication as a human rights issue. It's always good to be reminded that I'...