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December 4, 2025
all the information
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December 4, 2025
Speaking on lived experience
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Member
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December 2, 2025
Good to learn about the new research in this area and to reduce the stigma associated with autism.
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December 2, 2025
I thought the message was clear but lacked the inclusion of social groups that are geared towards giving people with autism a place and community to share their experiences with together.
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December 2, 2025
Julie was authentic and her passion about this subject is obvious - it was a joy to watch someone celebrate autistic acceptance and to provide so much research to share with other clinicians to show why this is such an important change needed across our field. Julie's honesty, compassion, and willingness to share in her own experiences and to support autistic individuals and their whole selves made this presentation so worth it. She's incredible!
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December 1, 2025
Wow! This left me with so much to think about. Excellent information and presentation.
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December 1, 2025
Provided valuable perspective and research for neurodiversity affirming practices.
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Kim
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November 29, 2025
Great wealth of resources!
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Kriste
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November 29, 2025
It had adequate information and examples to support the topic. I was able to relate personally to some of the information.
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November 26, 2025
The shift from people with Autism being the problem in a communication exchange rather than non-autistic people taking ownership of their own communication exchange shortcomings.
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Stephanie
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November 20, 2025
Thank you for this paradigm-shifting work and presentation. The information was clear and convincing and well-researched.
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November 20, 2025
By far the BEST class i have ever taken on this subject. As a mom of a neurodiverse child & SLP of 26 years, i appreciate this fresh perspective so much. Julie did a fantastic job presenting.
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November 19, 2025
It was engaging
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Member
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November 18, 2025
goal examples for what to do and not to do
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Sharon
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November 18, 2025
a different perspective
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Micah
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November 17, 2025
Excellent course! Make sure to visit the autocollab.org website and the presenter's website, therapistndc.org
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MARY
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November 17, 2025
we need more neurodiverse affirming courses!!!!!
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Kay
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November 15, 2025
Very well explained with examples to follow.
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Megan
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November 15, 2025
I love the fact that we are just teaching them to accept who they are, and you need to be the ones to teach and other peers about accepting their differences for who they are.
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November 13, 2025
The knowledge of the instructor along with the visual videos.
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Pat
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November 10, 2025
Very well presented!
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Ashley
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November 10, 2025
Thank you for the practical resources (ex IEP makeover).
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Stephanie
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November 7, 2025
The information is priceless!!!
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November 7, 2025
I appreciate these insights who are different than what I was taught.
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Christine
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November 3, 2025
The studies, research and handouts provided.
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Laura
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November 3, 2025
So much relevant and up-to-date information!
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Maria
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November 3, 2025
This course gave me more tools that validate what I have been trying to share with ASD teachers, parents, and Advocates.
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November 3, 2025
personal experiences from SLP, examples of goals that are more appropriate for ASD students
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Member
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November 2, 2025
This course is really helpful and I'd like to see more about how to pragmatically apply this with kiddos in real life. This is a selfish desire, as I'm a mother of an autistic child.
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Katherine
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October 29, 2025
A truly eye-opening and therapy changing course. Thank you for your honesty and personal experiences.
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Adriana
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October 29, 2025
Easy to understand and backed up with lots of evidence as to “why.”
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October 29, 2025
Thank you for sharing your personal experience, it has given me so much to consider when creating goals etc.
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Josue
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October 27, 2025
Good course.
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October 24, 2025
Information is current to recent research
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Member
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October 22, 2025
This course was very informative.
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Marci
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October 20, 2025
excellent!!
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Janet
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October 15, 2025
The speaker was knowledgeable on the topic, not just because she has a lived experience but also because she knows the evidence and clearly presented it. I have worked with Autistic people my entire 40 year career in many different contexts and ages. By far the most successful was when we had a group of autistic adolescents come together in a weekly group where they took an activity and planned it together. I cannot wait to implement Julie's ideas and research.
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Marla
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October 15, 2025
This is something a therapist may feel instinctually but as mentioned, it's not what we have been taught. This is new information and now we have evidence to support a better understanding of autistic social communication differences. I hope it makes therapy for me easier!!
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Lori
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October 14, 2025
Interesting, "new" (to me) information
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Member
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October 11, 2025
An eye-opening introduction to a vital paradigm shift in autism treatment
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Amy
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October 10, 2025
She cited excellent research to back up neuro-affirming thinking. I loved the examples of thinking about goals and asking yourself if it's helping the person with ASD life a more fulfilled and happy life vs encouraging masking and conforming to a neurotypical norm.
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October 9, 2025
I have been an SLP for 25 years, and I remember being in graduate school learning about pragmatics instruction. I remember saying that it felt to me like we were trying to change somebody’s personality! I was laughed out of the room. Thank you for this.
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October 8, 2025
This information is so helpful to both those of use working with autistics and their families because we have been trying to therapy out of the autism out of students for years, and it has not worked. I think teaching acceptance and differences in autistics and switching to goal writing that promotes self-advocacy, body autonomy, and acceptance of social differences will make everyone happier. The issue is how to make all of this work in a typical school system.
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sarah
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October 3, 2025
Everything.
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October 1, 2025
The information was backed by research.
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Victoria
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September 30, 2025
The lived experiences gave it an extra level of meaning for interpreting the research.
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September 29, 2025
GREAT course with tons of helpful information. Every SLP that services individuals with ASD should take this!
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September 26, 2025
Although I appreciate the information given in this course, the way it was presented was very negative. The words describing nerotypicals were harsh and untrue of many people. I am saddened that she has experienced unfair treatment, just because she is Autistic; however, not all neurotypicals are trying to "change" those who are different. Many SLPs are already using teaching strategies to support those with Autism and educate those without.
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Meghan
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September 26, 2025
Loved hearing it from her perspective, an SLP with Autism
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September 25, 2025
I thought this course was helpful, but it did a lot of shaming of previous practices/methods. I think as SLPs we need to understand that new research will always continuously be changing our therapy practices, instead of shaming those that may have yet to dive into new insights. Also, it would have been helpful to focus more on what to do (like strength based reports, goals, intervention techniques) rather than spend the majority of the time on what NOT to do.
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September 25, 2025
It put a fresh perspective on the point of view from the autistic community regarding what skills are addressed in therapy.
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Alyssa
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September 23, 2025
This was really an eye opening presentation. I learned that I need to dramatically change the way that I write goals for my future students.
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Andrea
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September 23, 2025
Very informative course!
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Diana
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September 22, 2025
The research aligned with the information presented.
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September 21, 2025
The client goal information was very helpful.
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Member
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September 21, 2025
Really backing up claims with research.
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Member
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September 21, 2025
Provided information on how we can support self advocacy skills for individuals with Autism.
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Pegi
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September 18, 2025
This course caused me to revamp my whole way of thinking about neurodiversity and how to write goals for kids that will celebrate them rather than try to mold them into fitting "socially acceptable" norms.
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September 17, 2025
The presentation showed good examples of how to make social skills goal more towards self-advocacy versus masking/compliance. It was very informative on how to make therapy goals that steered away from compliance.
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Member
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September 16, 2025
The content is relevant to new ways of approaching autism
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Member
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September 12, 2025
The presented examples of neurodiversity-affirming goals were helpful.
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Jessica
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September 11, 2025
Great presentation of peer based research info. as well as real life scenarios. I also really appreciated the goal rewrite section.
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Terri
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September 11, 2025
This is such important information that all SLPs and educators should have, backed up by research. Thanks so much, I really enjoyed the course.
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September 9, 2025
I am glad that this information and research is finally being made available to all of us. Acceptance and celebration of diversity will only enhance our speech language pathology field
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Johnny
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September 5, 2025
Cant we all claim some Autistic behavior
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September 3, 2025
Very timely. I love that you are explaining this to others! Very important
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darlene
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August 31, 2025
The research shared will give me support when I share the ideas of neurodiversity with parents and staff.
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Gina
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August 30, 2025
Significant research cited to support the instructor's goals. Multiple examples of real students w/ ASD and how changing their goals to meet their needs is more effective than conforming to the norm.
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August 25, 2025
love the topic and love the lecturer!
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MARIYA
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August 25, 2025
This course gave an affirming and very interesting perspective.
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Member
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August 21, 2025
It was boring, presenter was not engaging
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Member
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August 20, 2025
I appreciate that the speaker was neurodivergent herself and could shed light from that perspective on the topic. It really opened my eyes to how we can better service these individuals. I came away with a better understanding of what double empathy is and loved the presenter's example of when she assessed a student of what that looked like. I found interesting the research findings that demonstrate AU's social behavior includes effective communication and interaction.
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Barbara
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August 20, 2025
Hearing from an autistic person their experiences with social skills training, implementation with a practiced outcome that did not change with neurotypical audience.
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Emily
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August 18, 2025
Loved this course. Neurodivergent affirming treatment is so important for the populations we serve. Some highlights are the emphasis on boundary-setting and respecting boundaries between communication partners, and affirming and supporting the needs of all clients by providing accommodations and writing goals that are relevant and meaningful to the individual.
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Emi
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August 16, 2025
The presenter was also sharing personal information & experiences.
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August 13, 2025
The story at the beginning was heart-wrenching and I pray that the presenter is doing much better from that experience. The course had some important information, but some I didn't agree with. The research was informative.
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Brooke
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August 13, 2025
This course was exceptional. The presenter presented a great deal of information incredibly clearly. I feel so privileged to be able to hear from an autistic person about their experience. She is clearly extremely intelligent and cares so much about providing better care for our autistic children. I learned so much from this brief course and will be looking for more course from her.
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August 13, 2025
Probably the best course I’ve ever listened to in order to understand ND.
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Member
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August 7, 2025
The course was very thought-provoking - thank you! I will definitely be keeping this in mind when creating goals this year and educate co-workers on this topic.
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Jacqueline
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August 7, 2025
This was interesting information.
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August 5, 2025
I am a ND SLP and have been following Julie since 2020. I rely on the resources offered through the Neurodiversity Therapist Collective to support my ND students and often cite her shared research to justify my approach. I am so excited that this information is being shared on this platform. Highly needed.
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Stacey
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August 2, 2025
Excellent course!! Just what I needed to hear as I work with middle school students.
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Nicole
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August 1, 2025
This presenter shared practical tips and replacement goals for ableist IEP goals.
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Brandie
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July 30, 2025
Excellent course! It gave the research and tools for me to do better with my autistic family members and students.
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Jill
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July 30, 2025
There was a lot of research and information in this presentation. It makes so much sense and helps reinforce my own thoughts of not having to have every autistic child on my caseload due to social skills deficits.
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July 27, 2025
Wonderful information and resources
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April
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July 25, 2025
Even though I’ve read Julie’s website and already knew some information, this was an excellent presentation that will help me better explain these concepts to parents and teachers. I’m not sure why “special interests” is offensive though? Both my autistic and NT clients are encouraged to identify favorite things and topics in my speech room, which helps me create more child-centered sessions.
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July 24, 2025
the topic
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Member
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July 22, 2025
Clear explanation of the research behind a neurodiversity affirming approach
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Member
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July 20, 2025
Good balance of experience and research
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Wendy
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July 20, 2025
Excellent course! Loved the presenter!
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Member
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July 18, 2025
Very well presented and comes with a first hand perspective and real world experience. Helpful suggestions.
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Lisa
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July 18, 2025
I have felt the same way about the type of goals made for "helping" ASD kids but felt I had to do it this way because of our training. I am so pleased with this new information.
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Rachel
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July 17, 2025
The presenter's personal experience lent authenticity to material that may not have otherwise existed.
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Klara
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July 16, 2025
Enlightening school staff and parents away from harmful ABA with research.
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July 15, 2025
Great views into newer research and the dangers of masking in the ASD population
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Audrei
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July 15, 2025
This all was fascinating and super helpful! Would love other CEUs done by the presenter.
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Leslie
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July 14, 2025
Excellent presenter! Her personal experience and professional knowledge are inspiring. We are lucky to have her advocating for children and SLP best practice.
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Natalie
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July 10, 2025
Learning about the different ways that IEP goals can be modified so that the autistic person can still be their authentic selves and not need to mask to conform to others expectations. I can use these ideas when I attend IEP meetings in the future.
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July 10, 2025
Videos/case studies would have enhanced the presentation.
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