Clinical Topics

(LIVE05) Coffee and Tea With AuDs and SLPs: Autism and the Neurodiversity Movement

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

CE Credit: 0.1 ASHA CEUs/1.0 professional development hours

Panelist(s)

Laura S. DeThorne, PhD CCC-SLP

Full Professor and Department Chair
Western Michigan University
Emily Rubin, MS, CCC-SLP

Director, Educational Outreach
Communication Crossroads, Inc.
Rachel Dorsey, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist and Autistic Advocate
Rachel Dorsey: Autistic SLP, LLC

Moderator(s)

Stacey Ellison Glasgow, MA, CCC-SLP

Associate Director, School Services in Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Laura DeThorne: Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; professor & departmental chair in SLHS at Western Michigan University; proceeds from courses available via MedBridge
Nonfinancial Disclosures: None
Emily Rubin: Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; salary and ownership interest in Communication Crossroads, Inc, an Educational Outreach private practice; royalties from Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. for authorship of the SCERTS Model Manuals
Nonfinancial Disclosures: None
Rachel Dorsey: Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; owner of Rachel Dorsey: Autistic SLP, LLC; Lived Experience Mentor for Responsive Feeding PRO
Nonfinancial Disclosures: I am Autistic and have friends and family members who are Autistic
Stacey Ellison Glasgow: Financial Disclosures: ASHA employee
Nonfinancial Disclosures: Ex officio to ASHA SIG 1 (Language Learning and Education); ASHA member

Description:

During this live discussion, speakers and participants will discuss the neurodiversity movement and autism, as well as its impact on SLPs in the school setting and the students they serve. Topics will include the changing expectations for school-based service delivery, how to improve goal-writing, fostering positive self-identity, and neurodiversity-affirming social supports for students.

Learning Outcomes:

You will be able to:

Summarize at least three new ideas, strategies, and/or perspectives you gained from the discussion
Describe one insight from the discussion that you can share with others in your work setting