“I’d been excited to find this podcast but after listening to a handful of episodes was very disappointed. My husband summarized the ones he listened to as unprofessional both in vernacular and repetitiveness in the episodes. As a professor and a teacher we value information being presented in a relevant and succinct manner. These episodes are unnecessarily lengthy.
My main concern was the outdated terminology used regarding autism and not being a part of the neurodiverse movement which is so important for parents looking for SLPs nowadays. We love our SLPs and are thankful they “presume potential” both in the autistic child and the parents, unlike this host.
It was clear how little experience the host has had with a robust AAC and is very outdated. It is possible to learn a button/picture without needing to do 30 trials a day, not a good reason not to get a device like was recommended. We spearheaded my sons AAC acquisition at 2.5yrs. He’d had 3 signs in 6mo but were done waiting, and sure enough in the first month of his device he had over 100 words. And to address the belief that just because a child can’t select the correct button or picture doesn’t mean they don’t know the correct answer or understand. Much has come out showcasing that nonverbal autistics do understand they might not be able to demonstrate it regularly or on command, again important to presume competence. My biggest recommendation would be to listen to autistic voices, and stories out there, especially those nonverbal autistics, it’ll be very enlightening.
Other podcasts out there have set the bar high , this is one to skip.”
MWalms via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/22