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The NeuroAffirm Podcast

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Ep. 125 How to Run Successful Social Groups

September 10, 2026 · 18 min

Want to learn how to target social goals without promoting masking? Join Jessie + Chris for a free 90 minute masterclass where they'll share how to work on inferencing, self-advocacy, perspective taking, conversation skills and…
Ep. 124 Building Rapport Isn’t Enough...How Therapists Become Part of the Intervention

August 20, 2026 · 15 min

Building rapport is important...but rapport isn’t the end goal. It’s the beginning of the therapeutic relationship. In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between rapport and the therapeutic relationship and exploring an idea…
Ep. 123 Not Seeing Progress in Speech Therapy? Start Here.

August 13, 2026 · 22 min

Ready to actually start making progress with your autistic clients? I'm going to show you steps you can take to build regulation, engagement and motivation in a live training on Substack. Click here to join Substack as a paid subscriber…
Ep. 122 Screen Time Considerations for Autistic Kids

August 6, 2026 · 29 min

Are screens good or bad for autistic kids? Why are transitions away from the iPad so difficult? And what does the research actually say about screen time and autism? In this live discussion, pediatric speech-language pathologists Jessie &…
Ep. 121 The Biggest Sensory Mistakes SLPs Make

July 2, 2026 · 31 min

On this episode, Jessie covers the biggest sensory mistakes SLPs make! This episode was the Pre-Party for our free training, the Sensory Intensive for SLPs. While the Sensory Intensive has ended, you can check out our other sensory…

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Ep. 120 Why Anxiety is So Common in Autism (And What Actually Helps)

June 18, 2026 · 25 min

Anxiety is incredibly common in autistic people. But what if we're asking the wrong question? Instead of asking, "How do we reduce anxiety?" maybe we should be asking, "What is this anxiety trying to tell us?" In this episode, we'll…
Ep. 119 From Behavior Therapist to NeuroAffirming SLP: Lessons that Shifted My Practice

June 11, 2026 · 25 min

On this episode, you'll learn: Why behavior-focused approaches often miss the deeper reason a child is struggling The questions that helped me move beyond compliance and toward a neuroaffirming perspective How my experiences as a…
Ep. 118 My Best Tips for Parent Coaching in Therapy

April 2, 2026 · 16 min

Fast track your session progress with my Top Tips for Parent Coaching Webinar! If you want to learn how to: Get coaching buy-in from families Implement a simple 5 step parent coaching session structure Adjust your coaching based on the…
Ep. 117 How to Build Real Connection with Autistic Kids

March 12, 2026 · 20 min

Join me on Substack here! https://substack.com/@sensoryslp If building therapy around relationship, safety, and connection resonates with you, and you want to go deeper… Join me on Substack as a paid subscriber to get access to my Ready…
Ep. 116 Why Routines Don’t Always Work for Autistic Kids

March 5, 2026 · 16 min

Check out Jessie's full Sensory Based Routines Training on her Substack: https://sensoryslp.substack.com/p/engaging-the-most-difficult-to-engage?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Many SLPs are taught that routines are a…
Ep. 115 The Biggest Sensory Challenges + Solutions for SLPs

February 12, 2026 · 23 min

One of the biggest myths in our field is that “sensory” and “speech” live in different lanes. In reality, how a child processes sensory input directly impacts how they attend, regulate, move, and communicate. On this episode, we'll talk…
Ep. 114 Natural Language Acquisition & Gestalt Language Development with SLP Marge Blanc

January 29, 2026 · 56 min

In this episode, we're sitting down with Marge Blanc to trace the full history of Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition – from the earliest research, through Marge Blanc’s landmark 2005 case study, to the years of…

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About the show

We're Jessie & Chris, an SLP couple from California with 5 boys and a passion for finding better ways to support Autistic kids. Join us weekly to learn neurodiversity affirming ways to strengthen social-emotional development and regulation in your Autistic students.