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Maryann
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December 28, 2024
Packed full of information. Presenter's style is very engaging, easy to listen to. She acknowledges that this is new information, that she used to do things differently, that she continues to work to say things in the best ways as it's not easy to shift the way we speak when we were taught differently years ago and said/did things differently for years. Good advocate for neurodiversity.
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Dionysia
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December 25, 2024
Loved the organization of the presentation, as many key terms and points were well-communicated, while also accompanied by examples and references/useful and immediately accessible resources. Bravo!
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Member
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December 24, 2024
Great presentation with really good videos to hold attention and teach.
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Allyson
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December 15, 2024
The neurodiversity movement is so so important. The resources provided were very helpful and insightful.
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Member
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December 11, 2024
great examples
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Member
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December 9, 2024
I learned more about masking.
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Lauren
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December 8, 2024
I love the balance between education and use in the practical field. I can apply what I learned in the course to make myself a more neurodivergent-friendly / respectful therapist. That’s extremely helpful for someone navigating the field who was taught person first language but finds it doesn’t fit what I see as true.
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Jill
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December 5, 2024
Perspective changing information and relevant to current caseload. Great instructor.
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Member
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November 26, 2024
The presenter covered a wide variety of topics, and clarified many terms that have been confusing to me for years. I appreciated learning more about Autism Level Up.
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Teresa
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November 21, 2024
Fantastic introduction to neurodiversity. Please continue to offer more courses in this area. My school district employs BCBA's and RBT's and sometimes I feel that I'm in the minority when advocating for my students. It's a very personal subject for me because I am an autistic SLP.
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Mara
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November 20, 2024
good info and well presented
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Alyse
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November 14, 2024
A paradigm shift that will prove much more effective than the current norm.
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Member
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November 13, 2024
amazing information- so excited to check out these websites mentioned and dig deep into this
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Member
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November 6, 2024
Instructor's extensive experience working with this population is quite evident, and she conveys the information very effectively.
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Carol
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November 3, 2024
Very informative and well-presented. Supports a lot of my beliefs about ABA, extrinsic reinforcement, goal selection, & engagement with clients!
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Member
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October 21, 2024
Lists of resources for continued learning
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Member
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October 20, 2024
Thank you for approaching this topic with humility and desire to learn! This is so helpful for me.
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Member
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October 19, 2024
Video example of therapy session with Mason
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Amy
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October 3, 2024
Wonderful information!
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Member
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October 1, 2024
thank you
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Member
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September 30, 2024
Great resource and refresher!
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Jenie
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September 27, 2024
This course gave me a different perspective on this topic.
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Member
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September 25, 2024
Loved the information and loved the speaker! Would love to hear more!
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Hillary
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September 21, 2024
I am an older speech-language pathologist who recognizes that I must educate myself on the topics this course summarized so well. Recent graduates may understand and have been taught more about this topic, which is lovely. This is an excellent course. I'd highly recommend it. It kept my attention, and I learned a wealth of useful information. Thank you!
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Member
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September 5, 2024
excellent information shared
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Member
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September 5, 2024
I appreciated the straightforward explanation of the neurodiversity movement and ideas about how to shift towards more neurodiversity affirming practice. I wish that the presenter would provide alternative resource suggestions when stating not to use social thinking or other commercially available social skills programs.
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Member
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September 3, 2024
The information was good for basic increased awareness of neurodivergent movement
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Member
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August 27, 2024
As someone who works with many students who are nuerodiverse, this course was a great refresher on improving therapy techniques that support agency and self-determination!
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Julia
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August 25, 2024
I enjoyed how the course hit all elements of SLP work. Not only practice with an individual but caregiver training and goal writing.
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Member
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August 17, 2024
Very good, relevant info delivered with ease
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Member
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August 11, 2024
It was interesting to hear some of the shifts in linguistics and how expressive language has changed due to current world that we live in today.
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Kendall
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July 31, 2024
The way in which the terms were explained and how nuanced it can be, especially within therapy sessions and treatment plans, was very helpful and I feel as though I learned a lot of valuable information from this course.
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Christina
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July 21, 2024
Great examples, information was organized well, and the course was well-paced.
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Member
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July 20, 2024
It really makes so much sense in how to treat Autistic students... seems student centered without changing the essence of student's personality. I especially like the portion on masking and how exhausting/traumatic it would be to have to constantly monitor your behavior. It has changed my thinking and approach to therapy. Excellent presentation!
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Member
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July 18, 2024
This presenter was very engaging and easy to understand.
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Member
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July 17, 2024
The neurodiversity movement is still new to me and I'm eager to learn more about this. This course increased my understanding and awareness of these concepts significantly.
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Member
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July 7, 2024
Excellent presentation, I loved the Do and Don't discussions.
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Helen
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July 3, 2024
it gave some clarification & rationale about things I was feeling alreadysuch as my disdain for eye-contact goals
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Member
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June 25, 2024
Liked the 10 Reasons Not to Say Good Job. Goal ideas appreciated.
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Amy
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June 24, 2024
Great presenter. Very knowledgeable but also relatable about how she has grown throughout her career as SLP. Really made me consider how I talk to, talk about, and treat neurodivergent patients/families.
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Member
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June 24, 2024
Wonderful presentation!
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Lauren
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June 24, 2024
Reinforced a re-shift in my thinking to support neurodiversity. Immediately applicable to my caseload.
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Ellie
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June 19, 2024
This was a great course on what it means to be a neurodivergent supporter. Brought up things i had never considered and therapy methods that should be discontinued, as they do not support the neurodivergent concept.
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Brenda
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June 18, 2024
I have never heard someone advocate so clearly for the voice of the whole child, by honoring every behavior as communication and recognizing that that every child is capable from the beginning.
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Lindsey
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June 14, 2024
The information being presented is very interesting and important. The presenter provided lots of examples.
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Member
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June 8, 2024
Good information and resources on neurodiversity.
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Member
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June 6, 2024
The educator shared a video and discussed different parts of neurodiversity as she showed the video
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Member
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June 6, 2024
Well organized, video examples
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Diane
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June 6, 2024
The definitions for neurodiversity and the reasoning behind the movement was interesting to hear from an SLP's perspective. I found myself objecting to some of the things she said or used as examples. For example... she said that saying a comedian's joke is hysterical is a form of ableism because of the use of "hysterical" and that it implies hysteria... I disagree... when people use that term, they are saying a comedian is extremely funny. Better examples were needed.
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Member
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June 6, 2024
I believe this course was formatted well and delivered such important information seamlessly.
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Member
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June 4, 2024
Organization and specific examples provided (e.g., goals that encourage agency in neurodivergent individuals as opposed to those that don't)
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Member
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June 3, 2024
This course touched on areas that I often feel conflicted about. I work in a school and often find myself writing goals related to social skills for my autistic students - this course gave me great ideas on how to incorporate social skills that empower students and respect their autonomy rather than encouraging (or demanding) masking.
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Jimmy
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May 26, 2024
I learned a lot in ways that is helpful for my clients. I would highly recommend training to my peers.
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Member
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May 21, 2024
Over generalization
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Sarah
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May 18, 2024
Great information and pointed to a variety of resources to reference in the future.
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Member
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May 14, 2024
Amazing course!
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Member
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May 12, 2024
Clear, concise information with helpful examples.
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Annie
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May 7, 2024
This course really rocked the way that I have been taught to think about things. It was challenging. Especially when asked to consider our thoughts on the video. I did not have the same thoughts as the presenter. But once she pointed out these things, it challenged me to see it in a new way. This is the most influential training I have had to assist my thought process and I plan to seek more information to help me be a more thoughtful therapist. Thank you.
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Angela
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May 7, 2024
Excellent information!
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Member
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May 1, 2024
Great info explained in detail. Nice videos comparison of therapy/interaction approaches.
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Rachel
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April 22, 2024
Very interesting and I liked getting the resources and websites
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Astrid Y
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April 19, 2024
The relevance of the information
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Member
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April 9, 2024
Demonstrative videos were helpful to demonstrate points of discussion.
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Matthew
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March 27, 2024
Most of my caseload is high school students on the spectrum in social groups. These concepts aren't new to me but it's helpful to hear different perspectives and understand how traditional social skills training can be traumatic, despite our best intentions. This CEU is something every SLP should hear.
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Member
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March 26, 2024
Hysterical means extremely funny. No harm in using that word.
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Member
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March 24, 2024
I enjoyed the case study videos and resources included in the lecture. I also appreciated learning about initiating physical contact and using hand-under-hand modeling and will be using these techniques as I work with my students.
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Lucy
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March 21, 2024
Excellent overview of key concepts in neurodiversity as applied to SLP practice, and links to obtain more info.
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Member
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March 21, 2024
Organized information in an easy to understand format with applicable material and resources
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Member
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March 20, 2024
excellent resources
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Member
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March 19, 2024
Very good and validating!
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Sofia
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February 27, 2024
Very informatve!
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Member
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February 21, 2024
She was very knowledgeable and presented well.
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Member
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February 17, 2024
Presenter's biases in regard to the use of behavioral strategies such as reward systems and PECS are not supported by research. I did not fully agree with her inference that using these interventions does not support neurodiversity. These are effective strategies and have been very helpful for many autistic children especially for those in the school setting.
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Member
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February 16, 2024
great suggestions of goal writing to support neurodivergent individuals vs what not to target.
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Jamey
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February 7, 2024
Excellent overview with great examples and self-reflections which helped illustrate how our field has changed in the past few years about neurodiversityand neurodivergence. Joleen gave really practical tools and framework for making concrete shifts immediately in assessment, therapy and connection with autistic people. Thank you so much for all the tools and ways to reimagine what's possible for people who are neurodivergent.So much to think through and act on- this was amazing.
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Jodie
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February 4, 2024
New topic for me. The presenter's knowledge, passion and excitement of the topic was great! Held my attention. I'd like to learn more!
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Member
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January 30, 2024
I lappreciated how the presenter took her time to explain all definitions clearly and provided ample examples and videos
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Julianna
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January 26, 2024
This was shared in a way that lets us know its ok if we didn't know we weren't approaching neurodiversity in the way we should. When we know better, we do better.
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Margaret
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January 20, 2024
She has a powerful voice for those who struggle to be heard and respected
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Member
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January 16, 2024
Great info. I have a different perspective on ABA as I watched it change my sons life, giving him so many opportunities. But I agree with thw rest of the course and already implement these practices.
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Member
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January 12, 2024
Great content and presentation.
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Member
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January 11, 2024
What a fantastically informative session! Shifting perspectives is not an easy topic to tackle but the presenter was straightforward and honest with her own experience in making this shift.
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Kelly
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January 7, 2024
I always love learning about and reflecting on neurodiversity affirming practices, and I especially appreciated the way this instructor taught in a gentle & compassionate way. She "called in" the listener and asked them to reflect on their inherent biases without judgment or condemnation. She also provided examples of her own personal growth and how she has changed her approach to therapy over time, providing many great opportunities for reflection and learning! Great course!
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Member
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January 4, 2024
I appreciated how it reflected the research
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Jenny
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January 3, 2024
A new way of looking at things - great information and practices we can feel good about implementing
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Marion
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January 2, 2024
video examples and reframing goals
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Andrea
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December 31, 2023
Increased my knowledge and awareness of the neurodiversity movement
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Jessica
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December 31, 2023
This course had a lot of great information!
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Member
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December 30, 2023
The presenter was great, love her enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject
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Kim
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December 30, 2023
well organized and good information
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Heather
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December 29, 2023
There was a variety of topics/key points addressed which made for a good introduction.
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Member
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December 29, 2023
Videos were very helpful, and the presenter's expertise was obvious. Her perspective was certainly enhanced by the fact she has an autistic daughter. She was easy to follow, during the presentation, and I enjoyed her impressive knowledge and presentation style.
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Renae
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December 29, 2023
Great presentation and informative
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Member
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December 29, 2023
It missed how this impacts our ability to operate in a "medical system."
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Sara
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December 27, 2023
Thank you to Joleen Ferbald for sharing such important information about neurodivergence, masking (specifically in girls/women), goal writing, and intervention. The examples provided when compared to a behaviorism model, and how those differ, are so important and should be shared with anyone working providing services as an educator or therapist. I have already recommended this course to a friend with hopes that she still has an account! Im looking forward to completing the follow-up course.
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Member
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December 26, 2023
Sharing a whole new framework that is different from the medical model we all are familiar with.
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Jasmine
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December 25, 2023
I really appreciated how directly this seminar addressed topics that we don’t talk about often enough in our field. We definitely have an omnipresent neurotypical bias n our field and courses like this are key in getting us to question some of those biases.
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Heather
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December 25, 2023
It was so validating to hear well-reasoned and well-supported evidence for what many of us in the field have felt for so long: autistic (and other neurodivergent) individuals have rich, nuanced lives that should be respected and celebrated rather than treated with coercion and punishing normativity. Thank you for furthering the conversation and opening it in an accessible way to those who may not have been aware of these ideas.
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Member
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December 25, 2023
Concise.
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Member
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December 24, 2023
The instructors video being present. It is much easier for me to attend to instruction when I can see the persons face vs just the voice over.
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