Connect with Autism

09/03/2025

CURRENTLY TAKING SPEECH CLIENTS AND NEURODIVERGENT INTEREST SESSIONS... NO WAIT LISTS!
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09/02/2025

Great alternatives.

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ABA is bad, very bad. Here’s what to do instead.

08/13/2025

The word "CONNECT" is part of the business name for reason.... ;)

07/25/2025

Happiness is...

Practicing how to ask questions with a young nonspeaking client... And seeing the whole session turn into a Q&A-sharing info "about me" session. 😍

We often spend so much time teaching non- and unreliably-speaking clients how to answer questions that we frequently forget to teach them how to ask them and how to make the SKILL of asking questions a part of their communication practice.

When you can ask questions, you can take control over knowledge. That is a powerful thing...and a right that every communicator should have.

If you have a non- or unreliably-speaking person in your life, I can help!
Go to http://www.connectwithautism.com and schedule a FREE 15-minute consultation.

05/08/2025

Looking forward to meeting lots of great people THIS SATURDAY at A Park Above!!!

05/02/2025

May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🌿🧠

Here’s a gentle reminder:
🌻 You are surrounded by love
🌱 It takes strength to ask for help
🫂 Reach out to your kin
🌊 Healing moves in waves, not straight lines
🌸 Honour your limits, rest is part of the journey
❤️‍🔥 Your voice, your story, and your spirit matter
🪶 Your resilience is powerful, you walk with your ancestors

If you need support, click the link: https://wemattercampaign.org to visit our website. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the 9-8-8 helpline.

05/02/2025

Great information!

05/02/2025

From a recent session with a nonspeaker.... client was given a choice of 3 pics to discuss. Word bank is the words in boxes; from there, the client could create a variety of possible sentences....and add their own words if they wished.

When a nonspeaker learns to spell and communicate what they REALLY think about a family member...Watch out. 😆🙃
If you would like to see what YOUR nonspeaker is truly capable of, book an intro session with us at connectwithautism.com

05/02/2025

When a nonspeaker learns to spell and communicate what they REALLY think about a family member...Watch out. 😆🙃

If you would like to see what YOUR nonspeaker is truly capable of, book an intro session with us at connectwithautism.com .

Inclusive recreational and speech therapy services to facilitate relationship, community, and unity in the Rio Rancho area.

04/30/2025

YES.

There are times in my life when I start feeling my own internal “defiance” increase—though I don’t usually call it by that word.

I start feeling resistant to having to answer people about the decisions I’m making. I bristle against having to respond to demands. I start feeling “touched out” by my kids touching my body, and annoyed by hearing my name called too many times.

I never feel this way when I’m by myself and no demands are placed on me. (Unless I'm placing too many demands on myself, but that's a different post.) I only feel this way when I’m in a state of stress and someone keeps needing something from me anyway, instead of just giving me time and space to work through my own distress.

I’m an adult, and on a good day, I can say all of these words. Even on a bad day, I can probably manage something “rude” like, “I don’t know, stop asking, I don’t want to talk about this right now, I need some space.” But I still have the capacity to respond (mostly) verbally.

When I imagine being five and feeling this way? And having no access to the internet or a support system of friends…and having no solid, clear memories of times when I *didn’t* feel this way so that I know it’s possible to not feel this way again…and having nobody in my life to lean on except the very people who are making me feel this level of stress? I think I’d be pretty irritable and meltdown-y and my behavior might be screaming for help, too.

But because I am an adult, there is very little I am expected to submit to. Because children are children, they are expected to submit to demands constantly.

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04/30/2025

No insurance access should not mean no therapy access.

We have solutions. Please ask.

04/27/2025

What does a Speech-Language Pathologist do?

- Evaluation and assessment to identify areas of strength and areas that need support in the areas of expressive/ receptive language, literacy, social use of language, voice, fluency, swallowing, speech sounds, grammar, cognition, alternative/augmentative communication methods;

-Treatment of areas needing support using areas of developmental strength, providing measurable goals personalized to each client;

-Support of family systems, providing counsel and motivation to all members in support of the client;

-Coaching of family and support personnel on how work together with the client in the home/community setting;

-Advocacy and working to decrease/remove the barriers to access to society, recreation, education, etc.

-Screening for co-occurring conditions and referral to appropriate professional services.

If you are struggling with any of these areas, I would love to partner with your family.... schedule a consultation or an assessment now at www.connectwithautism.com .

Inclusive recreational and speech therapy services to facilitate relationship, community, and unity in the Rio Rancho area.