Autistic SLT

05/01/2026

Happy new year everyone 🎉

Just to let you know that I'm now open for bookings for February onwards. Due to working part-time I have a limited number of appointments available per month.

For those who don't know me, I'm Emily Price (she/her) 👋🏼 . I'm an Speech and Language Therapist based in Greater Manchester (but also work virtually). I support neurodivergent children and adults. I practise through trauma-informed, Neurodivergent-Affirming approaches that prioritise consent and collaboration.

Find out more about my work and services I offer at www.autisticslt.com/speech-language-services-fees

You can reach me at autisticslt@gmail.com 📨

I offer a range of services including FREE therapy consultations, £75 per hour for professional consultations and supervision, bespoke training packages, £280 for adult communication assessments. Sliding scales for autistic people and families / charities.

15/12/2025

"According to Debrett’s, the authority on etiquette, voice notes should be under two minutes. “Think about what you’re going to say before you press ‘record’ and stick to your subject"

Clearly Debrett's coaching company doesn't consist of Autistic / ADHD people 😂

Britons now send an average of 58 hours’ worth of these messages a year. But what about the recipients who are experiencing ‘voice note fatigue’?

14/12/2025

We had a very wet but lovely forest school session 🤶🏼🎄🦌 thanks Forest Frontiers C.I.C

11/12/2025

I’ve visited a lot of schools lately and have been reflecting on a few things.

I didn’t do well at school (academically, socially, emotionally). It did me more harm than good. Alot of what I do today I didn’t learn there. My skills, values, and self-worth weren’t formed there.

We’re conditioned to believe school is the main place learning happens, and that success is measured in grades and how well we “fit” the system.

For many kids, school can feel overwhelming. Lack of autonomy, correction, overuse of verbal and physical prompting, and drills. The pressure for social acceptability shrinks a child long before it supports them.

Learning actually happens everywhere: through play, exploration, everyday experiences, and following your interests.

10/12/2025

WHAT ESTRANGEMENT CAN REVEAL

Sometimes you don’t really “lose” a family member (or friend or partner or teacher).

You simply see, perhaps for the first time, that the bond you longed for was never truly there.

Biology can connect us, sure, but it cannot automatically create loyalty or kindness or safety.

The deepest pain is not always the “estrangement” itself. It is realising you were only holding on to the IDEA of someone who never really showed up for you.

You were in love with the fantasy of who they could be, not the reality of who they actually are.

When you finally awaken to the truth, old connections can fall away. Not as a failure, but as space being cleared, for new love, for a new kind of family, for a new life. One rooted in genuine support, trust, integrity, and real love.

And there is grief in this, sure. The grief of letting go of a dream, the grief of accepting that someone could not meet you in the way you hoped or wanted or needed.

But if you allow it, that grief softens you.
It brings you back to yourself.
It leads you home,
to relationships that are real.

- Jeff Foster

10/12/2025

We're looking for a few warm, reliable souls to join our volunteer crew at Eccles & Salford Quays, Media City! 🌿💜

If you’ve got 8 hours a week to give, you’ll receive:

✨ Access to our wellness classes
✨ A supportive, heart-led environment
✨ A chance to be part of something truly meaningful

At Transcend, volunteering isn’t just helping out.. it’s being part of a community that grows together.

Many of our team started right where you are…
They found confidence here, trained with us and some now lead their own classes and healing spaces 🫶🏽

When you show up for others, something within you expands too.

If you’re ready to give your time to a space that gives back, drop VOLUNTEER in the comments and we’ll message you with more info or if you want to pop in, come and see us for a chat on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday - ask to speak to Julie or Paulo.

This could be your next step, not just to help others feel at home, but to find that feeling for yourself too 💛

Whether you're look to grow, connect or simply give back, we'd love to hear from you.

10/12/2025

Come join me in February (online) on my next course and find out about parenting autistically.

For those that don’t know me, I am an autistic parent of autistic children and I want to empower parents/ carers to embrace living autistically in their household and letting go of neuronormative expectations.

I keep the group size small to allow for more meaningful tailoring of conversations specific to the participants.

Email me at contact@neurohodgepodge.com with any questions

https://www.neurohodgepodge.com/service-page/coth%C3%BA-parent-program-2-feb-26-19-00

03/12/2025

Part 1 of the festive season hints and tips:
Start With Permission
You are allowed to:
Opt out of traditions that don’t serve you
Create new traditions that do
Leave early, arrive late, or not attend at all
Prioritise rest over “festive spirit”
Celebrate in ways that are quiet, predictable, or entirely non-Christmassy
Your needs are not negotiable extras — they’re the foundation.

30/11/2025

Our community libraries are open as warm spaces for everyone.

Enjoy free books, free Wi-Fi, computer access, events, activities, and a cozy cup of tea or coffee.

Stop by your local library and chat with our friendly staff or email boltonlams.co.uk for more details.

24/11/2025

🙄

There's a lot wrong with this.

As new research suggests children are starting school unable to speak properly but fully confident swiping on a touchscreen, should we ditch screens for pen and paper?

24/11/2025

VULNERABILITY: WHEN LIFE TOUCHES YOU

True vulnerability is usually not dramatic or showy. It is often very quiet. It happens in those small moments when your mask slips, your defences soften, and you let yourself say something like, “I’m sorry,” or “I can’t do this alone anymore,” or “I feel scared right now,” or “I don’t have the answers,” or “I wish I’d handled that better.”

These kinds of words can feel like a small death to the ego. They expose you. They feel edgy to admit. They bring you close to shame.

Yet they create space for something new to enter.

Strength was never about being flawless or having it all “together”. It was about staying close to your own experience. It was about not abandoning the tender and frightened parts that only ever wanted love.

Vulnerability is there in the moment you let life touch you again.

- Jeff Foster

20/11/2025

Accommodations are adjustments in the learning process that support kids with autism in accessing the curriculum. They level the playing field and give all students the opportunity to learn and succeed.