Connect with Autism

04/03/2026

Every one of these.

03/29/2026

**CONNECT WITH AUTISM** is offering fun, quick, gym-based speech sessions for the summer months of June and July!

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🌻Want your child to retain or enhance the skills in articulation, language, literacy, or fluency that they have gained over the past school year?
🌻Want to start the next school year feeling ahead of the game on your school speech goals?
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Experience the private speech style at affordable prices this summer!

Features of participating in our *~Summer Gap Speech Program~* includes:
🦋~NO EVALUATION FEES (*with a current IEP/outside speech eval);
🦋~Low time commitment (Weekly, intensive 30-min sessions);
🦋~Individualized weekly homework;
🦋~Flat, affordable monthly fee ($150/month paid at the beginning of each month);
🦋~Post-program progress report to provide to school team for next school year;
🦋~End of summer program completion celebration (details TBD).

*To register, email connectwithautism@gmail.com and ask to register for the SUMMER GAP PROGRAM.*

03/08/2026

This is important.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/186uSPWEud/

Empathy for the purpose of connection—but the connection has a purpose.

Roxy Manning explains the difference between healing empathy and functional empathy.

⚪Empathy for healing and deep connection can be described as: Do you feel that I completely understand you?

⚪ Functional empathy, on the other hand, is: Do you feel heard enough that we can move forward and try to work on this?

01/13/2026

Stay at the table.
Stay in the conversation.
It isn’t over.

At least one third of autistic people have limited or no speech. Most nonspeaking autistic people are never provided alternatives that would enable the full range of expression that speech allows, si...

01/09/2026

Great guidelines.

01/04/2026

Great examples of mindful communication. Egos are put aside…and curiosity and heart lead the way.
Next RR Communication Circle is coming up!!!

01/04/2026

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty their heart.

Thich Nhat Hanh
Artwork by Albena Vatcheva

01/03/2026

…and go ahead and tell me about that rockin’ Bluey backpack while you’re at it, dude!!!! 🩵🩵🩵

01/03/2026

This tracks.

After a long break, keep these 3 R’s in mind and at the forefront of your practice.

Regulation: Long breaks disrupt routines and bring a wide range of emotions back into the room. Children need time and space to regulate, and honestly, you probably do too. Young children rely heavily on co-regulation with you, so start there. Take slow, deep breaths, and keep the classroom dim and the pace gentle (if possible). Be patient and kind to yourself and the children. Remember, movement is a primary way children regulate their bodies, so expect and plan for it rather than working against it. Don’t stress about jumping straight into curriculum.

Rhythm: Returning to a predictable routine matters, but flexibility within that rhythm matters just as much. Children are recalibrating. Build in more opportunities for free play within your blocks of time and allow extra time for transitions. This isn’t lost time, but rather, it’s how everyone settles back in.

Relationships: Connection is what anchors everything back together, and connection leads to cooperation. Prioritize check-ins, shared laughter, and time side-by-side. When children feel safe, seen, and reconnected, learning naturally follows. There is no rush and no race here. You and the children feeling good is the most important piece in all of this.

Wishing everyone a gentle, joyful start to the new year. ❤

12/31/2025

Hey, ABQ and Rio Rancho!
Speech and language therapy services for those on the MI VIA WAIVER is now available!
Contact for assistance with speech, language, advocacy, and family coaching!

11/19/2025

Self-advocacy includes advocating for yourself TO yourself.

11/19/2025

Normalize speaking *TO* nonspeaking persons in assessment and therapy, rather than just *ABOUT* them.