Spellers Center Tampa

04/11/2026

"What has been the most impactful moment for you as a Spellers Method Provider?"

Here is Lisa from our center in Atlanta.

We LOVE that we get to do this every day! Working with our clients and families is the best 🙌

04/08/2026

Wednesday is "Speller Spotlight". Join us as we congratulate Ben on all his hard work🙌

04/06/2026

Happy Monday! We are starting a new weekly post called "Melanie's Monday Question of the Day." Each week, we will post her question, and we'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! Comment below and have a great week!

04/03/2026

Whole body apraxia is the key to understanding nonspeakers and unreliable speakers!

04/01/2026

We celebrate all of our AMAZING clients this and EVERY month 🎉

03/30/2026

Look at what some of our clients say about our amazing providers 😄 Melanie is our clinic director and oversees our OT and Intentional Motor program. To schedule intentional motor sessions or OT sessions, email us: tampa@spellers.com

03/23/2026

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Seeing the Ability: The Power of Presuming Competence When it comes to children with autism or other disabilities, one of the most life-changing decisions we can make is to assume they are capable—capable of thinking, learning, and understanding, even if they can’t yet express it in the ways we ...

02/25/2026

02/12/2026

an you define autism in one sentence?
Should autism have more than one definition?
Why do you think there is an increase in autism?

What I Found:
Not a single person could clearly define autism in one sentence. But that wasn't the most striking part. The responses ranged from "sensory issues" to "locked in" to calling non-speaking autistic people "the lucky ones", revealing completely different, sometimes contradictory understandings of what autism even means.
The language people used exposed deep stigma and outdated assumptions. Terms like "mentally challenged" and "locked in" show we're not just confused, we're often working from harmful misconceptions.

I hit the streets to ask everyday people three simple questions about autism. What I discovered wasn't just a lack of understanding; it revealed a fundamenta...

02/11/2026

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Are you wondering if your child has Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)? This video is critical. What looks like PDA might actually be whole body apraxia—and...

02/04/2026

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Helping Your Child with Regulation: What Parents Need to Know If your child struggles with big emotions, sudden meltdowns, or seems to go from calm to overwhelmed in seconds—you’re not alone. Many children with autism or motor differences have a hard time staying “regulated.” But what does t...

11/09/2025

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Apraxia and Autism are not the same, but when you Google "apraxia", it can be very confusing. Search results suggest: apraxia of speech, dyspraxia, acquired ...