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29/04/2026

As we end off Autism Awareness Month, here's what I hope you think about 🩵

25/04/2026

We often respond to what’s visible—
the yelling, the refusal, the shutdown.

But behaviour isn’t the full story. It’s the surface expression of what’s happening underneath:

• sensory overload
• cognitive fatigue
• emotional overwhelm
• unmet needs for connection or safety

When we only address the “tip,” we miss the mechanism driving it.

Regulation changes behaviour more effectively than control—
because it works at the level the behaviour is coming from.

20/04/2026

Why acceptance is a huge part of the journey with your autistic child 🤗

11/04/2026

Yolanda has been on the team for a few months now and also works with many kids with developmental delays 😁

Awareness is the first step, and something we are always working towards. But acceptance makes the difference 💛
01/04/2026

Awareness is the first step, and something we are always working towards. But acceptance makes the difference 💛

26/03/2026

This is probably the reason that your child has learned songs, ABCs, counting etc before spoken conversation - because the song or TV show was engaging. We also want them to learn the meaning of other words that they can actually use to communicate, so we have to facilitate it in a way that's just as engaging.

Children learn how to communicate when we engage them in back-and-forth. Although the screen time might be helping them to learn words, they need to learn how to use those words socially!

18/03/2026

Regulation Part 2 🤸🏾‍♀️

17/03/2026

Regulation Part 1 🤸🏾‍♀️

02/03/2026

This is Yolanda, the other speech therapist on my team 👋🏼

Yolanda has experience working with children and also focuses on early intervention with neurodivergent kids 🌈

Email hello@merisathespeechie.co.za to book an appointment with her

27/02/2026

We often expect other people, especially kids, to communicate our way - but what about if we made more attempts to communicate in someone else's way? 👋🏼

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