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Hello! Canadian SLP here. I would love access to the slides and the handout. The website links above, are not working.

I suffered a breakdown/burnout which led to my diagnosis. What are the differences between a mental breakdown and burnout?

As a former interventionist who has worked in the “field”, I then became a parent. When my daughter started showing signs, I then witnessed the pitfalls of the current referral and health care system to identify environmental and health issues that result in autistic behaviors in the first place. It was then I became aware of not only the dark “industry” (from autistic voices) but ALSO: the fact that there seems to be a purposeful attempt to intentionally increase autism in society specifically for profit… this is a disturbing system which must be confronted and discussed.

Vegetables are heart loving together.

why bother to limit your involvement in in certain projects given how loose and broad the label 'autism' has become and the lack of real diagnosis never mind the advent of crazy self diagnosis - its completely out of control so now everyone and their dog might be labelled or self labelling with autism -its almost meaningless.

these labels are also tied to tangible benefits or what I think of scraps from the table that keep people gasping just above the water line in the utterly disordered school, work place, home all driven by the broader cultural disorders of the political and economic systems all turned inside out into persona disorder for profit.

its always curious to see how things are presented - eg Leo Kanner pulling the label 'autism' out of his ass to describe a minuscule same size of human beings and this was based on previous work my Nazi's as if it has been discovered as a natural kind in nature when it hasn't.

there is no 'autistic' anything its a construct without any objective scientific measures whatsoever. Also it wasn't first recognised by Leo Kanner but goes back to Nazi Germany with the likes of Hans Asperger and his collaborators - it was used to label thousands of children to be sent off to be tortured and murdered. People are now getting labelled with 'asd' and 'adhd' after a 45 minute zoom call. i'm sure it won't be long before you can pick up a label and drugs while picking up a not so happy meal during a drive through self poisoning. The criteria has been broadened and loosened so now anyone can see themselves in the label - most people given this label in the past had profound issues often requiring life long care, it wasn't a lifestyle product or something to celebrate.

What stands out for me is the lack of interest in the field of teaching in general in this topic. It's sad that there are not more institutions jumping on this and I feel I should be seeing a ton of individuals viewing and commenting here! This is a serious need in Secondary and Higher Ed programs as well as on down to Kindergarten.

Autistic mom of a neurodivergent kid here. Thank you for listening to autistic voices, focusing on our needs, pushing for inclusion and for going against the grain by presenting correct information (it shouldn't be so radical--but it still is even 3 years later). This webinar should be viewed by anyone who works with or has a child. Also, Alfie Kohn you are a pure national treasure. Keep up the brilliant work!

I don't get it. Should I not trust my therapist and neuropsychology tests?

That was such a unnecessary painful long intro done badly too , should have let the Dr intro herself wow come on what are you thinking . sorry had to say it .

I knew I wasn’t over the top. I raised a son with an autism diagnosis. He is 18 years old and over the years, I saw how funding, meds, therapies etc were barely existing to now it’s everywhere. I would like to see this conversation elaborate a bit more on the intersectionality of autism and the communities of minorities and poverty

I need there help. Because I am a recipient of maladaptive treatment and a true misunderstanding of my situation. It has been and continues to be traumatic and debilitating. Isolated and so stuck. I’m not supposed. I am Alone and afraid. Victimized by a punitive approach to conformity. Ripped apart from my family. And prevented from finding a companion. By an aggressive she-mere campaign against me. It’s awful. So please if anyone can help me. It would be great appreciated.

The only people I know who speak the truth about my situation and my family.

Great video Ruthie is amazing

I thought the clip about pounding a square peg into a round hole was very well put.

When I started Kindergarten I acted like a perfectly behaved adult. No running or screaming or being loud when in the auditorium at school. I was taught to be seen and not heard. My mother + grandmother were strict narcissistic. If I was hurt ( like a got a bloody nose from falling) I hid it and was scared to tell them. I was diagnosed with autism in 2020. I am 52 now. But I was unwanted. My mother also told me I was an evil baby.

For God’s sake fed your cat ! Otherwise, pretty interesting.

What’s annoying me is the emphasis on the word Gestalt proper pronunciation, where is the SH ? Are we really so superficial to the degree of apologizing for speaking the word as it sound ? Give me a break

51:40 Because their paycheck depends on them not understanding it.

sexism, constant fear and neglect, constant terror against my person as i am, absolute destruction. no help, no nothing but torture.

28:30 ideas of aic

25:00 AIC

21:50 autism within capitalism

19:20 “ valuing” autistic people

15:50 commodification

You're muted. :)

DIR has not been shown to be very effective in terms of better outcomes for Autistic children. Maybe was too ambitious or too theoretical? Maybe it was again falling into a normalizing trap. As most of the 'names' behind this theory or approach did not have Autism as their central concern. The model ends up like an effort to change Autistic kids more than accept them. Agency has little to do with behaviors and too much of DIR seems about behaviors. Also, the model seems to see Autism as less diverse than it is.

I am not sure why the female host in video says so little ? Would be better if both talked.

The phenomena of interactional or relational difficulties between Autistic and non-Autistic people are best explained not by the 'double empathy' problem but by 'thin slicing' whereby non-Autistic people (usually) rapidly judge or appraise Autistic people as not 'as worthy' as potential social partners. That is, Autistic people judged as not worth offering friendship(s) to, or including the Autistic people in one's social network. What has not been tested (but needs to be) is how Autistic people relate to other Autistic people. And if there is less thin slicing dynamics between Autistic people compared to thin slicing dynamics between Autistic and non-Autistic people. This phenomenon (thin slicing) comes up in this video, at about 40 minutes in.

Does anyone know where I can find the mentioned experiment (26:14) shows autistic children reacting to Still face while in parallel play?

Physical restraint on a kid? Oh wow!

30:34 Stay in your lane.

16:00 start here

Ive heard this notion iterated hundreds of times. I never hear anybody exploring the alternative concept. Maybe autism is just more common in boys.

An hour and 47 minutes in, I am in tears!

I wonder what they think about identity formation in the context of learning. I am neurodivergent myself and i work with ND kids. I find ND kids are so beaten down as the "bad" kids and building them up by acknowledging all of the things that make them fantastic. Building an identity around what they themselves value. When they harm someone or act in an unknind manner, we have discussions about of theyre acting in alignment with their own values/core identity and how they can make ammends. Im concerned that when done wrong i could cause harm by saying "you value kindness and identify as kind but you did x so are not you really kind". I TRY to say "Hey youve said youre kind and i know thats true because ive seen that previously, what would be the kind thing to do in this circumstance" or "You said you're a kind person, is that why you did this caring thing" In my experience this approach has been effective and I have seen changes in my students' self talk from "im unintelligent" to "I try my best". Could anyone point me to further research on this? Id love to move beyond personal experience and have a larger body of evidence/guidance about moving forward. If these approaches are damaging or ineffective, can someone point me in the direction of neurodiversity affirming, life giving, ways of supporting students?

I hope to see Sensory Integration Intervention used in the future in schools as Ayers Sensory Integration®is evidence based.

I won an informative speech tournament in Northern California with my topic being on Echolalia while in school to become a SLPA. My son is also on the spectrum, hence my returning to school to learn and understand how to tech my son to communicate better. Eight years later I still love learning all things about language processing, for him and children like him!

The fundamental problem with recognising autism as objective is that as long as it exists, so too shall the AIC. And there are always ways in which the AIC reduces autistics to philosophical zombies, as behavioural zombies are what ABA therapy truly creates; it builds those from soulless zombies, at least in the nefarious minds of Skinner, Kanner, Bleuler, and other pioneers of this horrible therapy.

Thanks for sharing this is very informative

You have my blessings always please and Thank You.

Thank u so much for speaking on this subject and thinking about us parents

Born in 1972, and have had quite a bit of trouble managing living in NT world for last many years. No formal diagnosis, But I recently came across the term autistic. Burn out and wanted to educate myself about what it was. I am both comforted and terrified. That that is probably what's going on in my life The last few years for sure.

Hi im diagnosed ASD here in Sydney Australia. I believe i never bonded with my mother because of negative environmental circumstances caused my narcissist father. I have spent most of my adult life in therapy and am almost healed. Diagnosed ASD age 60 and ADHD age 70. So i had no early intervention.

Thank you for this video. I would have loved more examples but this was an excellent video. I specifically loved the section on autonomy. Respect speaks volumes

Silberman is a liar and propagandist

Great point regarding research that shares this characteristic other ingredients with the Autistic community. The intersectionality regarding this is also worth looking at.

Huh? In the US early intervention is mainly funded through state and federal grants and Medicaid re-imbursement. Conservative politicians looking to cut services for low income families will happily listen to EI skeptics. I shudder when I hear someone say they mean to "decolonialize X". Usually they're saying "my laundry list of marginalized identities should trump decades of research."