Many autistic individuals struggle with social communication, but what if the real challenge isn't social skills? Discover how body awareness, sensory processing, regulation, and safety impact communication, eye contact, and connection. Learn why therapists, teachers, and parents may need to look beyond traditional social skills approaches.

Autistic social communication is often misunderstood in classrooms, therapy, and everyday life. In this video and blog, speech-language pathologist Staci Neustadt and autistic occupational therapist Susan Golubock explain why eye contact, social skills, and pragmatic language are frequently misinterpreted in autism support. Learn neurodiversity-affirming strategies for parents, teachers, SLPs, and therapists to better understand autistic communication and support autistic ind

What if autistic individuals don’t lack perspective taking… but experience and express it differently? This blog challenges a long-held belief and offers a more meaningful way to support connection.