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Catch inspiring stories and more from individuals with autism on the Making Sense of Autism® For Autistics Blog.


From 'You'll Never Succeed' to Special Ed Teacher: What One Autistic Educator Wants Every Teacher to Know
When an autistic student is dysregulated, most educators respond to the behavior. But according to autistic teacher and advocate Becca Engel, that's exactly where we get it wrong.In this episode of Making Sense of Autism, Becca joins SLP Stacy Nustat and occupational therapist Susan Galabach to unpack what's really happening in a child's nervous system during moments of dysregulation — and why the traditional compliance-based approach to classroom behavior may be doing more h
Staci Neustadt
Apr 291 min read
From Ted...
What supports do you wish you had growing up? As an adult that wasn't diagnosed until my mid 30s, I wish there had been more screening in...
Staci Neustadt
Jan 29, 20251 min read
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