From 'You'll Never Succeed' to Special Ed Teacher: What One Autistic Educator Wants Every Teacher to Know

What If the Behavior Isn't the Problem?

Most educators and therapists are taught to respond to behavior. But what if we've been asking the wrong question all along?

In this powerful episode, we sit down with Becca Engle— teacher, dyslexia specialist, author, and autistic advocate — who was told at age three that she would never accomplish anything meaningful. Today she's inside the very system she once struggled to survive, and she's changing it from the inside out.

Becca brings something rare to this conversation: she's not speaking from theory. She's speaking from lived experience. And what she shares about behavior, the nervous system, and what students actually need in moments of dysregulation will likely shift the way you see every child in your care.

You'll walk away with:

• A new lens for interpreting student behavior

• The neuroscience behind why demanding compliance during dysregulation backfires

• One simple question that will transform how you respond in the hardest moments

  
  

This one is worth watching twice.

▶️ Watch the full episode below.

🛠️ Grab Becca's Three Zones Classroom Design Tool: 👉 Teachers Pay Teachers

📖 Learn more about Becca and her book Through Our Lens: 👉 Stitches & Stanzas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfvveZdr-lw