Autistic SLT

A better way to use timers.

In training sessions with Speech and Language Therapists, Elaine McGreevy and I (Access Communication Ltd) often get asked: “What do we do when an autistic young person asks for Social Skills Training?"

Our blog explores what might actually be sitting underneath this request - and why our response, as Neurodivergent-Affirming therapists, matters.

Read more ➡️ https://www.divergentperspectives.co.uk/post/rethinking-social-skills-autism

"I want social skills training": What are we really being asked? An exploration for speech and language therapists of what lies beneath requests for social skills training from autistic young people, and how we can respond in ways that centre belonging and care.