Exploring Neurodiversity with Adina Levy from Play. Learn. Chat

Welcome to the Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast for adults who support Neurodivergent children. Whether you're an allied health professional, medical professional, education professional or a parent of a Neurodivergent child, you are welcome here. I'm Adina from Play. Learn. Chat. I'm an Autistic ADHDer, a speech therapist, professional educator speaker, and I also support Neurodivergent Business owners in my other business, neurodivergent Business Coaching and Consulting. I'm obsessed with creating a world where Neurodivergent people are understood, embraced, supported, and celebrated. A world where we Neurodivergent people can understand ourselves and thrive in a life aligned with our individual strengths, wants and needs. On the Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast, you'll get my perspectives and conversations with my Neurodivergent friends. All about how adults can best support Neurodivergent children in our lives. I bring a Neurodiversity Affirming approach and indeed a human-affirming approach to the support that we all provide for Neurodivergent kids in our lives.

Regulation & Co-Regulation - What we're getting wrong & how to get it right with OT Cheri Strecker 04/22/2025

Q&A - How to do an affirming communication assessment? 04/03/2025

Q&A - What to do when another therapist isn't ND Affirming (in a client's care team) 04/02/2025

Q&A - PECS & Speech (Articulation) Therapy - Are they ND Affirming? 04/01/2025

Q&A - ND Affirming Play! Goals, progress notes, how I played as an Autistic kid 03/31/2025

"Autistic kids should learn to speak, otherwise people won't understand them" and other Myths about ND Affirming Practice 03/25/2025

Mythbusting ND Affirming practice - "If we just let kids do whatever they want they won’t learn" (That's not it...) 02/27/2025

The Nuance Behind Behavioural Strategies for Supporting Autistic Children 02/13/2025

Practical Strategies for Gestalt Language Processors (AAC users too!) with Alex Zachos from Meaningful Speech 01/22/2025

BONUS: What’s been going on + A Special Invitation for Allied Health Business Owners! 12/12/2024

Redefining Evidence: On NDIS Changes, Valuing Lived Experience, and Calling out Privilege 11/28/2024

Say more "Yes" in times of Big Change 11/12/2024

Gestalt Language Processing, Natural Language Acquisition & the State of Research with Marge Blanc 10/22/2024

Gestalt Language Processing, Natural Language Acquisition & the State of Research with Marge Blanc In this episode, I had the absolute joy of chatting with Marge Blanc about Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA). Marge has spent over 50 years supporting children’s language development, and her openness and curiosity have shaped so much of what we know today. We discuss how paying close attention to children’s unique communication and interactions can inform how we support them. We cover these areas and more: Key terms - Marge defines GLP, ALP, and NLA History and shifts in our understanding of GLP and NLA The state of research and the various forms that our 'evidence' can and should take Research gaps and future directions Responding to critics of NLA and GLP Simple and deeply important strategies to support Autistic children - for parents and professionals This episode is an insightful overview of 'where we've been and where we're going'... and my deep overt admiration for Marge’s work! Whether you’re a speech therapist, educator, or parent, you’ll come away inspired to support Neurodivergent children in meaningful, individualised ways. Marge and I would both love to hear your feedback and thoughts, so feel free to email me or get in touch with us on Instagram - Marge is and I'm Links and resources discussed: The Communication Development Center: The Speech Den Gestalt Language Processors Conference: Barry Prizant's articles about Echolalia: Marge Blanc's article 'Finding the Words to tell the "whole" story - Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum(2005) Uniquely Human Podcast Episode 114 - Marge Blanc and Alex Zachos speaking with Barry Prizant - Marge’s training through AGOSCI - What’s Good About Echolalia? It’s Language Development! Facebook Group: Gestalt language processor - natural language acquisition Podcast Link: Website: Instagram: Facebook: /episode/index/show/b008c503-b6e4-4d42-96fc-6da2a1aeee6a/id/33563962

How Autistic Folks Experience Eye Contact - Diverse Perspectives 10/10/2024

Intersectionality, identity and community as a Black AuDHDer - with Christina Schmidt 09/24/2024

ADHD strengths (and some challenges) as a business owner 09/19/2024

Autistic strengths (and some challenges) as a business owner 08/28/2024

What ‘Evidence-Based Practice’ really means & is Gestalt Language Processing even a thing? Chat with Dr Katherine Sanchez 08/12/2024

Is a Neurodiversity Affirming approach to behaviour support a permissive approach? 07/30/2024

My hopes for the future for Autistic Children 07/08/2024

5 Simple Shifts to be more Truly Neurodiversity Affirming 06/27/2024

The contrasts at the intersection of being an Autistic ADHDer - Chat with Stephanie Robertson 06/10/2024

How to Include Children in their Own Collaborative Teams 05/28/2024

My Journey through AuDHD (Autistic + ADHD) Identification / Diagnosis 05/14/2024

How to Navigate Conflicting Perspectives when you Collaborate to Support Neurodivergent Children 04/30/2024

How to Navigate Conflicting Perspectives when you Collaborate to Support Neurodivergent Children In this episode, I'm going to be sharing some practical ideas about how you can tackle a challenge that a lot of us experience. Whether you're a therapist, a teacher, a parent, or a carer of a neurodivergent child. At some point when supporting this child, you're going to be interacting with a team around them. And at some point you're going to be experiencing different approaches to how you will support that title, how you believe that child should be supported. It can be incredibly hard to navigate these different perspectives and to find that common ground and come to a productive point in how you work together to achieve solid support for this child. I'm going to share the following five strategies that can be very useful for conflict resolution, but also give you an example of what that might sound like, exactly what you might say, depending on the situation of course: 1. Build Empathy 2. Ask open-ended questions with curiosity 3. Take time to reflect and process in private 4. Assess possible outcomes 5. Collaborate to come to solutions together Keep learning with me! Episode 9 of the Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast: Collaboration & Advocacy: When others aren't aligned with your Neurodiversity Affirming approach to supporting Neurodivergent Kids: Register for the Communicate and Connect Webinar Series for Professionals who support Neurodivergent Children: using discount code POD10 for 10% off! The 3 webinars in the series are: Responsive Relationships: Communication Strategies for Professionals to Connect with Neurodivergent Children Collaborative Connections: Coach and Communicate with Carers & Teams of Neurodivergent Children Supportive Spaces: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Environments to Support Neurodivergent Children in their Communities Podcast Link: Website: Instagram: Facebook: /episode/index/show/b008c503-b6e4-4d42-96fc-6da2a1aeee6a/id/31048178

Responsive Relationship Strategies for Building Connection with Autistic Children 04/15/2024

Ingredients of Self-Advocacy 04/01/2024

"But you seem so sociable" - Experiences of High-Masking Autistic Folks 03/18/2024

On Masking & Finding Community - Chat with Chelsea Luker, AuDHD Psychologist 03/04/2024

What's next for the Exploring Neurodiversity Podcast? 12/13/2023

Exploring Neurodiversity with Adina Levy from Play. Learn. Chat

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