May 18, 2020
Many differently wired children grow up feeling like what they want or need doesn't matter. Let's change that! But how? A step in the right direction is self-advocacy:) Teaching them to advocate for themselves has many benefits, including improving self-awareness, decreasing depression, and anxiety, promoting communication, building community resources, increasing social-emotional skills, and enhancing motivation.
In this important podcast episode, Dr. Tara Regan and I chat about choice. routines, 504 and IEP participation, pursuing passions, masking, isolation prevention, and post-secondary goals.