SLP 231: Social worker, Bernii Godwin, on How to build connection with students by loving our students on purpose

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Diagnosis / Identifying Signs of Autism ✅ Tips for Toileting ✅ Creating Communication Enriched Environments (non-verbal children) ✅ Different Ways of Teaching ✅ Why and How to Use Visuals ✅ Being a Supportive Communication Partner ✅ Use Rewards and Special Interests to Motivate and Engage in Learning ✅ 11 Common Signs of Sensory Processing Disorder or Difficulties ✅ Using Sensory Tools to Improve Learning & Behaviour Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/early-childhood-autism-strategies Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Sequence Mastery: Order and routine enhance learning. ✅ Recipe Writing: Develops structured observation and writing skills. ✅ Social Cooking: Teaching others fosters communal bonds. ✅ Sensory Desensitization: Cooking valuable without eating. ✅ Motor Skills Development: Enhances stirring, flipping abilities. ✅ Backward Chaining Importance: Essential for skill acquisition. ✅ Cooking Tips: Simplified tools and techniques provided. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/teaching-skills-through-cooking Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Understanding Screen Addiction: Reduces screen time from 16 to 1 hour. ✅ Types of Screen Addiction: Gaming, internet, group chats, and creative escape. ✅ Ownership Importance: Kids acknowledge problem to start fixing it. ✅ Alternative Activities: Promotes learning, exercise, and healthy routines. ✅ Collaborative Solutions: Use CPS for managing screen time. ✅ Routine and Diet: Essential for managing screen addiction. ✅ Teamwork in Recovery: Involves family, friends, and professionals. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/managing-screen-addiction Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Neurodiversity celebrates neurological differences instead of disabilities or disorders. ✅ Ask individuals about their preferred terminology for their condition. ✅ Learn about neurodiversity through movies, TV shows, and online. ✅ Make learning fun by accommodating different learning styles. ✅ Avoid overstimulation by limiting choices and verbal instructions. ✅ Be clear, concise, and concrete when communicating. ✅ Understand sensory processing difficulties are part of neurodiversity. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/understanding-neurodiversity-tips Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ PDA: Unique autism spectrum type. ✅ PDA vs ODD: Distinct differences. ✅ Misunderstood Nature: PDA children struggle with demands. ✅ Relationship Building: Share experiences, no hierarchies. ✅ Teaching Strategy Shift: Traditional methods may fail. ✅ Avoid Power Struggles: Offer choices, focus on consequences. ✅ Flexibility Key: Regularly change strategies, maintain engagement. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/teaching-strategies-for-pda-students Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Time Blindness Defined: Inability to perceive time accurately. ✅ Behavior Indicators: Procrastination, lateness, or anxiety. ✅ Making Time Visible: Use visual and accessible time aids. ✅ Managing Anxiety: Equip with time management tools. ✅ Routines Matter: Establish routines to sense time's passage. ✅ Success Equation: Now, next, later plus schedule equals success. ✅ Support Like Colorblindness: Make time support as accessible. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/educators-guide-family-communication Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Teacher's Role: Highlight, don't diagnose issues. ✅ 8 Steps Discussed: Detailed process for diagnosis conversation. ✅ Red Flags: Identify potential diagnosis indicators. ✅ Diagnosis Importance: Benefits of getting a diagnosis explained. ✅ Tone of Caring: First impressions are critical in meetings.  ✅ Share Positives: Begin with the child's achievements.  ✅ Collaborative Approach: Value families' insights and opinions. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/educators-guide-family-communication Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ Act as a student-world translator. ✅ Encourage student relationship bonds. ✅ Be a consistent presence. ✅ Enhance, not replace, teaching. ✅ Collaborate with teachers. ✅ Contribute creative learning ideas. ✅ Facilitate peer connections. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/teacher-assistant-success-strategies Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ What is Executive Functioning: Described as the brain's "Air Traffic Control" for organizing, prioritizing, and regulating emotions. ✅ Impacts on Learning: Impaired Executive Function significantly affects students with autism, impacting their ability to learn and engage in busy environments. ✅ Emotional Control: Techniques include using sensory tools, emotion cards, and social scripts for improving behaviour and emotional regulation. ✅ Impulse Control: Redirection, prewarning about rules, and the use of social scripts to manage impulsivity. ✅ Planning & Prioritizing: Utilizing visual supports, individual planning sessions, and breaking tasks into smaller steps to enhance organization and goal achievement. ✅ Organizing: Implementing systems for organization, minimizing clutter, and using visual reminders for keeping track of items and information. ✅ Task Initiation: Partnering with peers, simplifying instructions, and employing strategies like the Traffic Light Strategy to help start tasks. ✅ Flexibility: Using timers, routines, and prewarnings to assist with transitions and changes in activities or plans. ✅ Working Memory: Incorporating visuals, modelling tasks, co-active participation, and simplifying instructions to support memory and task completion. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/improving-executive-functioning-skills Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au

Join Sue for an upcoming Live Virtual Workshop where you will learn from Sue practical tips & strategies to make a difference. In this episode, we will discuss: ✅ ASD Criteria in DSM-5: Defines autism diagnostic requirements. ✅ Early Signs Vital: Symptoms must manifest in early childhood. ✅ Severity Levels Classified: Autism categorized into three severity levels. ✅ Comprehensive Assessment Essential: Evaluates communication, behavior, and sensory sensitivities. ✅ Co-occurring Conditions Frequent: Often accompanies ADHD, anxiety, OCD. ✅ Diagnostic Tools and Judgment: ADOS-2, ADI-R, and clinical insight. ✅ Girls' Diagnosis Often Missed: Masking leads to underdiagnosis in girls. Read more about this podcast in the show notes found via the link below suelarkey.com.au/understanding-autism-diagnostic-criteria Join the Facebook group specifically for this podcast www.facebook.com/groups/suelarkeypodcastcommunity/ Join my Neurodiversity Network suelarkey.com.au/neurodiversity-network/ Follow my Instagram account for regular tips www.instagram.com/sue.larkey/ To learn more about teaching or understanding ASD, please visit my website below. elearning.suelarkey.com.au