The ABA Speech Podcast - Easy Strategies For Parents and Professionals
Join Rose Griffin, a dedicated Speech Therapist and BCBA from ABA SPEECH, as she shares her compassionate approach to supporting the communication needs of autistic individuals. With 20 years of experience, Rose is committed to respecting and understanding the diverse ways autistic people communicate and interact with the world.
This podcast is a resource for professionals and parents alike, offering practical strategies that honor each person's unique communication style. Rose covers a wide range of topics, including how to recognize and support autistic communication from an early age, the distinctions between autism and speech differences, and effective, respectful approaches to fostering communication, whether a child is non-speaking, minimally speaking, or verbal.
Through a mix of interviews and solo episodes, Rose explores how to enhance meaningful connections, address challenges with empathy, and celebrate the strengths of autistic individuals. Whether you're a parent, therapist, or educator, you'll find valuable insights and actionable advice to create supportive environments that empower communication and honor neurodiversity.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 248
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
#028: The Power of Language Samples For Assessment and Intervention - A Talk with Marisha Mets
We have school-based SLP, Marisha Mets with us today. Marisha talks with us about the benefits of using language samples, her tips and tricks, as well as resources from her blog SLP Now. She talks ab…
#027: Early Intervention Tips - Embedding Language into Everyday Routines With Kimberly Scanlon
Today I have Kimberly Scanlon, licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, best-selling author, and fellow busy parent. She has written two great books in the world of speech therapy, Toddler…
#026: Parents as an Important Part of the Therapeutic Team with Lindsey Nitake
Speech and language development is more than just the words being produced and children need to be emotionally supported and encouraged to communicate. Parental involvement is critical, but professio…
#025: Where to Start with Communication Intervention with Lori Frost
Lori Frost is a traditionally trained speech-language pathologist who has spent most of her 40-year career in public schools working with preschool and elementary kids. She met Dr. Andy Bondy when sh…
#024: Apraxia of Speech- Characteristics, Resources and an SLP Mom’s Journey with Laura Smith
Laura Smith was a speech-language pathologist, mostly in elementary education, before her children were born. After her daughter was born, she realized that she wasn’t reaching her developmental mile…
#023: Reading Strategies for All Learners - An Interview with Chloe Hill
Whether you’re a professional or a parent, you can use these strategies from Chloe Hill in the classroom, in therapy, or at home. As a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Chloe’s focused on pre-re…
#022: Autism as a Family Experience - An Interview with Michele Portlock
Michele’s oldest daughter’s first word was “calculator”. Because she was highly verbal and seemed to need less intervention, Michele struggle to get a diagnosis for her. Her second son’s presented q…
#021: Learning and Living an Adventure Filled Life with Her 2 Sons with Autism- A Talk with Kelsey General
After Kelsey’s son started seeing a speech regression at 15 months old, she started on the journey to have him diagnosed. Pretty soon she realized that her second son was also exhibiting many of the …
#020: Generalization and Embedding Communication - A Discussion with Braxton Baker
How do you differentiate your speech therapy work from your autism work? Does it even matter? Serving the whole child, Braxton Baker, an SLP, and BCBA is a huge advocate of the big picture approach t…
#019: The Power of Teletherapy to Help Students Here and Abroad - A Talk with Erin Long
Since July 2010, Erin Long has been the president and founder of Worldwide Speech. Parents who are living abroad may find themselves seeking specialized speech therapy, but for whatever reason, they’…
#018: The Importance of Dreaming Big and Listening - An Inspiring Chat with Landria Seals Green
Landria Seals Green’s mother says, “A child’s education is as good as the adult in front of them.” With that as her mantra, Landria became a medical-based SLP. For 20+ years, she’s focused on AAC tec…
#017: Creative Ideas for Therapy with Older Students - A Chat with Chris Wenger of Speech Dude
Chris Wenger, whom you might also know as Speech Dude, comes from a family of educators. He started off as a special ed teacher, but he moved into the speech-language field when he realized that the …
#016: Creating Environments For All Autistic Individuals to Communicate | Interview with Nathan Morgan
As a young child, Nathan Morgan was diagnosed with autism. Along his journey of speech therapy, IEPs, and occupational therapy, he felt inspired to give back to his community so he went into social w…
#015: Help Me Find My Voice Course
Are you nervous before a therapy session because you don’t know how it will go? Let’s make therapy fun and functional again by giving you the tools you need to reach every single one of your students…
#014: Autism Diagnosis and Intervention with Help Me Find My Voice Alumni- Deidra Darst (SLP)
Recently, Deidra Darst was able to take her son who has autism to get his first big haircut in four years in a salon. Using tips she learned in my Help Me Find My Voice course, Deidra’s son has reall…
#013: Strategies for Generalizing Language Skills with Katie Castro
How do we help our students generalize their language skills in the community and the larger school environment? Fellow “unicorn”, BCBA, and SLP, Katie Castro is an alumni of my Help Me Find My Voice…
#012: Autism Therapy and the Importance of Play with Liz Willis
There are times I feel stressed as a therapist because I want to get through all of the goals for my therapy session, so that’s why I love Liz’s playful approach to therapy. Liz Willis is an SLP who …
#011: AAC Assessment and Intervention- SLP and OT collaboration with The Fanny Pack Therapists
Have you ever worked with a student who needs an AAC, but you don’t know which one would work best for them? If you have, then you’ll appreciate this episode. Annabeth and Mara from The Fanny Pack Th…
#010: Getting Started With AAC- An Interview with Susan Berkowitz
Something I find so inspiring is to watch a student find a way to communicate with the people who exist in their world. For over 47 years, Susan Berkowitz has been helping students with autism learn …
#009: Autism Social Skills from Assessment to Intervention with Shayna Gaunt
Can you imagine if someone stood over you and evaluated your behavior with a clipboard while you were trying to act naturally? Organically evaluating your student or client’s progress while they part…