A speech pathologist’s role in building autistic identity
| Monday, May 27, 2024 |
| 11:50 AM - 12:05 PM |
| River View Room 05 |
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📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)
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A speech pathologist’s role in building autistic identity
11:50 AM - 12:05 PMPresentation summary
Evidence suggests that having a positive autistic identity supports mental health and Quality of Life outcomes – two key goals for all health professionals. Further, as speech pathologists, we recognise the impact that self-confidence and self-esteem have on the pursuit of and success in social interactions. Supporting the development of positive autistic identity allows speech pathologists to provide meaningful and holistic social supports to autistic clients.
Join two neurodivergent speech pathologists to review a case-study. Hear suggestions of how to actively promote positive autistic identity, such as talking about autism in a strengths-based way, referencing contemporary research and introducing neurodiversity-affirming approaches. This aims to challenge personal and professional biases and start the evaluation of the internalized ableism and negative messaging in many traditional social skills therapy goals and approaches. Questions will be addressed at the end to support the active engagement of attendees to start to consider ‘how’ to adapt the content to their own experience and environments.
**This topic could be expanded upon for a 60-minute skill-building session to further support attendees to develop their understanding and application.**
Key messages
2. Barriers that may be experienced when developing autistic identity
3. Practical supports that can be provided by speech pathologists to support clients to develop strong autistic identity
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A speech pathologist’s role in building autistic identity
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM**********
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