Autistic Communication & Peer Dynamics:Visual Supports, AAC

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Welcome to Social Coaching & Peer Dynamics: Neuro-Affirming Autism Communication

Traditional communication training often focuses on behavioral compliance, eye contact, and forced speech. But true communication is about connection, autonomy, and mutual understanding.

Designed for educators, speech and behavior therapists, parents, and advocates, this comprehensive masterclass bridges the gap between clinical theory and compassionate, neuro-affirming practice. You will move away from rigid, outdated deficit models and learn how to build rich, accessible environments where autistic learners of all ages can truly thrive.

What You Will Master Inside This Course:

• The Neurodiversity Paradigm: Unpack the Double Empathy Problem and learn to presume competence in every interaction.

• Sensory & Interoceptive Readiness: Discover how the nervous system, sensory overload, and interoception directly dictate communication capacity.

• Behavior as Language: Decode unspoken communication, honor self-regulatory stimming, and resolve communication breakdowns.

• Gestalt Language Processing (GLP): Understand echolalia and support natural language acquisition from Stage 1 gestalts to advanced grammar.

• Visual Supports & Architecture: Build effective visual schedules, first-then boards, choice boards, and sensory sanctuaries that externalize executive functioning.

• Low-Tech & High-Tech AAC: Implement robust core vocabulary systems, low-tech communication boards, and speech-generating device apps without restrictive prerequisites.

• True Social Stories™ & Narratives: Master Carol Gray’s evidence-based story ratios and craft custom visual narratives for healthcare, travel, and novel events.

• Co-Regulation & Emotional Literacy: Replace punitive time-outs with somatic co-regulation, emotional scales, and non-verbal crisis support.

• Everyday Routines & Autonomy: Scaffold morning, mealtime, and bedtime routines while teaching self-advocacy and consent-based boundaries.

• Scaling & Generalization: Audit your environments, bridge home and school, and design lifelong communication systems that grow with the learner.

Join us today to transform how you support, connect with, and champion autistic learners!

Key Takeaways

• Design and implement neuro-affirming visual supports, schedules, and environmental modifications.

• Master aided language stimulation and model AAC without expectations or testing dynamics.

• Author authentic, ethically sound Social Stories™ following Carol Gray’s 10.2/10.3 criteria.

• Decode behavior as a primary communicative modality and support Gestalt Language Processors effectively.

• Build personalized co-regulation toolkits and foster self-advocacy and bodily autonomy.

• Generalize communication systems seamlessly across home, school, and community environments.