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As a speech and language therapist I work with a lot of neurodivergent kids. Learning how to be affirming of neurodiverse identities is important to me.

It's no wonder our kids find some things scary. So much of it is new to them!

Do you find yourself asking your child lots of questions and never quite getting a reply? Getting children to answer the question is a common conundrum.

Wondering how many words your toddler should know? I'll give you the short answer, the longer answer, and an alternative way of approaching this question.

If your two year old isn't talking yet it can feel daunting knowing where to begin. There's so much information out there, what do you pay attention to?

The tea party set is a regular toy found in my speech and language therapy bag.

If your child is struggling to communicate, then autism may be one of the topics that you want to find out more about. There's a lot of scary and negative descriptions of autism on the internet, which is unfortunate and unnecessary.

It's hard to leave behind the things we love, or deal with the disappointment of something being finished.

Joint attention is a valuable part of your child's learning and development. Once the two of you have established attention on the same thing then you can talk about it and develop ideas together.

Making birthday cupcakes with playdough is a popular activity in my speech and language therapy sessions.

Below is an incomplete and imperfect statement on my own learning around matters of social justice.

I meet children with the most fantastically varied interests. Their delight in details has taught me a lot about play and exploration.