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Promoting Positive Autistic Self-Identity with Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez
Promoting Positive Autistic Self-Identity with Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez is an occupational therapist and educator working to promote an intentional identity-first approach to autism and OT. Listen in to the episode as we dive deep into:- Why we should be focused on the development of positive identity for our autistic clients, and what might be getting in our way- Concrete strategies we can use to help our clients flourish, inspired by the occupational science philosophy of doing, being, belonging, and becoming- Sarah’s powerful message to parents of newly diagnosed autistic children
Released:
Dec 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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