Non Linear Learning

158 Image Free Thinking - Aphantasia and Learning with TJ [Nigh Functioning Autism]

Sep 26, 2024

At least 5% of autistic adults may have Aphantasia - image free thinking. This number may be higher for non-speaking kids, especially with ocular apraxia. Is this a learning disability?

TJ, the creator of the popular social media account - nigh.functioning.autism, discusses their experience with visualization and...

157 Independence, Life Skills or Education for your child with a disability ?

Sep 18, 2024

Let's explore the critical balance between life skills, independent living, and education for children with disabilities.

The importance of academic learning in building logical and critical thinking, as well as emotional regulation is often ignored or trivialized in the lives of children with a disability.

156 Creating a Sustainable Future and Community for Adults with Disabilities with Sangeetha Chakrapani

Sep 11, 2024

In this episode, we address a crucial and often daunting question for parents of children with disabilities:

How will my child be supported when I am no longer around?

Many of us, as parents, carry the weight of this question, wondering about our children’s future in our absence. Today, my guest Sangeetha Chakrapani...

155 Accessible Academics for students with disabilities with Lisa Mihalich Quinn

Sep 6, 2024

If you have struggled with making a neurotypical math curriculum work for your child with disabilities, whether Down Syndrome or Autism or other disabilities that impact their sensory-motor profile,

If you have a child who communicates via AAC, or is an unreliable speaker, or a Speller - perhaps they use RPM or S2C,

you...