Throw Not Hot Coals.
I recently noticed, on Twitter, a person communicating that their meltdown nervous system behaviors were separate from them as an existential being. That is, there is “meltdown” and there is “me.” Among the most fitting analogies I can conceive for this includes the second “Venom” movie, wherein an actual alien inhabits a human while the…
What Does It Mean To Be Impact-Regarding While Supporting the Social-and-Emotional Development of Those We Serve?
Hi. I’m Greg. I serve as an employment and educational coach for Autistic and neurodiverse individuals and am also a speech/language therapist. I learned, well into my 40s, that I am quite neurodiverse myself. We can discuss that later. For now, I’m most interested in illuminating my evidence-based praxis, that being the training, lived experience,…
In Plain Language: I Want Us All to Be Better.
I just completed mandated-reporter training to maintain my Pennsylvania license to practice speech and language pathology. Mandated-reporter meaning, I am legally obligated to either call or submit an online report if at any point I have even reasonable cause to suspect child abuse including physical, psychological, sexual, and/or neglect. The training, when it discussed the…
In Plain Language: Power Dynamics Matter Most In Relationship
In all relationships. Across every moment. There exist power dynamics. We, each of us, enter daily into relationships defined by perceived and generally accepted power dynamics. Doctor -> PatientTeacher -> StudentParent -> ChildHusband -> WifeCaregiver -> CaregivenTherapist -> ClientOfficer -> CivilianSupervisor -> SuperviseeGuard -> InmateEmployer -> Employee Note that I’ve included an arrow that places…
In Plain Language: We Are Framing “Punishment” All Wrong
This is the second in as series of plain-language posts exploring behavior modification and offering an alternate framing and practice of human service, inclusion, and harm-reduction. In a recent post, “In Plain Language: We Should Stop Using Applied Behavior Analysis,” or ABA, I offered the following definition of ABA, “In the simplest terms, ABA therapies…
In Plain Language: We Should Stop Using Applied Behavior Analysis.
(Please note: This piece, on 7/18/22, while vetted, peer-reviewed, and edited, remains a draft. I felt it important to get it to point where I am comfortable with you having it even though it hasn’t been externally verified/validated by a governing body or recognized publication.) First, a few words about plain language, in plain language.…
Ritalin…Three Months Later
Since the Ritalin revelation, life has intervened in several critical ways, providing painful but important insight. The first several weeks with Ritalin in my system provided an experience very similar to the first several hours when I finally got corrective vision lenses as a pre-teen. I had been, for a decade, experiencing the world through…
What Ritalin Means to Me.
I’d like to illuminate, here, a series of seemingly mundane events that communicate what the addition of Ritalin; after having lived 46 years not knowing I had ADHD, suspecting giftedness but frustratingly unsure because nobody would ever appropriately assess me, and living with toxic stress and traumas that span all the way back to year…
TISE Resources for Children
I’m unclear how to begin doing a thing I want to do, so I’m taking this tiny little first step out into the social media void. The short? I’d like to consolidate a directory of trauma-informed, social and emotional (TISE, as I’ve started acronymming it) learning oriented, inclusive, antiracist, queer-affirming, and representationally-diverse professionals and resources…
My Stable Bow In Heaven
Hi. You may be wondering how I’m doing, and the answer is complex, but the overall valence is extremely positive…buoyant, warm, joy-filled, and at peace. It’s Christmas Day, December 25th, 2020. I suppose if I were to start this as I started the last communication with you, I would begin… Day 10. The tenth day…