Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate a nervous system regulation experience with a group of autistic and neurodivergent folks. This happened at an arts camp established by the non-profit for whom I currently work. One of my goals as a mentor, coach, clinician, and teacher (i.e. perceived expert, or PE)…is to find paths to […]

In late December, 2020, I sat several feet from the man who had been my step-father for 36 years, across the reflective surface of a hardwood desk from a somber man who owned the funeral home where my Mom was cremated. Those ashes sat on said desk, in a nondescript green plastic box. Mom died […]

Trauma-Informed Care At present, the most popularly utilized and studied technique that aligns with earnestly impact-regarding endeavors is “trauma-informed care.” A simple internet search-engine dive, using the quoted words above, will yield articles, chapters, podcasts, TED talks and other recorded lectures from reputable and reliable sources.  I will spend more time with trauma-informed care (TIC) […]

Hi.  I’m Greg.  I can be wordy.  For example, I am an impact-regarding, social-and-emotional, trauma-informed, and person-centered aspiring human.  However, here you are reading this now and none of that means much, right?  I know. It’s just that I’m tired.  Existentially exhausted, and I didn’t do any of the things to ensure that my work […]

Words are powerful. Spoken. Heard. Written. Read.  Processed. Interpreted. Thought. Communicated. Rinse. Repeat. Ad infinitum. Words are the most powerful and influential force that we, as a species, have.  Words…meaning symbolic and shared representations within, among, and across populations used to build mutual understanding, kinship, and community. Words shape…everything. Shape emotions, behaviors, cultures, histories, and […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]