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 plain language so that the full diversity of…

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 on December 14th from COVID. The ashes were…

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) in a moment, but would first like to…

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 remained in an accessible and organized fashion.  One…

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 lived experiences. That’s power. Most who call themselves…

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 human remains fully himself and both battle it…

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, research, and theories informing my everyday practice and…

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 definitions, impacts, and full contextualization of child abuse,…