{"id":16913,"date":"2024-01-23T13:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=16913"},"modified":"2024-05-28T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T18:09:18","slug":"sensory-considerations-for-social-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/sensory-considerations-for-social-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensory Considerations for Social Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#jump\">Vanessa Rentschler, Au.D., CCC-A, C.A.S.<\/a>, discusses sensory considerations for social communication in autism. She highlights common auditory processing differences, available services, and the overlap of visual and auditory sensory processing in autism. The speaker emphasizes emerging therapeutic interventions and asserts the need for participatory research and collaborative care. Rentschler describes neurophysiological drivers of sensory differences and considers their impact on social communication. She summarizes the presentation and outlines the necessary frameworks for reimaging care before the Q&amp;A.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Printable handouts are online <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sensory-Considerations-for-Social-Communication-in-Autism-ARI.pdf\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;--awb-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kKAWTx-lwNE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2><b>In this webinar:\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1:25<\/strong> &#8211; Disclosures, background, and outline<br \/>\n<strong>5:10<\/strong> &#8211; Auditory features in autism<br \/>\n<strong>7:35<\/strong> &#8211; Services and evidence-based practices<br \/>\n<strong>10:30<\/strong> &#8211; Auditory sensory processing<br \/>\n<strong>15:08<\/strong> &#8211; Auditory and visual misalignment<br \/>\n<strong>19:10<\/strong> &#8211; Impacts on communication<br \/>\n<strong>22:30<\/strong> &#8211; Neurophysiological underpinnings<br \/>\n<strong>26:02<\/strong> &#8211; Interventions and accessibility<br \/>\n<strong>30:04<\/strong> &#8211; Therapeutic techniques<br \/>\n<strong>33:20<\/strong> &#8211; Audiologists<br \/>\n<strong>38:45<\/strong> &#8211; Neurodiversity-affirming standard of care<br \/>\n<strong>42:15<\/strong> &#8211; Future research and accommodations<br \/>\n<strong>46:45<\/strong> &#8211; Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<h2><b>Auditory processing in autism<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rentschler describes common auditory processing differences in autism, including difficulties understanding spoken language, filtering out background noise from speech, and sound tolerance issues <\/span><b>(5:10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The speaker outlines services typically provided for auditory processing, highlighting occupational therapy as one that best addresses sensory processing <\/span><b>(7:35)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She provides references for literature reviews on best auditory practices and underscores how difficult it is to create evidence-based interventions <\/span><b>(9:00)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The speaker asserts the importance of incorporating lived experiences into research and care tactics\u00a0 <\/span><b>(10:10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about establishing evidence-based interventions in autism<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/complexities-evidence-based-treatment\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this free webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presenter discusses how auditory processing differences can impact an individual\u2019s sensory gating or ability to filter, prioritize, and integrate sensory inputs. This plays into excitation\/inhibition imbalances in autism and can also impact pain sensitivity and reactivity <\/span><b>(11:50)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler defines central gain as the brain\u2019s ability to adapt baseline auditory conditions according to received stimuli<\/span><b> (13:00)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She explains that when individuals over-protect their ears (wear ear muffs all the time, even when noise is low), they may readjust their central gain which creates even more sensitivity to loud or normal sounds <\/span><b>(14:40)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Auditory and visual misalignment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presenter defines the temporal binding window (TBW) as the time it takes to organize sensory input into a cohesive percept <\/span><b>(15:08)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. TBW is often longer in autism due to a mismatch between auditory and visual processing, which stems from atypical neural synchronization and brainstem differences <\/span><b>(16:00)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler emphasizes TBW plasticity and highlights its potential for successful auditory interventions <\/span><b>(17:10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She reiterates that information from autistic people about their lived experiences is critical to guiding research and care <\/span><b>(18:26)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Impacts on communication<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The speaker considers how enhanced pitch perception and difficulties with prosody, or the ability to detect intonations in speech (e.g., identify sarcasm), appear in autism <\/span><b>(19:10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She explains how difficulties with speech\/noise localization can sometimes make it seem like your child is purposefully ignoring you and underscores that this is likely not the case <\/span><b>(20:17)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler notes a study that showed a direct correlation between the rate of detected\/missed environmental sounds and the presence\/severity of restrictive\/repetitive behaviors. Similarly, auditory deficits have been found to exacerbate social difficulties in many neurodiverse groups <\/span><b>(21:36)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Language impairments, she continues, are also significantly related to abnormal lateralization of the functional language network in neurodiverse populations <\/span><b>(22:30)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Neurophysiologic underpinnings<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presenter displays a diagram showing how auditory inputs travel across the left and right hemispheres of the brain depending on which ear receives the stimuli <\/span><b>(23:39)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While input received in the right ear travels directly to the left side of the brain, input received from the left must travel to the right hemisphere and then cross back to the left side through the Corpus Callosum. The Corpus Callosum is a bundle of nerve cells where the right and left hemispheres communicate <\/span><b>(24:30)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler explains all this to illustrate the significant differences in how the brain perceives sensory input across populations <\/span><b>(25:30)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Interventions and accessibility\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing aids with remote microphones (often held by a teacher) help to filter out extra noise and are highly effective for increasing auditory processing <\/span><b>(26:02)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The speaker shares personal experiences with such microphones, underscoring their lack of accessibility due to poor insurance reimbursements <\/span><b>(29:00)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler reiterates brain plasticity and asserts that intervention focus must shift to training the auditory system instead of relying on tools which are not widely available <\/span><b>(30:04)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She discusses therapeutic techniques like binaural interaction, or how the ears work together to process speech, and highlights dichotic listenings as an efficient exercise for minimizing sound sensitivity. Phonemic entrainment, auditory-motor synchronization, and temporal processing remediation also show promise as short-term intensive interventions that produce long-lasting auditory shifts <\/span><b>(31:20)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Audiologists\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presenter outlines general roles for audiologists, including ruling out hearing loss and targeting sound tolerance <\/span><b>(33:20)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Audiologists target processing issues by addressing bottom-up skills via binaural balance training, phonemic training, and rhythm and motor output training <\/span><b>(36:05)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rentschler notes mixed results from working memory training and asserts the need to accept aspects of disability as natural instead of something that must be cured or fixed <\/span><b>(37:28)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She notes the severe lack of audiological practitioners, and offers viewers to contact her directly for assistance in finding their closest carer. She also emphasizes the need for educational support <\/span><b>(33:20)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Critical takeaways<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The speaker discusses a neurodiversity-affirming approach to social communication support, noting disability rights and universal design as concepts that improve access to care and quality of life for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everyone<\/span><\/i> <b>(38:45)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She notes the double empathy problem and encourages social skills training for neurotypical populations. Rentschler urges clinical professionals <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to force eye contact with autistic patients as this provokes the stress response, which further impairs listening <\/span><b>(39:45)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mental health, she continues, is paramount because no real learning can occur in the fight or flight response. She suggests avoiding power plays and being mindful of negative messaging that individuals may internalize as ableism <\/span><b>(41:20)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What\u2019s next?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moving forward, Rentschler emphasizes the need for more rigorous research on the clinical feasibility of interventions. This research must include neurodivergent voices and community partnerships with local clinics. She states that clinical consensus must be reimagined in alignment with the disability rights paradigm. Systemic supports such as health insurance, education, and accommodations should also be reimagined with neurodiverse and disabled voices at the center <\/span><b>(42:15)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rentschler summarizes the presentation, highlighting the need for therapeutic auditory support and greater access to care. She reiterates the impact that sensory differences can have on skills necessary for social communication, mental health, and overall sense of agency. She asserts that we can (and must) provide effective sensory supports based on individual neurotypes <\/span><b>(44:35)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The presenter provides references <\/span><b>(45:10)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thanks before the Q&amp;A session <\/span><b>(46:45)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"jump\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3>Presented by:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  wp-image-16914 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27125%27%20height%3D%27125%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20125%20125%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27125%27%20height%3D%27125%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rentschler.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\" header-title \" data-animation-role=\"header-element\">\n<div class=\"header-title-text\">Vanessa Rentschler, Au.D., CCC-A, C.A.S. is a clinical audiologist and owner of Audball Paradigm, LLC (private practice) who also facilitates a bi-weekly friendship group for autistic youth (Autism Society of Oregon). She is the parent of an autistic child, is active in her local autism, community and identifies as neurodivergent, herself (ADHD). Dr. Rentschler offers neurodiversity-affirming assessment and treatment for auditory processing difficulties, provided in a sensory-friendly environment. 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Noisy music is a problem. at school corridor\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27250%27%20height%3D%27223%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20250%20223%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27250%27%20height%3D%27223%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sensory-small.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sensory-small-200x178.jpg 200w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sensory-small.jpg 250w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-05-28T13:09:18-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/sensory-considerations-for-social-communication\/\">Sensory Considerations for Social Communication<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-05-28T13:09:18-05:00<\/span><span>January 23rd, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/auditory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Auditory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/autism-spectrum-disorders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Autism Spectrum Disorders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/sensory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sensory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>    Vanessa Rentschler, Au.D., CCC-A, C.A.S., discusses sensory considerations for social communication in autism. She highlights common auditory processing differences, available services, and the overlap of visual and auditory sensory processing in<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/pain-sensory-issues-and-autism\/\" aria-label=\"Pain, Sensory Issues and Autism\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-10-03T104559.719-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Child looking up while touching bubble colbs\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-10-03T104559.719-700x441.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-10-03T104559.719-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Untitled-design-2019-10-03T104559.719-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-03-07T16:00:26-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/pain-sensory-issues-and-autism\/\">Pain, Sensory Issues and Autism<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-03-07T16:00:26-05:00<\/span><span>August 29th, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/autism-spectrum-disorders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Autism Spectrum Disorders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/sensory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sensory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>   Dr. Tami Bar-shalita, Merry Kalingal Levi, and Dr. Yelena Granovsky explore the intricate connections between pain, sensory perception, and autism. They discuss quantitative and qualitative research findings that shed light on the<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/strategies-to-enhance-speech-production\/\" aria-label=\"Editorial: Revisiting Two Lesser-Known Teaching Strategies to Enhance Speech Production in Autism\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/speech-therapy-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Young girl in speech therapy office. Preschooler exercising correct mouth form for sounds\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271709%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201709%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271709%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/speech-therapy-700x441.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/speech-therapy-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/speech-therapy-700x441.jpeg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/melanie\/\" title=\"Posts by Melanie Glock\" rel=\"author\">Melanie Glock<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-09-11T09:50:28-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/strategies-to-enhance-speech-production\/\">Editorial: Revisiting Two Lesser-Known Teaching Strategies to Enhance Speech Production in Autism<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/melanie\/\" title=\"Posts by Melanie Glock\" rel=\"author\">Melanie Glock<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-09-11T09:50:28-05:00<\/span><span>August 29th, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>    In this editorial, I would like to shed light on two methods for improving the speech production of individuals on the autism spectrum, discuss potential neurological factors that may underlie their<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-autism-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome &#8211; Updates\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ehlers-Danlos-700x441.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Black and white ribbon on a hand\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ehlers-Danlos-700x441.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ehlers-Danlos-320x202.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ehlers-Danlos-700x441.jpeg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2023-06-20T21:42:26-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-autism-2023\/\">Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome &#8211; Updates<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2023-06-20T21:42:26-05:00<\/span><span>May 16th, 2023<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/autism-spectrum-disorders\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Autism Spectrum Disorders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/sensory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sensory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>  Dr. Emily Casanova and Rosie Head discuss research updates on Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) and their overlap with autism. Casanova outlines ongoing research investigations into the genetic factors that contribute to the expression of<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/qa-sensory-strategies-at-home\/\" aria-label=\"Live Q&#038;A: Sensory Strategies at Home\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-design-82-700x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Games for sensory processing in children with autism or sensory processing disorder\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-design-82-700x441.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-design-82-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-design-82-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-07-10T10:47:33-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/qa-sensory-strategies-at-home\/\">Live Q&#038;A: Sensory Strategies at Home<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-07-10T10:47:33-05:00<\/span><span>May 3rd, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/adults-on-the-spectrum\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Adults on the Spectrum<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/meltdowns\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Meltdowns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/self-care\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self Care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/self-injury\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Self-Injury<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/sensory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sensory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>  Moira Pe\u00f1a, BScOT, MOT, OT, Reg. (Ont.), answers questions about sensory strategies for home. This recorded live question and answer session was a follow-up to our two-part series on brain and sensory processing<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/sensory-friendly-strategies-at-home-p2\/\" aria-label=\"Part 2: Sensory-Friendly Strategies for Home\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27460%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20460%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27460%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts lazyload\" alt=\"Woman helping a child play in a sensory integration space for therapy\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/274b9da1-d3f9-4c07-bff2-ab180b73780d-600x441.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-07-10T11:13:06-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/sensory-friendly-strategies-at-home-p2\/\">Part 2: Sensory-Friendly Strategies for Home<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/author\/autismadmin\/\" title=\"Posts by autismAdmin\" rel=\"author\">autismAdmin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-07-10T11:13:06-05:00<\/span><span>March 22nd, 2022<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/anxiety\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/anxiety-2\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Anxiety<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/webinar\/sensory\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sensory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/category\/autism-spectrum-disorders\/ways-to-help\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Ways to Help<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/autism.org\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinar<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><p>    Moira Pe\u00f1a, BScOT, MOT, OT Reg (Ont.), discusses sensory processing strategies for home. 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