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S1 E27: The Joy of Words and Sounds
Manage episode 422135924 series 3489922
"Echolalia" might seem like mere mimicry to some but, for many autistic individuals, it's a profound way to connect and communicate. In this episode we challenge the often-pathologised views of echolalia, highlighting its role in creating warmth and fostering joint attention.
Join us as we celebrate the nuances of language, accents, and sensory experiences in autistic communication. Through personal stories and reflections we explore how unconscious speech adaptations and repetitive behaviours provide consistency, creativity and joy.
As well as the similarities in our experiences, this episode also showcases some differences between us in relation to the ways our hyper-connected brain pathways respond to the world. It's always good to be reminded of the old adage "If you know one autistic person, you know one autistic person!"
LINKS
Radiolab - Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
AMASE - On ‘Positive Behaviour Support’
Francis Bourgeois on Instagram
Contact us at: autisticlicence@gmail.com
37 episodios
Manage episode 422135924 series 3489922
"Echolalia" might seem like mere mimicry to some but, for many autistic individuals, it's a profound way to connect and communicate. In this episode we challenge the often-pathologised views of echolalia, highlighting its role in creating warmth and fostering joint attention.
Join us as we celebrate the nuances of language, accents, and sensory experiences in autistic communication. Through personal stories and reflections we explore how unconscious speech adaptations and repetitive behaviours provide consistency, creativity and joy.
As well as the similarities in our experiences, this episode also showcases some differences between us in relation to the ways our hyper-connected brain pathways respond to the world. It's always good to be reminded of the old adage "If you know one autistic person, you know one autistic person!"
LINKS
Radiolab - Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
AMASE - On ‘Positive Behaviour Support’
Francis Bourgeois on Instagram
Contact us at: autisticlicence@gmail.com
37 episodios
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