Tag: research

Episode 49. Transforming schools and autism therapy: A conversation with Dr. Nancy Marshall

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I had an amazing conversation with Dr. Nancy Marshall, a therapist and researcher, who previously worked as Child and Youth Counselor in Toronto public schools. We discussed her new, qualitative research on autistic people’s experiences with and perception of ABA. We also talked about the impact of the neurodiversity movement on autism services, and the evolution of new supports and educational practices that are neuro-affirming.

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Bio
Nancy Marshall is a registered social worker and youth worker who holds a PhD in Education from York University, Toronto. She has close to 20 years experience as a Child and Youth Worker (CYW) supporting autistic children, youth, and families with neuro-affirming and relational approaches in a variety of settings, mainly in special education settings and one-on-one counselling settings. Currently, she works as a child therapist at Ripple Effect Children’s Services in Toronto, Ontario and as a Course Director at York University teaching Inclusion, Disabilities, and Education to preservice K to 12 teacher candidates. Her mixed methods doctoral research examined the impact of ABA on the wellbeing of autistic people using survey analyses and stories from lived experiences.

Episode 41. The impact of pandemic-related school closures: A conversation with Molly Colvin & Tannahill Glen

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I spoke with Dr. Molly Colvin and Dr. Tannahill Glen about their new book, Altered Trajectories: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Children’s Education, Mental Health and Neurodevelopment, co-authored with Dr. Jennifer Linton Reesman. We discussed the educational impact of school closures, as well as the mental health impact on kids. A crucial topic as we look for solutions today, both within and outside education.

Listen to the podcast by playing the audio file below, or on streaming sites like Spotify, Stitcher or ApplePodcasts.


Bios

Dr. Molly Colvin is director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She is also Co-Director of the Child Psychology Internship program at MGH.

Dr. Tannahill Glen is a clinical neuropsychologist at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. She specializes in diagnosis and treatment planning for neurologic conditions with impact on thinking, mood and behavior.  Most recently her publications have centered on the neuropsychological consequences of prolonged pandemic related educational disruption.

Resources

My interview with Jennifer Reesman: Middle-school minds in teenage bodies: The post-pandemic crisis in our high schools. Healthy Debate. November 2023.

 

 

Episode 12. “We need much better standards of research in autism intervention”: An interview with Dr. Damian Milton

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damian In this broad-ranging interview, Dr. Damian Milton & I discuss the theory of the “double empathy problem”; hyperfocus/flow state; autistic parenting; the medical versus social model of disability; the subjectivity of outcome measures; and the diverse ways in which autism itself is framed and defined.

Listen to the interview at the audio link below or on Stitcher here or  iTunes here
Read the transcript below the audio file.

Transcribed by Julie Ann Lee: Transcript_Milton_Noncompliant

Bio
Dr. Damian Milton is a sociologist and lecturer at the University of Kent, on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through the Tizard Centre. He is also a consultant for the National Autistic Society in the UK, a Director at the National Autism Task Force, Chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC Network) and involved in many other research and practice related projects. His most recent book is A Mismatch of Salience: Explorations in Autism Theory and Practice. His scholarship is central to a paradigm shift to understandings of autism in the field.