Apr 7, 2026
In this episode, we continue the play series with one of the most common questions educators and caregivers ask: How do I help expand play without taking over? It can be tempting to jump in quickly when a child is lining up cars, spinning wheels, dumping toys, or repeating the same action over and over.
But meaningful...
Mar 31, 2026
In this episode, we begin a brand new series all about play with a foundational idea that challenges many traditional beliefs:
Autistic play is real play.
Not practice play.
Not “pre-play.”
Not something that needs to be fixed before it counts.
For many years, educators and caregivers were taught that...
Mar 24, 2026
Your visual schedule helps students understand the structure of the day. But what helps them understand what’s happening inside each activity?
In this episode, we explore mini-schedules, a visual support that breaks down the steps within an activity so students can see what they are doing right now, how much there is...
Mar 17, 2026
What if the reason a visual schedule “isn’t working”… isn’t because the child can’t use visuals. What if the real issue is that one small piece of the system needs adjusting?
In this episode, we walk through the most common reasons visual schedules fall apart in classrooms and therapy spaces. From schedule...
Mar 10, 2026
What if the reason your visual schedule isn’t working… isn’t because the child “doesn’t respond to visuals”… but because the symbols you chose aren’t meaningful to them yet? In this episode, we’ll explore something that often gets overlooked in conversations about visual schedules: symbol selection.