Autism and Speech Therapy: Evolving Perspectives

• By: Nigora Raufova MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD New Jersey Institute of Technology
• July 9th, 2025
• communication, education, identity, individualized education, neurodiversity, speech-language therapy, Summer 2025 Issue
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My training as a speech-language therapist tells me that my job is to treat communication deficits in autistic people. I tell them, “Point to the triangle and then the circle.” I verbally model the phrase “I want,” and wait for a response. I read them social stories, encourage them to...