Two Sides of the Spectrum

Safety as the Foundation for Everything with Dr. Gillian Boudreau

Apr 5, 2023

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Introduction

3min

How Jillian Boudreau Got to This Place in Her Work

3min

The Positives and Negatives of Upbringing

2min

The Importance of Internal Questioning

3min

The Importance of Perspective in Therapy

3min

The Importance of Connection in a Survival Situation

3min

The Impacts of Stress on the Nervous System

2min

The Allostatic Load of Stress

3min

The Role of Trauma in Fear

2min

10.

The Differences Between Autistic Kids and Neurotypical Kids

4min

11.

The Role of Fear in Power Dynamics

2min

12.

The Double Empathy Problem and How to Deal With It

3min

13.

The Importance of Co-Regulation With Autistic Clients

2min

14.

How to Co-Regulate With Autistic Clients

3min

15.

How to Model Freedom in Spaces With Kids

2min

16.

The Importance of Embracing Fear

3min

17.

The Science of Self-Compassion

2min

18.

The Importance of Compliance in Schools

3min

Often as OTs and SLPs we skip right to teaching our Autistic clients new skills. But what about their feelings of felt safety while they are with us? What work do we need to do so that we can show up calm and connected and ready to support our Autistic kids to feel truly safe enough to learn? Psychologist and school psychologist Dr. Gillian Boudreau talks us through this essential and often over-looked first -step to supporting our Autistic clients.

View show notes and transcript at learnplaythrive.com/podcast