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Hosted by Nicole Casey, speech-language pathologist and founder of The Child-Led SLP, Let Them Lead is the go-to podcast for professionals and caregivers who want to support autistic kids with respect, trust, and connection.Each week, we explore child-led, neuroaffirming approaches to communication, play, and therapy—centered around the belief that autistic kids deserve communication partners who honor and support them holistically. Whether you're navigating gestalt language processing, AAC, sensory differences, or just want to break free from compliance-based systems, you're in the right place.You'll hear honest conversations, practical strategies, and plenty of real-life examples to help you unlearn old habits and confidently support the kids you love or work with. No behavior charts. No rigid protocols. Just curiosity, compassion, and the freedom to follow your autistic child's lead.
Nicole Casey hosts Let Them Lead: The Child-Led Autism Podcast, a education show with 83 episodes published.
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JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE FREE CHILD-LED AUTISM SUMMIT HERE A 19-year-old found the autism assessment report written about him at 15, and reading it made him feel like a stranger had published a list of everything wrong
JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR THE FREE CHILD-LED AUTISM SUMMIT COMING AUGUST 10-13! A fellow SLP told Nicole a story she has not been able to shake: a room full of autistic adults sitting in front of their dinner, food in plain
JOIN THE SUMMIT WAITLIST HERE GRAB THE HANDOUT FOR TODAY'S EPISODE LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE CHILD-LED COLLECTIVE SUMMARY A parent sits across from you and says, "I just want to be able to ask my child about his day and ha
Download the handout for this episode here! Join us inside The Child-Led Collective! childled.org/collective If you have been doing this work for a while and you are still mostly targeting requesting... I need you to hea
Download this episode's summary and action plan Learn more about The Child-Led Collective Nicole shares the real stories behind how she used to use kids' special interests as reinforcers (Harry Potter worksheets, co-opti
Download this episode's summary and action plan Learn more about The Child-Led Collective EPISODE SUMMARY Nicole breaks down the Let Them Lead Framework, the four-part approach she uses in every child-led session: Regula
DOWNLOAD THE FREE SUMMARY & ACTION STEPS FROM THIS EPISODE HERE! SUMMARY Nicole shares the story of the first time an autistic student told her to "go away" and why that moment was worth celebrating. She breaks down why
Join us inside The Child-Led Collective! If you've ever felt that nagging feeling in a session like, "okay, but we've been working on requesting for a really long time and I don't know what to do next," this episode is g
Join The Child-Led Collective: jointhechildledcollective.com One IEP meeting a year. That's it. And somehow we're supposed to build a real relationship with a family in 60 minutes (or, as I recently heard, 25...which, no
Have you ever had a great speech session with a child... and then watched the whole thing fall apart the second it was time to go back to class? Same. And for a long time, I felt like I was doing something wrong. Today w
REGISTER FOR THE FREE DREAM TEAM WORKSHOP HERE! Ever walked into a classroom and felt the tension before anyone even said hello? Yeah, me too. And if you've ever wondered how to actually shift that energy (without adding
I almost didn't talk about this topic because I can barely say the word. Seriously, it took me four tries to get "productivity" out of my mouth without cracking up. But the concept is something I've been circling for yea
To learn more about The Child-Led Collective, visit www.jointhechildledcollective.com This episode is a little different from our usual format... and honestly, I think you're going to love it. I'm pulling back the curtai
Have you ever read a book that completely validated everything you already believed... before you even had the words to say it? That's exactly what happened to me with Uniquely Human by Dr. Barry Prizant. And in this epi
Let me be honest with you: when I first started thinking about child-led support in group settings, I kind of panicked a little. Groups feel like the place where everything you believe about following the child's lead ca
Join me inside The Child-Led Collective! This episode explores the critical importance of meeting children's fundamental needs before teaching higher-level skills, using Maslow's hierarchy as a guiding framework. Nicole
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Register for the live Rubric Reset Workshop, happening March 12 from 6-8 PM EST. Registration earns 2 PDH as well as lifetime access to the replay! In this episode, Nicole Casey discusses strategies for effectively commu
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