About this episode
Welcome to Episode 140 of Autism Parenting Secrets. When it comes to the journey to supporting your child, one big secret is there are angels among us. Today we’re joined by one of them. Someone who shares our mission of serving these children and adults, that includes those on the autism spectrum, non-speakers, and people who are simply underestimated. To meet them where they are and help them bring their gifts forward. Our guest this week is Elizabeth Vosseller. She’s worked with individuals with complex communication and sensory-motor differences since 1995. She began her career as an SLP (Speech Language Pathologist) at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she began to specialize in autism. From there, Elizabeth spent twelve years as an Assistant Professor at The George Washington University. Elizabeth’s greatest joy is working with clients and families. She opened Growing Kids Therapy Center (GKTC) in Herndon, Virginia and uses Assistive Technology to educate and teach students the purposeful motor skills to Spell to Communicate (S2C). Elizabeth enjoys teaching parents, educators, caregivers, and other professionals to support nonspeaking individuals through S2C. The Secret This Week is… 26 Letters = INFINITE Possibilities You'll Discover: A Big Assumption That Yields HUGE Benefits (3:41) Two Things That DON’T Have a Look (7:17) Why Testing Underestimates So Many People (10:09) Why MOTOR Is a Significant Component In Autism (13:18) Distinctions Between Reflexive, Impulsive, and Purposeful Motor (17:07) How Operating Systems Vary (22:09) Speech Language 101 (23:22) How S2C Works (28:37) Some Amazing Possibilities That Emerge From S2C (35:14) A Great Resource To Access S2C Resources (40:11) About Our Guest: Elizabeth Vosseller has worked with individuals with complex communication and sensory-motor differences since 1995. She began her career as an SLP at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she began to specialize in autism. From there, Elizabeth spent twelve years as an Assistant Professor at The George Washington University teaching more than twenty different courses to undergraduate and graduate students in both Speech and Hearing Sciences and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Elizabeth developed a passion for clinical training through her work with field supervision and training to teachers and SLPs during their graduate studies. Elizabeth’s greatest joy is working with clients and families she opened Growing Kids Therapy Center (GKTC) in Herndon, Virginia. In 2013, she began using Assistive Technology to educate and teach students the purposeful motor skills to Spell to Communicate (S2C). Elizabeth enjoys teaching parents, educators, caregivers, and other professionals to support nonspeaking individuals through S2C. Elizabeth survives on mass quantities of coffee! She loves learning, exploring the world through travel, is an avid reader and an experimental crafter. https://growingkidstherapy.com/elizabeth-vosseller/ References in The Episode: Growing Kids Therapy Center https://growingkidstherapy.com/ I-ASC (International Association for Spelling as Communication) https://i-asc.org/ Additional Resources: Take The Quiz: What’s YOUR Top Autism Parenting Blindspot? To learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.com Be sure to follow Cass & Len on Instagram If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.