Teaching Autism and Special Education by Nikki

Teaching Autism and Special Education by Nikki

Hosted by: Teaching Autism

Hi, I’m Nikki —a passionate special educator, autism specialist, and founder of Teaching Autism. With over a decade of experience creating hands-on, engaging resources for educators worldwide, I’m here to make your...

Episodes

Autism Masking and Sensory Processing Disorder

Season #1

Today on the podcast I’m talking all about autism masking and sensory processing disorder. I receive a lot of messages and emails from you all about masking or camouflaging. And I thought the best way to help answer...
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Visual Resources for Everyone

Season #1

Today on the podcast I’m talking about how visual resources can be used for everyone. A lot of teachers assume that visuals are only to be used in special education classrooms. But, that’s not true! Everyone can...
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Autism and Halloween Tips Podcast

Season #1

I’m so excited to be talking about my top Autism and Halloween tips on the podcast today. Halloween can be really exciting for our autistic students and children. But, it can also be their worst nightmare. So, today I...
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Echolalia and Autism Podcast

Season #1

Today I’m talking about echolalia. During my time where I’ve been out visiting other schools and classroom, I always find it surprising how little people knew about it. And some didn’t know anything about...
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Morning Work for Autism and Special Education

Season #1

Today I’m talking all about my routine for morning work for autism and special education students. I’ve been using this routine for a few years now, and it’s always successful with my students. But best of all, it...
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Special Education Task Boxes Podcast

Season #1

Welcome to another autism and special education podcast episode. Today we are talking all about special education and using task boxes in your classroom and as part of therapy sessions too! I love to use task boxes...
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What is Stimming?

Season #1

This week on the podcast, we are going to be talking all about stimming and autism. You may be here if you’re wondering ‘What is stimming?’ or ‘What does it look like?’ If so, you’re in the right place. In this...
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Special Education Interview Questions Podcast

Season #1

  If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re a teacher looking for special education interview questions. You may have an upcoming interview. Or, maybe you’re applying for vacancies and want to be prepared in...
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What is Sensory Processing Disorder?

Season #1

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is said to affect 1 in 20 people in our general population. And yet, I still get asked “What is sensory processing disorder?” on an almost daily basis. So many people still don’t know...
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Autism and Scripting

Season #1

I am so excited to talk to you about autism and scripting on our podcast today. “What is scripting?” is a question that I get asked quite regularly from my followers – and from parents as well. There isn’t a whole lot...
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Movement Breaks for the Classroom

Season #1

Today on the podcast I’m talking all about movement breaks for the classroom. We love use to use movement breaks because they help give my students a break and get them moving. However, there are also loads of other...
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Classroom Coffee Cart Set Up

Season #1

I’m so excited to talk all about having a classroom coffee cart on the podcast today. Coffee carts are being used in classrooms all around the world. And they have so many amazing benefits – including helping your...
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