Speaking & Training
Where we have been asked to speak
Beyond the Borders 2026
Presenter at the 24th Annual Regional Conference on Developmental Disabilities in Conway, AR.
Little Rock, AR
Afternoon speaking session on July 9, 2026.
Happy Hands Education Center
Half-day professional development for the center's staff on June 5, 2026.
Virtual Trainings
ASL for ASD Learners for Residential Options Inc., June 2026, and a workplace diversity session for Trace3, May 2026.
How Autism Map Maker Can Help
Why our approach is different
Complete language access is more than just a resource; it is the essential bedrock for building genuine trust, fostering deep learning, and ensuring emotional and physical safety for every student.
Core Pillars
Language First
American Sign Language is a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person's natural language. We believe it is their right to have access to it. Our speaking engagements, workshops, and trainings are conducted in SimCom or, for fully signing environments, ASL.
Dual Citizenship
Your child belongs to more than one world at once, and each one is theirs to keep. We map how being Deaf and being Autistic looks for them so students can move through school and community without surrendering who they are.
Regulation Always
Safety and co-regulation come before any expectation. Without language and a way to make sense of the world, a person's sense of autonomy and security takes a beating. We address the panic at its root and build skills from the ground up.
The Architectural Model
What a student is doing makes sense, given the skills, language, and support they had to build with. We work to find the child, then work with them to change the environment and the inputs, so behavior can be replaced with language and skills. They built the tools and skills they needed to survive; now we help them chart a way to thrive.