SENIA Podcast

Labeled with a Learning Disability in third grade, LeDerick Horne defies any and all labels. He ‘s a dynamic spoken-word poet. A tireless advocate for all People with Disabilities. An inspiring motivational speaker.

Sara Larrington, a learning support coordinator at Dresden International School.

Leah Kuypers, the creator of the Zones of Regulation curriculum which has been enthusiastically received by educators, therapists and parents around the world

On today ‘s podcast, host Lori Boll speaks with Michelle Garcia Winner, the creator and founder of Social Thinking and a globally recognized thought leader, author, speaker, and social-cognitive therapist.

Laura is an educator and leader who believes that our questions inform our learning journey. And this belief inspired her to hold a watch party at her school last year.

Kristel currently works as the Director of Students Services at the KAUST school in Saudi Arabia. She is the Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator of Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI)

Today I speak with Steve Leinwand who has a long and impressive career as a math teacher, leader, researcher, and author in the field.

Tracey Ellis from International Diagnostic Solutions (IDS) to discuss the impact this past pandemic year has had on families, parents, teachers, and students with learning needs.

Sharoya Ham aims to give parents the permission to let go of some of those “I-need-to-do” tasks to focus on self-care and to recapture the joy of parenting.

Today I speak with Gustavo Soriano, Gustavo he is the Senior Director of International Programs at Best Buddies International

As a Para-Educator and Fitness Coordinator at a school for children with autism, Dave Geslak (Coach Dave) experienced first-hand the challenges of teaching exercise.

Drs. Melissa McCart and Sondra Marshall are experts in the field of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the implications of a TBI on learning.

Today ‘s podcast features Dr. Adam Boddison, the Chief Executive of NASEN, which is the National Association for Special Education Needs.

Our guest today is Pernille Ripp who is an English teacher, author, internationally known speaker, and the founder of Global Read Aloud.  Pernille asks educators to reflect on one simple question: Would you want to be a student in your classroom?

Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez is the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting.

Today the Vice-President of the National Council of Severe Autism, Amy Lutz and I speak about raising children who are profoundly affected by Autism and how it looks so different from parenting our typically developing children in many ways.

Today Lori and Jill discuss healthy strategies for you as a parent or teacher to use on yourself or with your students/children when you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed during COVID.

Dr. Jim Delisle, and host Lori Boll discuss gifted learners.

Julia is a children ‘s author with over three million books in print. Many of us have used her books when working with our students.

Welcome to Autism Awareness Month. On today ‘s podcast, we speak with Dr. Stephen Shore, an adult with autism. 

On today ‘s podcast Toby Tomlinson Baker (soon to be Dr. Toby Tomlinson Baker) discusses her research into post-secondary education for our students with learning disabilities

Today I speak with two of the co-founders of Spokle Gia Kuek & Andrew Kendrick. Spokle empowers parents to support their child ‘s speech therapy with home-based exercises.

For over 20 years, Angelica Benson has worked for Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes ““ a world leader in research and remediation for specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia and autism spectrum disorder

Jon Nordmeyer is the international programs director for WIDA, and will be one of our speakers at our upcoming conference. WIDA provides language development resources to those who support the academic success of multilingual learners.

Dr. Deborah Taub & Dr. Elizabeth Reyes from the TIES Center. TIES Center is the national technical assistance center on inclusive practices and policies.