Thoughtful, practical support for understanding what may be happening underneath
Once a month, I share reflections from more than forty years of working alongside autistic and neurodivergent learners, families, educators, therapists, and AAC teams.
Notes from the Studio looks beyond what a learner is doing to consider what their body may be experiencing, what the environment may be asking of them, and what adults can do differently.
These are not quick behavior tips or new ways to gain compliance. They are invitations to slow down, look more closely, and build support around regulation, relationship, communication, and shared understanding.
One thoughtful email each month. No spam. Unsubscribe at any time.
What arrives in your inbox
Each issue includes:
The thinking behind the support
A closer look at ideas such as co-regulation, body awareness, demand, change, communication, and preparing for difficult experiences without expecting a particular response.
From my experience
Stories and reflections from my years as a speech-language pathologist— including times when I changed my mind, recognized what I had missed, or began asking a different question.
Resources from the Studio
A look at what I have been developing and why, along with practical resources and articles for autistic and neurodivergent learners, families, educators, and therapists.
The goal is not to give you one more strategy to use on a learner.
It is to help you understand more of what may be happening—and decide what support might make sense from there.
A free guide when you subscribe
When you join Notes from the Studio, you will also receive:
When Behavior Escalates, Something Is Happening Inside
This two-page guide offers a regulation-first place to begin when behavior becomes intense, confusing, or difficult to support.
It can help parents, educators, therapists, and other support people pause before responding and consider what may be happening in the learner’s body, environment, communication, or relationships.
Recent notes have explored:
- Why preparation is not the same as warning
- What body awareness can look like without turning it into another task
- Why adult regulation is part of learner support
- What changes when we stop treating behavior as the whole story
Notes from the Studio arrives once a month. You can read it when it lands or save it for a quieter moment.
Join Notes from the Studio
If you are looking for support grounded in curiosity rather than correction—and understanding before expectation—I would be glad to have you here.
After you subscribe, look for a confirmation email from Shared Stories Studio. You will need to click the link in that email before your first note and free guide can arrive.
—Kim Singleton, MS, CCC-SLP
Founder, Shared Stories Studio