You Probably Have Autistic Clients (Even If You Don’t Realize It)
Supervision Simplified · Supervision Simplified Podcast
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Show Notes
If you think you don’t have autistic clients in your practice… think again.
In this episode of Supervision Simplified, Dr. Amy Parks sits down with Jamie Roberts, LMFT — therapist, author, speaker, and founder of NeuroPebble — to unpack what clinicians often miss about neurodiversity in therapy and supervision.
From late diagnoses and masking to the gaps in graduate training, this conversation challenges the idea of a “typical brain” and explores how neuroaffirming practice changes the way we supervise, treat, and support clients.
We discuss:
• Why most clinicians underestimate how many autistic clients they serve
• The difference between neurodiversity as a social model vs. a medical model
• What grad school didn’t teach us about autism and ADHD
• How supervision can either reinforce or dismantle neuro-normative assumptions
• Universal design in supervision and training
• Why flexibility — not rigid scripts — creates better clinicians
If you are a supervisor, supervisee, or practicing therapist, this episode will challenge your assumptions and expand your lens.
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