A Neurodivergent SLP on Creating Affirming Spaces for Clients, Colleagues, and Herself

A Neurodivergent SLP on Creating Affirming Spaces for Clients, Colleagues, and Herself

March 12, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

SLP Stephanie Boron discusses creating neurodiversity-affirming spaces in her work and why they are important for clients.

SLP Stephanie Boron joins the podcast for a conversation on how she seeks and creates neurodiversity-affirming spaces through her work as a clinician, clinical instructor, and faculty member at Northwestern University. Boron describes herself as AuDHD—autistic and ADHD. On the podcast, she shares what neurodiversity-affirming spaces can look like and why they matter to clients. Learn More: ASHA Voices: What a CSD Professor Learned About Autistic Masking While Creating Neuro-Affirming Spaces Positively Disrupting Social Groups: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Glow-Up Assistive Technology in Schools Transcript

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Host: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Guest: Stephanie Boron

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Organizations: Northwestern University, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

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