Spellers Center Atlanta

04/15/2026

Wednesday's "Speller Spotlight" is William! Join us as we congratulate him on all his hard work🙌

04/13/2026

Happy Monday! Here's Melanie's Monday Question of the Day :)

Melanie Conway

04/11/2026

"What has been the most impactful moment for you as a Spellers Method Provider?"

Here is Lisa's response.

We LOVE that we get to do this every day! Working with our clients and families is the best 🙌

04/08/2026

Wednesday is "Speller Spotlight." Join us as we celebrate Carter🙌

04/06/2026

Happy Monday! We are starting a new weekly post called "Melanie's Monday Question of the Day." Melanie is our Clinic Director at Spellers Center Tampa. Each week, we will post her question, and we'd LOVE to hear your thoughts! Comment below and have a great week!

04/03/2026

Always presume competence!

04/01/2026

We celebrate all of our AMAZING clients this and EVERY month 👏👏👏

03/30/2026

If you have a nonspeaking child who is struggling to communicate, please reach out to us! We work with all nonspeaking and minimally speaking individuals to support communication. We have immediate openings for both spelling and intentional motor. Maybe you don't know what "spelling" means? Don't worry! Email us (atlanta@spellers.com) to ask, and we'll explain how you can hear your child's voice just like this dad!

03/23/2026

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Seeing the Ability: The Power of Presuming Competence When it comes to children with autism or other disabilities, one of the most life-changing decisions we can make is to assume they are capable—capable of thinking, learning, and understanding, even if they can’t yet express it in the ways we ...

02/12/2026

Can you define autism in one sentence?
Should autism have more than one definition?
Why do you think there is an increase in autism?

What I Found:
Not a single person could clearly define autism in one sentence. But that wasn't the most striking part. The responses ranged from "sensory issues" to "locked in" to calling non-speaking autistic people "the lucky ones", revealing completely different, sometimes contradictory understandings of what autism even means.
The language people used exposed deep stigma and outdated assumptions. Terms like "mentally challenged" and "locked in" show we're not just confused, we're often working from harmful misconceptions.

The Real Issue:
We're using one label, autism, to describe such a wide range of experiences that we can't even agree on what we're talking about. Some see it as a medical condition caused by vaccines or food. Others see it as neurological diversity requiring acceptance. Without a shared understanding, how can we have meaningful conversations about support, services, or inclusion?

Meanwhile, as we debate causation and labels, autistic individuals and their families are waiting for the support they need right now.

Maybe we need to start here: acknowledging that we're not all talking about the same thing when we say "autism."

I hit the streets to ask everyday people three simple questions about autism. What I discovered wasn't just a lack of understanding; it revealed a fundamenta...

02/11/2026

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If your child has complex autism and therapy looks productive, but real progress is missing, there is a problem. Many autism parents notice that sess...

02/04/2026

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Helping Your Child with Regulation: What Parents Need to Know If your child struggles with big emotions, sudden meltdowns, or seems to go from calm to overwhelmed in seconds—you’re not alone. Many children with autism or motor differences have a hard time staying “regulated.” But what does t...