Audrey Selemela Speech-Language Therapy

04/03/2026

04/03/2026

Good Morning,

With the *2026 financial year-end approaching*, many families are missing out on substantial *SARS medical tax refunds*

* *School and remedial learning fees*
* *Therapy and related support costs*
* *Medical aid contributions*
* *Other qualifying medical expenses*

💡 *Eligible families may qualify for refunds of up to 33%*

👉 *To register or get more info*: https://tinyurl.com/whw29xwm

*For immediate support or questions contact: *Arielle Susman*
📞 *+27 69 041 8693*
📧 *Arielle@stratfin.co.za*

04/03/2026

🧠 Autism is a *pattern* of differences, and not just one or two things. We often recognize and diagnose kids who externalize their emotions and differences, while missing or underdiagnosing kids who are internalizers. These kids often hide or minimize their traits and “fly under the radar” because they are “good.”

Want to learn more about the patterns of differences associated with Autism? Comment Autism ⤵️ and I’ll send you a FREE list of traits ♾️

👋🏼 If this post describes your child, it does not automatically mean your child is Autistic, because most of these listed aren’t core traits, but are often a result of hiding or masking core traits.

With that said, kids described in this picture would absolutely benefit from clinical evaluation, and support (anxiety and autism or both is the likely diagnosis).

22/02/2026

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20/02/2026

19/02/2026

Autism can look many different ways - and when it presents in non-stereotypical ways (which is common in but not exclusive to girls/afab) it’s often missed - leaving people without support, or without the *right* support.

Kids who present with this non-stereotypical profile of Autism are often socially motivated - which leads people to disregard a possible autism diagnosis up front, but autism does not (always) mean socially avoidant.

I also use “Autism in girls” as a shortcut to help undiagnosed girls get more visibility but *MANY* boys and nonbinary people have this presentation- including my own son ❤️

19/02/2026

Autism can look very different from one person to the next - however, most people think of it almost exclusively as Jennie (socially avoidant), when that’s not true for all or most Autistic people.

In fact, many Autistic kids are *excessively* socially seeking and have high attention needs. Especially from their parents.

While this post is highlighting two extremes of super avoidant to super seeking, most Autistic people are in the middle and also tend to respond to different social situations in a variety of ways (ie seeking with family and close friends or seeking with adults, while avoiding peers or large group social situations or unfamiliar people).

I also want to say that for kids who are socially avoidant, it can look much more than just not responding. Kids can respond to their name, engage with others on request, but still prefer solitude.