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Neurodiversity: How To Support Agency And Self-determination

Neurodiversity: How To Support Agency And Self-determination
Joleen R. Fernald, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
January 23, 2026

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Joleen R. Fernald, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Joleen R. Fernald, PhD, CCC-SLP was awarded Board Specialty Recognition in Child Language from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Jo follows Greenspan and Wieder’s model, DIRFloortime®  when working with children and families. She is the author of the "Comprehensive Guide to Selective Mutism" and has a special interest in the social-emotional development of young children and its impact on their speech and language skills.  She co-founded a private school called REConnections Education Center in the Tampa Bay area of Florida which supports children with various individual differences.



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