Interoception, Physical Well-Being, and Autism with Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L

CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) welcomes the return of Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L on Monday, October 7, 6-7 p.m. EDT (3-4 p.m. PDT) to discuss, “Interoception, Physical Well-Being, and Autism.” There is no cost to attend, and international participants are welcome. RSVP online here to access Zoom link.
DESCRIPTION: Interoception, Physical Well-Being, and Autism. To feel and function optimally, having a fully embodied experience of interoceptive (physiological state), proprioceptive (internal body map), and vestibular (movement) senses is enormously helpful. This discussion will explore practical strategies for tuning in, moving, and strengthening to increase comfort and well-being in daily life.
BRIEF BIO: Lindsey Biel is a longtime advocate and ally to the autistic / neuroexpansive community. She is an occupational therapist with a private practice in New York City. She teaches workshops for parents, therapists, teachers, doctors, and other professionals across the country and overseas. She is the co-author of Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues and author of Sensory Processing Challenges: Effective Clinical Work with Kids & Teens. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Autism Advocate, ADDitude and other publications. She has partnered with the Guggenheim Museum to create sensory-friendly spaces where those with sensory sensitivities can enjoy art, co-authoring the Guggenheim For All Toolkit.
About Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY, ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes). An ‘ethnography’ is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook group (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.
Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (http://tinyurl.com/mrxnxmnc) or CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (http://tinyurl.com/4ckbyut7).
CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership, activities and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and a generous gift from the Rosen family, and the research of Dr. Roger Jou.