Autistic SLT

02/09/2026

Time for a reintroduction 🙋‍♀️

I'm Emily Price, an Autistic Speech and Language Therapist based in Greater Manchester. I provide Neurodivergent-Affirming speech and language therapy for children and adults, alongside support for families, schools, and professionals in healthcare and education.

As an Autistic SLT, I bring both clinical expertise and lived experience to my work. I offer a range of services:

💜 Communication assessments (adults and children)
💜 Therapy sessions
💜 Parent advice sessions and consultations
💜 Supervision and training

I predominantly support Autistic children and adults, as well as their parents/caregivers. Appointments are available across Manchester for those in my area - and online throughout the UK.

Some parents may be wondering whether their child could be Autistic. I can support this process by identifying their communication needs and gathering evidence of possible indicators, helping you to navigate conversations with healthcare and education services.

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.autisticslt.com

27/08/2026

“But she was FINE once she got inside.”

For a long time, that was the reassurance.

She might have struggled to get dressed. Struggled to leave the house. Struggled in the car. Struggled to get across the playground.

But eventually, if we managed to get her through the door, she would settle.

She could talk.
She could laugh.
She could do her work.

So the conclusion was that getting her there had worked.

And I wanted to believe that too.

Because if she was fine once she got inside, surely the anxiety beforehand was something we just needed to help her push through?

Except school didn’t see what happened when she came home.

They didn’t see the meltdowns.

The exhaustion.

How little capacity she had left for anything else.

They saw the part of the day where she was managing.

I saw what it had cost her.

And still, every morning, we started again.

Because at the time, success was measured by whether she made it through those doors.

Looking back, I think we were measuring the wrong thing.

A child being physically present in school doesn’t necessarily mean they feel safe there.

And a child being able to hold everything together until they get home doesn’t mean they’re coping.

Sometimes it means they’ve used absolutely everything they have.

That’s something I wanted to show in The School is Lava.

The adults around Liv can see that the path to school is safe.

But Liv can feel the heat.

And as she says herself in the book after the school speaks to her mum:

“I heard the teacher tell her that I am fine when she is gone, but that’s not true! How do they know how I feel? I have no choice but to hide how scared I am until the school day ends.”

If you’ve ever been told your child is “fine once they’re there”, leave a heart or share this with someone who needs to understand. ❤️

You can also drop LAVA below for further information on The School is Lava 👇

27/08/2026

Here are our Peer Support groups for September.

If you would like to book your place you can do so via our website here https://www.autisticparentsuk.org/small-group-peer-support

If you have a place booked and are unable to attend, please email [email protected] to let us know. We can then offer your place to another Autistic parent!

27/08/2026

I've signposted people to this particular resource for a couple years now. Great work ☺️

Quite a few years ago now I created an Autistic profile tool document. I’ve had lots of messages and shared posts of people showing me them using it themselves, in classrooms and workshops. It means a lot that something I created has been useful to others. Whilst this version will remain free and available to all on my website still, I wanted to give an update that I am currently working on a small booklet version to make available to order. Hopefully then people can carry around a more compact and smaller document that can be used as a profile passport in a way. Stay tuned :)

25/08/2026

Absolutely love this 😂

08/08/2026

Recently I was a guest speaker on The Speech Den where I talked about consent in Speech and Language Therapy.

As a patient / client, when I think back to the professionals who helped me the most, it wasn't because they used the best techniques, strategies, or programme - it was because they made disagreement feel safe.

I wasn't looking to have my thinking changed, I wanted someone to understand why I felt the way I did.

18/07/2026

I'd never discourage Autistic play - the only exception is when it happens to be at the top of the stairs when I'm holding a hot cup of coffee...

(Image description - a row of soft toys lined up neatly in a line, arranged side by side on the floor)

18/07/2026

This looks great ♥️ Since becoming a parent I’ve experienced parental blame. I challenge professionals when I see the behaviourism and advocate for my child.

But when you challenge the status quo the conversation shifts to “Why is this parent being difficult?” My knowledge of neurodivergent-affirming approaches is never welcomed. My questions are seen as criticism and my parenting is perceived as "lacking boundaries".

It's violence.

Join us on Monday for our next live Q & A with our Vice Chair Tanya and guest speaker Cathie Long.

You can join us live on Facebook at 7 pm and get involved in the discussion or email us at [email protected]. Please let us know if you would like your question to be anonymous.