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Katie Newton

Katie is a part time speech and language pathologist and part time professional runner. Katie received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Boston University in Speech, Hearing, and Language Sciences and Speech-Language Pathology, respectively. She also trains on the Boston Athletic Association High Performance Team. Katie has experience in public and private schools as well as private clinic settings. She works with children and young adults with a variety of disabilities, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Katie loves to share executive functioning and planning tips along with the more traditional social language strategies to help students succeed.

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Autism, STEM Interests, and Parent Support

Social language groups, sports, arts, and creative extracurricular activities are enriching and exciting for many young autistic students. At the …

Autism and Self-care for College Students

Self-care for autistic students is especially important during the college transition. Schedule self-care to feel good & improve performance in other areas.

Autism and STEM: Career Considerations for Students

Sometimes we hear a lot about autism and STEM, and it can feel unthoughtful. Here, contributor Katie Matthews helps students clarify whether a STEM field might be a match for them, and which particular fields could be a good fit.