The full Autism Map Maker's Lens in one searchable manual — neuroscience, assessment, ASL, regulation, and school support for anyone raising or teaching a Deaf Autistic child.
A complete field manual for everyone in a Deaf Autistic child's life — families, educators, clinicians, therapists, and direct support staff. Sixteen chapters take you from the science to the script you can use today, with no jargon left unexplained.
The premise is simple and clinical: a Deaf Autistic child's brain is not broken. It is a high-performance operating system running in an environment that was never built for it. The work is to change the environment, not the child.
What's inside:
The neurobiology of the Deaf Autistic intersection — monotropism, sensory gating, the polyvagal ladder, and the automaticity gap, in plain language
Assessment that holds up — separating Language Deprivation Syndrome from autism, ADOS-2 adaptations, and the non-negotiable audiology check
Language and communication — LDS repair, ASL as the only primary language, gestalt processing, and visual-only AAC
Sensory and environmental architecture — lighting, regulation spaces, interoception, and somatic resets when language goes offline
Identity, self-advocacy, and transition — dual citizenship, community, and the path to adulthood
Classroom support, IEP roles, and a clear-eyed stance on therapies and interventions
Every chapter follows the same structure: the science, why it matters for daily life, real ASL gloss you can use immediately, action steps and checklists, and the Map Maker Rules — the standards that don't bend. Built ASL-first and voice-off compatible. Searchable, so you can read it in order the first time and jump straight to today's challenge after that.
Language First · Regulation Always · Dual Citizenship
The full Autism Map Maker's Lens in one searchable manual — neuroscience, assessment, ASL, regulation, and school support for anyone raising or teaching a Deaf Autistic child.
A complete field manual for everyone in a Deaf Autistic child's life — families, educators, clinicians, therapists, and direct support staff. Sixteen chapters take you from the science to the script you can use today, with no jargon left unexplained.
The premise is simple and clinical: a Deaf Autistic child's brain is not broken. It is a high-performance operating system running in an environment that was never built for it. The work is to change the environment, not the child.
What's inside:
The neurobiology of the Deaf Autistic intersection — monotropism, sensory gating, the polyvagal ladder, and the automaticity gap, in plain language
Assessment that holds up — separating Language Deprivation Syndrome from autism, ADOS-2 adaptations, and the non-negotiable audiology check
Language and communication — LDS repair, ASL as the only primary language, gestalt processing, and visual-only AAC
Sensory and environmental architecture — lighting, regulation spaces, interoception, and somatic resets when language goes offline
Identity, self-advocacy, and transition — dual citizenship, community, and the path to adulthood
Classroom support, IEP roles, and a clear-eyed stance on therapies and interventions
Every chapter follows the same structure: the science, why it matters for daily life, real ASL gloss you can use immediately, action steps and checklists, and the Map Maker Rules — the standards that don't bend. Built ASL-first and voice-off compatible. Searchable, so you can read it in order the first time and jump straight to today's challenge after that.
Language First · Regulation Always · Dual Citizenship
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