Culturally Responsive Services for Neurodivergent Children, with Jordyn Montique
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What is the purpose of the podcast and who are the hosts introducing the episode?
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Hi, I'm Dr. Barry Prazant, clinical scholar, researcher, and consultant on autism and neurodiversity, and a Brooklyn boy raised in the big city. And I'm Dave.
I'm none of those things, and I grew up on a farm in Illinois. But being on the spectrum myself, I have plenty of personal insight to lend.
And this is Uniquely Human the Podcast, a show that illuminates and celebrates autism and neurodiversity.
Today on Uniquely Human the Podcast, we have uh a special guest to talk about some very important issues. And our special guest is Jordan Monteque, uh, who is a speech and language pathologist. So welcome, Jordan.
Hi, thank you so much for having me today.
It is our pleasure. So a little bit about you. Jordan is a speech language pathologist and a trailblazer within the field of speech pathology. She specializes in culturally responsive therapy, child language development, and advocacy. Jordan's services include therapy and assessment, speaking engagements, providing learning opportunities, consulting, product editing, creating diverse materials, and selling meaningful products and apparel. So we'd love to hear a little bit about your personal and professional journey that led you to where you are today.
Of course. I mean we all have a story, right?
Yeah.
Um so I am, as you said, I'm a speech language pathologist. I just for the first time this year, I'm one hundred percent working for myself as a private practice owner. Um and I have some school contracts, but there's a you know a long journey, like you said, to get here. Um both my parents are actually special educators. My mom was a special educ special education teacher for over 30 years. Um, and then went back to school and is now a school counselor. But I grew up in her classroom. Um, and so I always say like she showed me what it means to be neuro. diversity affirming before anybody knew what the term was. Um, she w had such high expectations for her kids. They always like outperformed what anybody else thought they could do and they were cool.
Like we were friends. I ha I was friends with all the kids in her class. So I I was just um really like born into the field. I was born into, you know, caring for others and being neurodiversity affirming. Um, and then my dad, he also still teaches. Um, he teaches middle school um the support classrooms for science and math. Um, so he's been in the same boat, but before that he was a preacher. And before that he worked in tech, so he's done a lot of different things. Um, but most importantly I think about him is he's albino. Um and so he is a black man who does not look like it if you don't know. Um and so I think just from him early on, I learned there's no one way to be something. Um and so I feel like both of those kind of like shaped how I grew up.
And then for college, for undergrad, I went to a PWI, which is a predominantly white institution. And actually, um when I was there, the school population was three percent black, which is very similar to the field of speech pathology, which is 3.6% black. Um, and it's about eight percent, eight to ten percent people of color in general. But my experience in undergrad, I was like, wow, this is it was not fun. It was honestly probably the hardest four years of my life. Um, but I just learned so much. I learned how to stand up for things I believed in. I learned what was important to me, what mattered to me, how to have a voice and use it to support others um and create things that were bigger than me.
Um, and then for grad school I went to Howard University, which is a historically black college or university.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of the podcast and who are the hosts introducing the episode?
0:00–7:06
2
How does Jordyn Montique’s personal and family background shape her work with neurodivergent children?
7:06–13:28
3
What is intersectionality and why is it important for culturally responsive therapy?
13:28–19:24
4
How can speech‑language pathologists become culturally responsive and self‑aware in their practice?
19:24–25:49
5
What real‑world example illustrates micro‑aggressions and the need for cultural humility in schools?
25:49–32:00
6
How do race, disability, and systemic bias affect diagnosis and support for Black neurodivergent children?
32:00–37:42
7
What strategies help professionals effectively engage families and build trust?
37:42–44:20
8
What vision does Jordyn have for accelerating neurodiversity inclusion and intersectional awareness?
44:20–50:55
Speakers
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