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Author: Rebecca Engle

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Rebecca Engle

Rebecca Engle is a special education teacher a with a masters degree from Texas Tech University with a deep commitment to ending seclusion and restraint in schools. Making history in Texas politics at 19, she has been a passionate advocate for student rights and inclusive educational policies. As an award-winning children’s book author and neurodivergent public speaker, Rebecca amplifies the voices of marginalized learners and promotes trauma informed, compassionate approaches. Through her teaching, writing, and advocacy, she strives to create safe, supportive environments where every student can thrive without fear.

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Advocacy, Brain, Education, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Neuroscience-aligned, Story

What PBIS Got Wrong About My Echolalia

by Rebecca Engle May 21, 2025 0

Internalized echolalia is one of those things people rarely talk about because they rarely know it exists. For me, it's not some quirky feature of being autistic.... Read more.

Education, Rewards and Consequences, Story

Bullied by Peers and Bullied by PBIS

by Rebecca Engle April 16, 2025 0

As an autistic person, school was never a place I felt truly safe, included, or supported. Recently I came across a social media post based on the Autistic Not Weird... Read more.

Education, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Story, Trauma

Misunderstood: How Communication Differences Lead to Social Seclusion in Higher Education

by Rebecca Engle January 15, 2025 0

At one point during my college experience, I was called into a meeting with several of my professors. They informed me that some of my classmates had told them they... Read more.

Education, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Story

Change is Needed in Higher Education to Support Neurodivergent Students

by Rebecca Engle January 6, 2025 0

My college experience was shaped by the challenges of navigating an environment that often did not fully understand or accommodate my needs as an autistic student.... Read more.

Education, Story

Finding My Place in the World

by Rebecca Engle January 17, 2024 0

In the intricate fabric of who I am, there's no room for the notion of laziness. Anyone who's crossed paths with me would never toss around that label or anything... Read more.