Noah Seback
Nonspeaking Autistic, Lived Experience Expert, Self Advocate
Noah’s differences have been considered deficits his entire life. His humanity & potential have been questioned & underestimated. His qUirk was an obstacle to thriving. No more. Through spelling on a letterboard with a communication regulation partner, he has gained a voice. He is now able to speak into his own life & wellbeing.
He has collaborated with others to strategize & authentically address his greatest challenges: extreme body dysregulation & the traumatizing label of ‘behavior problem’, ingrained motor loops, severe inflexibility, debilitating movement motor/sensory/emotional differences.
His passion is that all nonspeakers move from just surviving to thriving. Using his lived experience he seeks to partner with nonspeakers & their allies to that end. qUirk can thrive.
ARTICLES
Named Top Contributor 2021 as Top Young Voice by Exceptional Needs Today magazine
Exceptional Needs Today (Issue 9: pages 30-32) "Disproving Misconceptions About NonSpeaking Autistics: We Are the Evidence
Exceptional Needs Today (Issue 2: page 38) "Let NonSpeakers 'Speak' into Their Own Lives"
Autism Parenting Magazine "Noah’s Voice: NonSpeaking Man Advocates for Big Changes"
PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES
STAR Institute Virtual Summit: 2022 Sensory Health in Schools, Expert Panel Member
Emergency Medicine & the Autistic Experience for Wellstar Emergency Medicine Residency 2022
I-ASC Motormophosis Picnic 2021 The Elephant in the NonSpeaking Room Listening to Emotions, Boundaries, & Trauma
Polyvagal 101 and Somatics: Strategies to Get Unstuck
Innovations in Education for Students with Sensory Movement Differences 2018 Supporting Quirky Bodies & Intelligent Minds in the Classroom
PODCASTS
Beyond 6 Seconds, Nonspeaking Autistic Self Advocacy with Noah Seback :
Winner of Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts W3 Silver Award for Best Individual Episode in Podcasts category
Autism Stories: Noah Seback
Autism Spectrum Resources for Marriage & Family A Voice is Not Enough with Noah Seback
Springbrook’s Converge Autism Radio, See Me Spell - Hear MY Voice
OTHER
I-ASC Nonspeaking Leadership Council member, advising the Board Of Directors, the Practitioner Leadership Cadre & the I-ASC Staff from a nonspeaking perspective
I-ASC Spellers and Allies Advocacy Network member
THE ENDNG HASN’T HAPPENED YET Anthology contributing author, ‘A Word Not Uttered’ (page 31)
Parent of Non-Speaking Autistic, OTR/L, Registered S2C Practitioner
Nadine is proud to be Noah’s mother, making her the mother of a nonspeaking autistic for more than 20 years, both pre & post Noah having a voice. She has been functioning as his primary communication regulation partner since he began communicating at age 16; this means she has journeyed with Noah from struggling to thriving. She has supported & championed him through his profile’s many challenges. Her background as an OT & registered Spelling to Communicate practitioner has amplified her contribution to Noah’s growth trajectory. Her training, insight & experience qualifies her to be a valuable resource and asset as needed.
Nadine Seback
