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Join Kristin, Toni and Melinda for a deep dive into the world of Autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence experiences in Buddhist communities. Toni Boucher started working with individuals on the spectrum over 35 years ago as a foster care and emergency respite provider.  As the director of the CARE Clinic where she provided autism evaluations and determined eligibility for The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs- Autism Division, she discovered the need for further research and information about females on the spectrum and began training professionals how to identify and support neurodivergent women. Her book Autism Translated is the result of the wisdom and insights her clients have shared with her throughout these years. Today Toni is a speaker, writer and consultant. She runs numerous social groups and programs for teens and adults on the spectrum and coaches high-achieving adults. She is the founder of The Creative Community and Career Center for Autism, where members help each other thrive in a safe, sensory friendly environment. www.toniboucher.net and www.neurodiverse.com MELINDA EDWARDS, MD is a mother, writer and physician in Charleston, South Carolina. She attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. She has studied complementary and alternative medicine with Andrew Weil, MD, researched the effects of MDMA on PTSD with Michael Mithoefer, MD, and is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine. Dr. Edwards is the author of the amazon best-seller Psyche & Spirit: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter's Autism.As a child of medical missionaries, Dr. Edwards grew up in a Mayan Indian village in Guatemala, Central America. Early in life she experienced an inner pull to a deeper truth. Her journey has taken her through various spiritual practices, including meditation retreats, guidance from spiritual teachers, travel to India, and living in spiritual communities. Her quest led to the ongoing discovery of the sacred in all. Inspired by her journey with her daughter Saachi, Dr. Edwards founded the 501c3 nonprofit organization Living Darshan to foster a deeper understanding of autism in the world.www.melindaedwardsmd.comwww.livingdarshan.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support.

Join Kristin, Toni and Melinda for a deep dive into the world of Autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence within Buddhist communities. Toni Boucher started working with individuals on the spectrum over 35 years ago as a foster care and emergency respite provider.  As the director of the CARE Clinic where she provided autism evaluations and determined eligibility for The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs- Autism Division, she discovered the need for further research and information about females on the spectrum and began training professionals how to identify and support neurodivergent women. Her book Autism Translated is the result of the wisdom and insights her clients have shared with her throughout these years. Today Toni is a speaker, writer and consultant. She runs numerous social groups and programs for teens and adults on the spectrum and coaches high-achieving adults. She is the founder of The Creative Community and Career Center for Autism, where members help each other thrive in a safe, sensory friendly environment. www.toniboucher.net and www.neurodiverse.com MELINDA EDWARDS, MD is a mother, writer and physician in Charleston, South Carolina. She attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. She has studied complementary and alternative medicine with Andrew Weil, MD, researched the effects of MDMA on PTSD with Michael Mithoefer, MD, and is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine. Dr. Edwards is the author of the amazon best-seller Psyche & Spirit: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter's Autism.As a child of medical missionaries, Dr. Edwards grew up in a Mayan Indian village in Guatemala, Central America. Early in life she experienced an inner pull to a deeper truth. Her journey has taken her through various spiritual practices, including meditation retreats, guidance from spiritual teachers, travel to India, and living in spiritual communities. Her quest led to the ongoing discovery of the sacred in all. Inspired by her journey with her daughter Saachi, Dr. Edwards founded the 501c3 nonprofit organization Living Darshan to foster a deeper understanding of autism in the world.www.melindaedwardsmd.comwww.livingdarshan.org

John and Mark from John's Crazy Socks are bringing happiness with jokes, stories, and their usual banter. Here's what's on their minds tonight: travel for fun and for business, guys' weekend, tours of our warehouse, football is coming, their usual busy weeks, and socks.   Business of the Week: Rising Tide Car Wash: https://www.risingtidecarwash.com/  Good News: Story of Diego Mini in Autism Parenting Magazine: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-success-stories-diegos-accomplishments/  Buy some socks, be happy: https://johnscrazysocks.com/   Join John's Tuesday Dance Party, every Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/online-dance-party-with-john   Want to learn more about John's Crazy Socks? Check out this short video: https://youtu.be/dzPvxz1oUEA  Check out our TEDx Talk: “Hiring People with Differing Abilities is Not Altruism, It is Good Business” https://youtu.be/uXtrhHSFkuY   Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks.  Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios. For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1  Subscribe to The Spreading Happiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Tuesday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spreading-happiness-podcast/id1611218712 

Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be published on SpecialEd.fm. Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Jimmy Clare Guest Title: Founder of Crazy Fitness Guy, Motivational Speaker, Autism Advocate, Author Introduction: In this episode, Dana Jonson sits down with Jimmy Clare, the resilient and inspiring founder of Crazy Fitness Guy. Jimmy, a motivational speaker, autism advocate, and host of the Crazy Fitness Guy Healthy Living Podcast, shares his journey of overcoming adversity, including bullying, multiple surgeries, and living with spinal stenosis. Dana and Jimmy explore how he turned his experiences into strength and developed a powerful platform for motivating others, especially those in the autism community, to prioritize wellness, fitness, and self-improvement. Episode Summary: Dana and Jimmy delve into Jimmy's journey as an individual on the autism spectrum, facing challenges from late diagnosis to school bullying, and how fitness became a crucial tool for self-regulation and empowerment. Listeners will hear about Jimmy's college experiences, challenges with the educational and medical systems, and his vision for Crazy Fitness Guy as a motivational and wellness platform. Jimmy shares his strategies for channeling emotions, finding support, and setting ambitious goals, aiming to inspire everyone—on and off the autism spectrum—to pursue healthier lifestyles and reach their full potential. Key Discussion Points: Jimmy's diagnosis and journey through school as an individual on the autism spectrum The transformative role of fitness in Jimmy's life, from combating bullying to managing autism-related meltdowns Challenges in navigating educational systems, including issues with accommodations in college Jimmy's vision for Crazy Fitness Guy and its impact on the autism and broader disability communities The importance of goal-setting, persistence, and developing a growth mindset Guest's Insights and Advice: Finding a healthy outlet, like fitness, can be essential for emotional regulation and confidence-building Persistence is key in advocating for yourself, whether with school accommodations, therapy, or pursuing your passions Setting personal goals and standards rather than conforming to societal expectations is empowering and fulfilling Resources Mentioned: Crazy Fitness Guy website and Healthy Living Podcast Mention of fitness program P90X as a starting point for Jimmy's fitness journey The Mighty and Autism Parenting Magazine, where Jimmy has been featured Call to Action: Consider incorporating a wellness or fitness habit into your routine, whether for emotional balance or physical health. Visit CrazyFitnessGuy.com for resources and motivation tailored for individuals on the autism spectrum and anyone facing unique challenges. Engagement and Sharing: Share the Episode with a Friend: If you know someone who might be inspired by Jimmy's journey or is navigating similar challenges, share this episode. Leave a Review: Let us know how the podcast has impacted you by leaving a review on your favorite platform. Follow Jimmy Clare: Follow Jimmy on social media and check out CrazyFitnessGuy.com for ongoing inspiration and wellness tips. Follow Dana Jonson: Connect with Dana on social media to stay updated on future episodes and special education resources. Memorable Quote: “I don't aim low. I'm confident in my brand, my motivation, and my persistence. I want to inspire people to live healthier lives, and I know I'll get there.” – Jimmy Clare

Please join us for “The Journey to Develop Reframing Behavior: A New Neuroscience Aligned Program for Educators” with Susan Driscoll, Patricia Bosco, and Connie Persike.Susan Driscoll is President of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and oversees the development of all products and programs, the trainers who deliver them, and for the support and care of the clients who use them. She joined CPI in 2017 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in 2022 was named a Director of the company.Prior to joining CPI, Susan served as President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional and Education, where she transformed the business from a traditional book publisher to a subscription-based healthcare content business. She has extensive experience in both healthcare and higher education publishing and training.Susan also has startup experience: prior to joining Wolters Kluwer, Susan was CEO of iUniverse, an internet-based provider of self-publishing services that was funded by Barnes & Noble and Warburg Pincus.Patricia Bosco is the Instructional Designer for Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).Patricia is passionate about creating change and growth through effective and engaging learning experiences. An avid advocate for designing learning that places the learner's needs, capabilities, and experiences at the center of the design process.Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in educational settings and holds a certificate in instructional coaching, positive education, and applied educational neuroscience.She served as a member of the multi-state work group to help develop the Common Core Essential Elements for English Language Arts. Connie is a published writer for Autism Parenting Magazine and writes for Exceptional Needs Today. She created an innovative process to assess student behavior, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with current relational and neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity approach.Support the show

In this episode of the Exceptional Girls podcast, I'm thrilled to be joined by Dr. Melinda Edwards. As the mother of an autistic daughter and a practicing physician, Dr. Edwards' views on autism may surprise you. Listen in as Dr. Edwards shares:How her initial feelings of grief and loss about her daughter's diagnosis shifted in a dramatic wayThe profound insights she's learned about being autistic from her daughter SaachiHow she rectifies the typical medical definition of autism with her own spiritual understanding of itHer comforting advice for those who are still coming to terms with an autism diagnosisAbout Dr. Melissa Edwards, MD:Dr. Edwards is a practicing physician in Charleston, South Carolina. She's also mom to Saachi, her autistic daughter, and the founder and president of Living Darshan, a non-profit organization that's fostering a deeper understanding of autism in the world.Dr. Edwards attended the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. Also a writer, Dr. Edwards is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine, as well as the author of the Amazon bestselling book PSYCHE & SPIRIT: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Quest for Truth and Her Daughter's Autism.To learn more about Dr. Edwards, visit www.melindaedwardsmd.com.  About the Exceptional Girls podcastIf you know and care deeply about a girl who learns, thinks, and experiences the world differently, I invite you to journey with me as we learn how we as parents, adults, and role models can help her understand, self-advocate, accept, and love herself — just as she is. To learn more, visit www.exceptionalgirlspodcast.com.

Melinda Edwards, MD is a mother, writer and physician in Charleston, South Carolina, providing psychiatric care for underserved adults. She attended the Medical University of South Carolina and completed her residency in psychiatry at Stanford Medical Center. She has studied complementary and alternative medicine with Andrew Weil, MD, researched the effects of MDMA on PTSD with Michael Mithoefer, MD, and is a columnist for Autism Parenting Magazine. Dr. Edwards is the author of PSYCHE & SPIRIT: How a Psychiatrist Found Divinity Through Her Lifelong Search for Truth and Her Daughter's Autism. As a child of medical missionaries, Melinda grew up in a Mayan Indian village in Guatemala, Central America. Early in life she experienced an inner pull to a deeper truth. Her journey has taken her through various spiritual practices including meditation retreats, guidance from spiritual teachers, travel to India, and living in spiritual communities. Her quest led to the ongoing discovery of the sacred in all. Inspired by her journey with her daughter Saachi, Dr. Edwards founded the 501c3 nonprofit organization Living Darshan to foster a deeper understanding of autism in the world. Website: melindaedwardsmd.com Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group Interview recorded July 20, 2024

Continuing with the parenting brew, Dan and Mike lean yet again on a recipe from Jeremy Brown and Autism Parenting Magazine (link below). As was the case with the first two episodes of the season, the article provides a perfect blend of basic ingredients for cool, crisp and balanced parenting. This episode reviews all tips and strategies outlined in the article and expands to parenting in general, acknowledging that parents with autistic children may face unique situations well outlined by the author. An easy brew for all to enjoy--crisp, clean and refreshing. Always analyze responsibly.Article Link: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/losing-patience-with-autistic-child/AND--if you are ready to enjoy the benefits of Magic Mind and boost your brain performance, please use the following link and use the discount code ABAONTAP to receive 20% off your purchase, and 56% off a subscription.https://www.magicmind.com/ABAONTAP

Welcome to podcast by Dr Dad, the podcast where we delve deep into the intersection of technology, child development, and mental health. I'm your host,Dr Gaurav Nigam, MD, and in today's episode, we embark on a journey to understand the profound effects of excessive screen time on children, particularly in relation to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the emergence of what some experts term as "virtual autism." In an age where screens dominate our daily lives, from smartphones and tablets to computers and gaming consoles, children are growing up in a digital landscape unlike any previous generation. While technology undoubtedly offers myriad benefits, it also poses significant risks, especially when it comes to the delicate process of child development. Excessive screen time refers to prolonged and unrestricted use of electronic devices, often to the detriment of other activities essential for healthy growth and learning. With the rise of virtual classrooms, online gaming, and social media, children are spending more time than ever in front of screens, blurring the lines between virtual and real-world experiences. But what happens when screen time surpasses healthy limits? How does it impact the developing minds of children, particularly those on the autism spectrum? These are the questions at the heart of our discussion today. Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. While the exact causes of autism remain elusive, research suggests a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and neurological factors. In recent years, experts have observed a concerning trend: the convergence of excessive screen time and symptoms resembling those of autism. This phenomenon, often referred to as "virtual autism." One of the hallmarks of autism spectrum disorder is difficulty in navigating social interactions and understanding nonverbal cues. Children with autism may struggle to engage in reciprocal conversations, maintain eye contact, or interpret facial expressions—all essential skills for building meaningful relationships. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to screens may disrupt the development of neural circuits responsible for processing social and emotional information, further complicating the social deficits associated with autism. Studies have shown that excessive screen time in early childhood is linked to delays in language acquisition, attentional difficulties, and reduced empathy—a trifecta of challenges for children already grappling with the symptoms of autism. But the impact of excessive screen time extends beyond social interaction and communication. Research suggests that prolonged screen exposure can alter brain structure and function, particularly in regions involved in attention, memory, and executive functioning. References: Cristiana BĂLAN, Virtual Autism and Its Effects On the Child's Evolution https://www.afahc.ro/ro/afases/2018/43-CristinaBalan.pdfHermawati, D., Rahmadi, F. A., Sumekar, T. A., & Winarni, T. I. (2018). Early electronic screen exposure and autistic-like symptoms. Intractable & rare diseases research, 7(1), 69–71. https://doi.org/10.5582/irdr.2018.010071.Bedrosian, T. A., & Nelson, R. J. (2017). Timing of light exposure affects mood and brain circuits. Translational psychiatry, 7(1), e1017. Autism Parenting Magazine is a very good source for reading further. A lot of this podcast has been taken from that website. https://doi.org/10.1038/tp.2016.2622.Chonchaiya, W., & Pruksananonda, C. (2008). Television viewing associates with delayed language development. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 97(7), 977–982. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00831.xMiller, V., & Gomez-Nicola, D. (2014). How can we exploit the brain's ability to repair itself?. Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 14(12), 1345–1348. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737175.2014.985659,

Please join us for “The Why Toolkit: A New Tool to Better Understand and Support All Students” with Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, is a highly experienced Speech-Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in educational settings and holds a certificate in instructional coaching, positive education, and applied educational neuroscience. She served as a member of the multi-state work group to help develop the Common Core Essential Elements for English Language Arts. Connie is a published writer for Autism Parenting Magazine and writes for Exceptional Needs Today. She created an innovative process to assess student behavior, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with current relational and neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity approach. Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities.Support the show

Please join us for “Getting to the Deeper Why: Exploring The Why Toolkit” with Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, hosted by Jennifer Abbanat, C-TSS, EXA-CE, SSP Provider.Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, is a highly experienced Speech-Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in educational settings and holds a certificate in instructional coaching, positive education, and applied educational neuroscience.She served as a member of the multi-state work group to help develop the Common Core Essential Elements for English Language Arts. Connie is a published writer for Autism Parenting Magazine and writes for Exceptional Needs Today. She created an innovative process to assess student behavior, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with current relational and neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity approach.Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities.Support the show

Please join us for "Welcoming Neurodivergence: Utilizing Picture Books to Support Acceptance & Belonging" with Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP.Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in educational settings and holds a certificate in instructional coaching, positive education, and applied educational neuroscience.She served as a member of the multi-state work group to help develop the Common Core Essential Elements for English Language Arts. Connie is a published writer for Autism Parenting Magazine and writes for Exceptional Needs Today. She created an innovative process to assess student behavior, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with current relational and neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity approach.Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities.Support the show

In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts speak with ADHD self-advocate, autism parent, author, and Board Certified Cognitive Specialist Bea Moise, MS, BCCS. Bea is a National Speaker, Neurodiversity Coach & Consultant for both individuals & businesses, a featured expert for NBC News, and the Neurodivergent Expert for Verizon. She is also a board member of Different Brains. Bea is trained Cognitive Specialist and Mental Health professional specializing in Behavior. She has written for Autism Parenting Magazine, Charlotte Parent Magazine, PBS-Kids, PsychBytes, PsychCentral, Scoop Charlotte, The EveryMom. Bea is also a contributing author to “Life After Lockdown” and “Southeast Psych's Guide for Imperfect Parents: A Book Written by Imperfect Therapists”. Her latest book is “Our Neurodivergent Journey: A Child Like Mine”. For more about Bea: https://beatricemoise.com/ For her YouTube channel U.N.I.Q.U.E Parenting: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSK6j2wWGqMLQPxzijVsYjQ For more info about her book, "Our Neurodivergent Journey: A Child Like Mine”: https://a.co/d/1u3r6J3 A TRANSCRIPTION FOR THIS EPISODE CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://www.differentbrains.org/sharing-neurodiverse-journeys-with-bea-moise-spectrumly-speaking-ep-146/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

Dr. Anshu Batra, M.D., F.A.A.P is a Board Certified Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She completed Medical School from the University of Michigan, and Pediatric specialty training from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her specialty-residency training included rotations in Developmental Pediatrics within the UNC-TEACCH program. She has been in Pediatric practice since 1994. As a Developmental Pediatrician in private practice, Dr Batra specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with developmental delays, autism, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, Fragile X syndrome and other genetic disorders, ADHD and other behavioral problems. Dr Batra's approach to patient care begins with education to demystify diagnoses for the parents and caretakers. She then tailors a comprehensive individual therapeutic program based on the strengths and challenges identified in each child, with the goal of helping that child reach their utmost potential. Dr. Hardwick is a father, husband, pastor, and author. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree from Liberty University School of Divinity. He is a gradute of the Yale School of Divinity Clergy Scholar Program and a 2017 graduate of Georgia Forward's Young Gamechangers Program, which included 50 of the state of Georgia's top thinkers, innovators, and leaders under the age of 40. He is currently a PhD at Union Institute and University in Cincinatti, Ohio. Dr. Hardwick is a contributing writer to multiple blogs and magazines including The Mighty, Key Ministry, Christianity Today, Huffington Post, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Zoom Autism Magazine. He is the author of Epic Church (2017) as well as his best-selling book, I am Strong: The Life and Journey of an Autistic Pastor (2017). He is the lead pastor of Tri-Cities Church in Atlanta, GA. Most Recent Book Project: Disability and The Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion (InterVarsity Press 2021) Dr Lorraine Jones a licensed speech-language pathologist with a Ph.D. in Education anda Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with extensive experience in the utilization ABA principles in the context of parent learning programs for rapid acquisition of speech, language, social, and cognitive skills in young children with autism and other developmental disabilities. With expertise in communication disorders, special education, and applied behavior analysis, Dr Jones is motivated to use her knowledge and skills from each of these disciplines to develop protocols to strategically identify abilities as well as challenges, develop programs that are guided by the individual's learning profile, and to implement those programs in ways that will support the development of relationships as well as the acquisition of skills that will instill confidence and a love of learning. Dr.Anshu Batra MD https://www.oprah.com/own-podcasts/faces-of-autismhttps://www.oprah.com/world/living-with-autism/all Dr. Lamar Hardwick - Autism Pastor https://autismpastor.com/?page_id=1808 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc86DRETUs Interactive Metronome Inc. Dr. Lorraine Jones PhD https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainne-jones-phd-58858365/

Dr. Anshu Batra, M.D., F.A.A.P is a Board Certified Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She completed Medical School from the University of Michigan, and Pediatric specialty training from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her specialty-residency training included rotations in Developmental Pediatrics within the UNC-TEACCH program. She has been in Pediatric practice since 1994. As a Developmental Pediatrician in private practice, Dr Batra specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with developmental delays, autism, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, Fragile X syndrome and other genetic disorders, ADHD and other behavioral problems. Dr Batra's approach to patient care begins with education to demystify diagnoses for the parents and caretakers. She then tailors a comprehensive individual therapeutic program based on the strengths and challenges identified in each child, with the goal of helping that child reach their utmost potential. Dr. Hardwick is a father, husband, pastor, and author. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Emory University as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree from Liberty University School of Divinity. He is a gradute of the Yale School of Divinity Clergy Scholar Program and a 2017 graduate of Georgia Forward's Young Gamechangers Program, which included 50 of the state of Georgia's top thinkers, innovators, and leaders under the age of 40. He is currently a PhD at Union Institute and University in Cincinatti, Ohio. Dr. Hardwick is a contributing writer to multiple blogs and magazines including The Mighty, Key Ministry, Christianity Today, Huffington Post, Autism Parenting Magazine, and Zoom Autism Magazine. He is the author of Epic Church (2017) as well as his best-selling book, I am Strong: The Life and Journey of an Autistic Pastor (2017). He is the lead pastor of Tri-Cities Church in Atlanta, GA. Most Recent Book Project: Disability and The Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion (InterVarsity Press 2021) Dr Lorraine Jones a licensed speech-language pathologist with a Ph.D. in Education anda Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with extensive experience in the utilization ABA principles in the context of parent learning programs for rapid acquisition of speech, language, social, and cognitive skills in young children with autism and other developmental disabilities. With expertise in communication disorders, special education, and applied behavior analysis, Dr Jones is motivated to use her knowledge and skills from each of these disciplines to develop protocols to strategically identify abilities as well as challenges, develop programs that are guided by the individual's learning profile, and to implement those programs in ways that will support the development of relationships as well as the acquisition of skills that will instill confidence and a love of learning. Dr.Anshu Batra MD https://www.oprah.com/own-podcasts/faces-of-autismhttps://www.oprah.com/world/living-with-autism/all Dr. Lamar Hardwick - Autism Pastor https://autismpastor.com/?page_id=1808 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc86DRETUs Interactive Metronome Inc. Dr. Lorraine Jones PhD https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainne-jones-phd-58858365/

Welcome to Episode 142 of Autism Parenting Secrets. Want to know what's behind your child's tantrums and meltdowns? Our guests this week have powerful insights to share!  Kate C. Wilde and Raun K. Kaufman are founders of the Autism Crisis Turnaround.They have been supporting parents like you for decades.No parent wants to see their child exhibit challenging behaviors.But they will occur and there's always a reason for it.The Secret This Week is…It's NOT A Tantrum, It's a NEUROCRASH You'll Discover:Why Symptom Suppressors Don't Work (7:25)The Real Underlying Problem (10:23)A Paradigm-Shifting Visualization (14:59)Examples of “Neurocrashes” (26:49)Why The Parent's Emotional State Matters So Much (36:28)A Case Study In Giving More Control (39:10)About Our Guests:https://www.autismcrisisturnaround.com/Kate C. Wilde - Co-creator of the ACT (Autism Crisis Turnaround) protocol, has spent the last 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools. She is the author of the acclaimed books, Autistic Logistics: A Parent's Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges, The Autism Language Launcher: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words into Simple Conversations, and Autism Abracadabra: Seven Magic Ingredients to Help Develop Your Child's Interactive Attention Span. Renowned for the courses she teaches throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Kate also speaks at worldwide online autism summits. She is a columnist for Exceptional Needs Today, and has written articles for such publications as Autism Parenting Magazine in the U.S. and SEN Magazine in the U.K. Kate has forever left her mark on the autism world by having, over the years, intensively trained and qualified more than forty professionals who have gone on to help thousands of families, children, and educators across the globe.Raun K Kaufman - An international lecturer and graduate of the Ivy League's Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Raun K. Kaufman is the author of the book Autism Breakthrough and the co-creator of the ACT (Autism Crisis Turnaround) protocol, which pioneered the concept of the Neuro-Crash. The former CEO of an international autism training non-profit, Raun has spent more than 25 years developing innovative heart-led autism approaches built around a true understanding the autistic brain, nervous system, psyche, and experience and has worked with families and educators from over 100 different countries. As a child, he was diagnosed with so-called “severe” (non-speaking) autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. Instead, his parents worked with him in a totally new way they developed, enabling him to blossom, grow, and, ultimately, accomplish everything his parents were promised he would not. A best-selling book and award-winning television movie were made about his journey. He has been interviewed by media such as National Public Radio, BBC Television, Fox News Channel, The London Telegraph, and People Magazine and lectures throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States.References in The Episode:Episode 69 Your Child is NOT The ProblemEpisode 90 Meltdowns Are NOT InevitableEpisode 100 A More Engaged Child Starts With YouAdditional Resources:Take The Quiz: What's YOUR Top Autism Parenting Blindspot?To learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.comBe sure to follow Cass & Len on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.

In this episode, Sarah and Jeremy discuss Jeremy's work with gamerant.com and Autism Parenting Magazine. They also share Sarah's recent health struggles. And Caregiver Chronicles has won another award. Remember, we are affiliated with AngelSense. If you are looking for a GPS tracker to help with a family member who may be an elopement risk, please check out AngelSense at https://www.angelsense.com/?ref=sarahstelmachbrown Check out our sponsor http://www.favor-ct.org Please like share and subscribe to our podcast, also if you enjoy our content and to provide us with additional support, you can tip us here https://ko-fi.com/caregiverchroniclespodcast

Segment 00:00 Segment 14:10 Segment 23:23 Segment 32:02 On Wednesday's Edition of In Focus, USD 384 Blue Valley Superintendent John Cox provides a monthly review of activities and upcoming events. USD 378 Riley County Superintendent Cliff Williams provides a monthly review of activities and upcoming events. USD 475 Geary County Superintendent Reginald Eggleston discusses current news in the school district. And local autism advocate Angela Chapes visits with Kate Kennedy. Angela was recently recognized as Autism Parenting Magazine's top autism advocacy writer in 2022. She now works as a Peer Support Specialist at Pawnee Mental Health.

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When people hear ABA, they usually think of Autism. However, social skills training is a component of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy that can help students with social skills deficits. ABA social skills training offers a set of techniques designed to strengthen an individual's social skills. Neurological, emotional, and developmental disabilities are often marked by a lack of social intuition. Most people learn social rules and conventions naturally, but they are foreign to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. Some students find it impossible to master even seemingly simple social interactions. They are identifying social cues, understanding other people's intentions, and knowing when and how to respond and interact with others in social situations are not innate abilities. Individuals often referred to as 'socially blind' lack inherent skills in interacting with others in social situations. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT) joins me today to discuss social skills rooted in ABA. Justyna Balzar is the Co-Founder & CEO of The Hangout Spot (https://www.thehangoutspotllc.com), a center that offers specialized play and social skills instruction based on Applied Behavior Analysis. They offer thoughtfully structured, experiential small-group learning through on-site programs and remote teaching. Justyna has over 15 years of experience working with learners of varying profiles between the ages of 3 and 18 across multiple settings. She received her Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certification in 2014 from the Florida Institute of Technology, her Master in Curriculum and Education in Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State University, and her BCBA certification in 2016. Her publications include Behavior Science of the 21st Century blog posts and articles for Autism Parenting Magazine. Driven by a passion for educating others about the wide-reaching applications of ABA, Justyna founded @Behaviorchik, an online persona intended to disseminate behavior analytic resources. She also created the @Theabaadvocacyproject, an initiative spearheaded by The Hangout Spot founders and a fellow BCBA that unifies the advocacy practices of parents and professionals using ABA. You can reach Justyna here: Justyna@thehangoutspotllc.com You can reach me here: Dana@SpecialEd.fm FLASHBACK: I've spoken with Justyna before! She and Hangout Spot Co-Founder, Meghan Cave, joined me previously to discuss the benefits of teaching social skills through the ABA lens. Check that episode out here! https://ntkwdj.libsyn.com/wanna-hangout-i-know-just-the-spot TRASCRIPT (not proofread) SUMMARY KEYWORDS child, skill, social skills, teaching, piece, social, behavior, peers, important, play, master, hangout, goal, tolerate, subjectivity, kids, developing, learner, aba, justina SPEAKERS Dana Jonson, Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), Dana Jonson 00:09 Okay, welcome back to Special Ed on special ed. I am your host Dana Jonson, thank you so much for joining me today we have a great episode ahead. I am here with Justina Balzar.Justina is a BCBA. And she's one of the cofounders of the hangout spot which we will explain all to you right after we play my disclaimer, which you all know has to go first. The information in this podcast is provided for general informational and entertainment purposes only, and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction at the time you're listening. Nothing in this episode create an attorney client relationship, nor is it legal advice. Do not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included and accessible through this episode without seeking appropriate legal or other professional advice on particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer or service provider licensed in your state country or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction. Okay. Hi, Justina, thank you so much for joining me. How are you doing today? I'm doing great. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 00:59 I'm very excited to be here. Thank you for having me. Thanks for coming. I think last time we spoke you and Megan a just opened the hangout spot in the middle of a pandemic, and global closings. And I predicted that you guys would be really, really successful because we needed it. And it turns out you were and you're opening another spot. So why I have you on today is I would love to talk about your approach to social skills as a as a BCBA, as a board certified behavior analyst. And I'll have you explain a little bit about what that is. But why you're doing social skills. And I should start by saying the hangout spot is a science back Social Skills Center. So that's what you get Development Center is that social skills development center. So you guys are working on social skills, and you've just opened a new practice called the play space for younger children for ages birth to four, so I want to talk about that. But from an attorney and a parent perspective, when I go into IEP meetings, and we talk about social skills, sometimes it's a speech and language person who's providing the services, sometimes it's a school psychologist, sometimes it's a special ed teacher. And when I hear BCBA, sometimes my head goes straight to autism. And that's just my background and training. And that's not accurate. So what I would love is for you to explain, for everyone listening, from a BCBAs perspective, what's the magic that you guys do? Because we are seeing that with these students who go in and out of your program. So let's talk about social skills development from a behavioral component, and go. So I'm not first of all, I'm not surprised that the first thing that comes into your mind, just as I've encountered it, it happens to go into other practitioners minds, and either even families minds who've been exposed to Ada, that it's really very narrow in terms of that exposure and understanding of that scope. And it primarily people associated, especially in the education system with behavior intervention plans, discrete trial instruction, and just a BCBA, supporting in the consultation model in a school, which certainly is one aspect of it. And also, like you said, pigeonholed to autism, but the science of ADA is really just the science of learning and behavior, and we all behave and we are all capable of learning. Therefore, you can really teach any skill using the science of ABA. Really what it is, is a series of teaching methodologies that you can utilize right in simple layman's terms, to meet someone where they're at, and to assist them with the learning process of whatever it is they need to learn. Typically, in our world in ABA, behavior, analysts shy away from social skills. And actually, quite frankly, lots of people shy away from social skills, because they're very nuanced. And they're very hard to objectively define and narrow down and really identify what's going to be the most meaningful thing that we could teach a learner or a child, a teenager or adult, what have you, that will really impact their world in a really positive way to help them develop those reciprocal relationships. And there's a lot of curriculum out there, right on social, yes, and a lot of it is very cookie cutter. So there's many many amazing aspects to all the curriculum that's out there. However, if you're just using a standard curriculum, you're not really looking at what those individual social needs are for a particular learner. And that's the first area where we can really miss the mark because we're if we're in not teaching what is impacting a child's inability to make relationships in the day to day, and we're just pulling bits and pieces from the curriculum, it's not meaningful, it's not helping them change those behaviors to help them improve those relationships. Right? So it's a boss. And then the other area where we find that thing we have a tendency to fall short is when people just teach kids the rules of what to dothe rules of what's right. And so kids become very, very good at memorizing the rules, talking about the rules, and maybe even applying them to hypothetical scenarios, right. But then when it comes to actually doing those things in the moment, they're not able to, to utilize those skills, right, that they quote, unquote, have. And the reasoning behind that is because knowing something and talking about it, and I'm using quotes, which no one will be able to see and do something, right, actually using a skill are actually two different skill sets. So I can be a little bit of French, right, and, but I have to think about it when I'm talking it. But if I were to talk with a fluent French speaker, I get really stuck, I can theoretically tell you how to ride a skateboard. But if I were to get on a skateboard, I would probably fall and break a bone. Right? So practice is key. And what we do at the hangout spot, and what we do at the play space is we look to meet children where they are. So we identify in real life, what is that thing that's keeping them from developing those relationships? That's the skill that we're going to teach. And how do we create opportunities for them to practice that, so they get really, really good at it, right? So practice is the missing link between knowing and doing you can't say that you know how to play the piano, if you can play Mary Had a Little Lamb. But if you know how to, you know, play something more complex, you're going to really have to practice repeatedly before you get really good at that. That's called fluency. So we teach through playing games. On the surface when kids come in here, and that's our goal is for them to come and have a place where they can have fun, they can meet other peers, and have their interests passions incorporated into the learning. Because when that happens, that's where the magic happens. That's more open to working on the hard stuff. Dana Jonson 07:33 I love that you say that you bring up a couple of things that I think are really important. First, the subjectivity of it, which I I love. When I was in graduate school, we had an exercise where they played a video of a student. And we were to take the data on, I'm gonna say vocalizations, I can't remember what the piece was, let's say vocalizations. And that was a description. Right? So after it, then we were asked to each say, what was our tally, and none of us had the same tally. And the reason was, as they explained to us, we all defined vocalization in our head differently. And so we were all looking for something different. And so on that level of subjectivity, you know, I go into meetings, and I'll see in the paperwork, you know, had a meltdown. And I'm saying, what does that look like? What's a meltdown for this kid, because I've got five children, and each of them have meltdowns, and they are all different, like all of them. So what does that look like? So I love that you brought up the subjectivity, because I find that, you know, that is a problem we run into with social skills a lot in my practice, and in my world, too, because I have a child with nonverbal learning disability, that is a key piece that that I think, is really important for us to remember that even if you think about going to a friend's house for dinner that just had a different family than yours, and the food was different, or the utensils were different, or whatever it was, that was unusual for you and you had to stop and think and navigate. That's like, you know, a kid who doesn't understand social cues. That's what they're doing all the time. Right. So, Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 09:12 yeah Dana Jonson 09:12 So how do you address that subjectivity? How do you guys in the hangout spot address it? I know what the other thing was, I wanted to ask you, though, before we move on to that, sorry, was you talked about meeting the child where they are at, and that's another piece, it's so important. And I think that with social skills, a lot of time we assume a certain level of knowledge before we start teaching them, you know, so we're expecting the student to understand certain things. So how do you as a practitioner, figure out where your child is at? Because if you figure out the wrong place, then whatever you're doing isn't going to be productive. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 09:51 Right. So I think a couple of things I think the process is fluid, right? It's a process of discovery so ever you as you get to know each time as you're learning more and more about them, right, I think the most powerful way to really find out what those most impactful barriers are, that serve as future learning opportunities is really just to observe, what is the child look like in a social setting, are they moving towards the group and maybe trying to initiate but they're being disruptive or rude or unkind, right? So then they don't know how to initiate attention for appropriately, they have social motivation, because they're going up to a group, but they're not successful. So you could potentially target that is a child playing games with a set of peers. And then anytime the child falls behind, or loses, they have a huge, huge meltdown, right. And then as a result of that kids don't want to play with them anymore, then there's the barrier that can be taught around. So how to tolerate losing How to Use good sportsmanship, you can objectively define a goal around those barriers that you observe. And I think in order to make it most meaningful, what you're looking for in your observation is what are the ones that are occurring most frequently, because those are the ones that are most impactful and need to be supported around. And then you start from there, right, then you create opportunities for practice through play. Dana Jonson 11:20 So you guys just seen a lot of success with this for your three to 22. population, I think it's three to 22, because that's what the IDEA says, provides special education for students between the ages of three and up to the age of 22. And that's in under the IDEA. But I believe, and I just want to point out that even if a child has graduated from high school, if they require social skills, you guys still take them, right? You don't have to be in high school in order to get them that is just a number of sort of arbitrary, but not arbitrarily, but chosen by the law that you guys are, are in a public school. So you're not saying okay, no, you've graduated from high school, you can't come, it goes through 22. Let's talk about that younger population, that birth to four. And what led you to decide to open that separate piece, because from three or four through 22, you're mostly school age for most of that time. So I would presume that the skill sets you're learning and working on would be different than as an infant to four, I'm just guessing. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 12:28 So they're, they're more scaled up and more complex. So the reason we ended up opening the play space was really from this desire and need to support learners before they hit that school age. So research indicates that kids between the ages of birth to three to five years old, are like sponges, and they are developing lots of new connections. And their brain is just developing really quickly, their bodies are developing really quickly as they're growing. And they're really able to pick up on a lot of skills, which serves as a great opportunity to lay that foundation or lead before kids hit school age. So they have some of those foundational skills going into kindergarten, and then are have a greater chance of being more successful socially. But then also academically, when we think about the jump from from preschool to kindergarten, the expectations of sitting at a table waiting for longer periods of time, more structured, academic based demands, they increased significantly. And if a child doesn't have or hasn't met certain milestones, and doesn't have certain foundational skills, what ends up happening because they enter kindergarten, and they're not ready, maybe they don't have emotional regulation skills, maybe they don't know how to tolerate no or waiting or transitions, what have you. And that then presents itself as behavioral challenges. And when that goes when those skills go on taught for a long period of time, and that child develops that history of responding with behavior with whatever problem behavior that they're trying to communicate their needs with, it become takes longer to then undo and teach. Dana Jonson 14:28 And that's an important piece is what you're saying is because that behavior is them communicating to you. That's the important piece, because I think a lot of times as adults, we get so irritated by the behavior or, you know, frustrated with the behavior that we forget, that's their form of communication, they are behaving that way because they don't have the language to express us or maybe they have expressed it to us and we've ignored them because we don't think it's important for whatever reason, and I'm guilty of that too. You know when you your child falls and you're like, it doesn't hurt. Well, maybe it does. Yeah. Oh, like I get that, you know, coming from that as as an adult. So yeah, that can be that's got to be overwhelming. And also, I think the anxiety around those social pieces would probably be even more so at a young age, because we're really all the skills we're looking for from them at that age are social, aren't they? Man, I'm just trying to think to what everything I thought I needed to look for in my children. And I mean, at no point it too, was I wondering, I wonder if she has pre reading skills like that was not what I was talking about. I was like, does she make eye contact? If she talked to people? Does she wave does she let you know? So those are all social pieces. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 15:47 They are their social and their communication pieces. And their foundational. So if you don't have those going into school is going to be very, very difficult, right? You don't have the foundational route the groundwork, right? Dana Jonson 16:00 And sitting in your seat is a social skill, right? I mean, isn't that to a degree, if if you're in a situation where sitting in your seat is appropriate, then that would be considered a social skill? Right? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 16:11 That's the waiting would be a social skill. Right? Dana Jonson 16:14 That's a great Oh, that's a good way to put it. Okay. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 16:16 Wait, waiting, tolerating know, is a social skill, right? When you're interacting with peers? Sometimes here's how, you no, can you handle that peers are a lot more unpredictable than adults are. Adults are more understanding they're, they're more patient, they really try to figure out what your wants and needs are peers move very, very quickly, right. So kids who don't have those foundational skills, get into an environment with peers who do and those peers are moving very quickly. And, and they're not waiting for those kids to respond, right. They're not waiting for those kids to initiate, they're just moving on right to where they can be successful. And the reality is, we're all social beings, from the moment that we're born, right? I mean, a baby cries and that cry is a form of communication right? There. They're trying to communicate, they're hungry, they're trying to communicate, they need cuddles or a diaper change, whatever that is, and, and if we, as a child develops, from birth to one to two to three, right, there's certain communicative and social markers that need to be hit. And when those aren't hit, that's when those things will compound over time. If they're not taught explicitly, every child develops at a different rate, right? Some kids learn to read by the time they're two or three, well, two might be an exaggeration. Some children learn how to read does everybody need to learn by by the time they're three? No, right? There's exceptions to every single rule. But there are basic foundational markers that are really important to hit. And if we're noticing that they're not being that, then it's really a critical time to be able to intervene and to support and the way to do that. And the way to teach that is through play. Because that's how children learn, especially at those ages, children are exploring their environment through play, and we can embed lots of opportunities for practice that way and support them and model the skills they need, and to be able to use to succeed. So it's really something we're very passionate about. Because we've seen in working in public schools, we've often seen too many kids that come into kindergarten, from preschool, and who don't have the skills aren't, don't have things like tolerating, no accepting, waiting, transitioning, and how to get a peers attention to even recognize or show interest in peers. And then they're thrown into an environment that doesn't allow them to work on that, because that environment focuses on academics, and that it gets exacerbated further and further and further. And you, you potentially, you know, have a child who's in third or fourth grade, who has behavioral challenges and misunderstood and is lacking a lot of skills. And we're racking our brains trying to do every possible evaluation under the sun to try and figure out what's going on. Dana Jonson 16:16 But and I think that's a great one, because you'll hear I'll hear, you know, well, he's a little quirky, he likes to be by himself, he likes to, you know, whatever. And then suddenly, in third grade, the child's have behavior problem. And it doesn't dawn on anyone that maybe this child was being quiet and a loner, because they couldn't navigate right social environment, and at younger ages, kids are kinder and, you know, tolerate parallel play a lot longer. I think a lot of children who are not engaging in parallel play will tolerate parallel play. So it looks like they're interacting, right so your child who's not who's parallel playing the other kid doesn't mind right, they're doing their own thing that like you, do you it looks like a social interaction. But it's, it's not a social interaction. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 20:06 Totally hear you kids have to move through the different stages not only of communication, but also play. And, and in parallel play, you need to be able to tolerate having a peer in proximity, right. But you can be able to develop those skills to get into more complex forms of play, like associative and cooperative, where you're actually commenting and interacting more directly with your peers. Dana Jonson 20:28 And I could see somebody going straight from and skipping that tolerating the peers in your space part, because the kids having behaviors, and now we're teaching them to cooperate, but we never taught them to tolerate the people in it, right, Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 20:42 they're not ready for it. Dana Jonson 20:44 So they're not there yet. So that's where I see the skip sometimes when I get involved is, you know, I see that we're working on skills that aren't going anywhere, because they're like three steps ahead of where the child might be. And we have to break it down even farther. And that's where I find the challenges typically with parents when I'm when I'm representing a client, or even with my own children, where I see the goals and objectives. And while they're more on the student, sometimes, that's always difficult, because it's like the student will do this. But again, I've clearly not had enough coffee, because I totally lost my train of thought, again. Last night, I was presenting, and I lost my train of thought twice in the middle of a sentence, and I was live. And I was just like, so that's over. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 21:32 I think I know where you're going with the thing that I see as an indication that a goal is too high for a child, particularly in IEPs, when I'm looking at social goals, is when and this is rampid. Regardless of whether or not we're talking about social goals, academic speech, right? You have, I see it everywhere. But particularly since we're on the topic of social and social goals, when I see a goal phrased as the child will master this with X number of prompts, that raises a flag to me. And the reason that that raises a flag to me is for two reasons, actually. So the one being if someone has to follow you around and provide you a verbal prompt, you have not mastered that skill, you can only demonstrate that when you have a body cueing you on what to say and when to say it, which is concerning, because that's not the definition of mastery. And then why are we then taking that skill off the child's practice list when they don't actually have it? The second concern that I have is, if we have goals that have prompting built into it, and we get that, well, they're just not going to master it out in a year. The question I have is why, because if you can't make progress on a skill in a year, to me, that indicates that the skill we're targeting is either not meaningful, or it's too high for the learner. And we should be picking something that the child can actually master with over the course of a year to attendance, and not with someone verbally prompting them or visually cueing them, right. Unless the plan is for the child to have someone following them around for the rest of their lives. That's not really successful. Dana Jonson 23:26 I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna take that little piece of what you just said and play it at all my IEP meetings now if that's okay. Now, it just sounds so simple when you say it, it that it's ridiculous, we don't follow it. But it's absolutely true. If the child cannot master this in a year with independence, how is it a goal? How is it an objective, right? Because these are supposed to be annual goals. They're short term objectives. And I do understand learning certain levels of a skill first, but I liked the way you said that, you know, if they're not ready to learn this independently, the maybe there's a smaller piece of that skill that they can get independently that maybe we're trying to teach too many skills at the same time. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 24:13 Yeah. Dana Jonson 24:14 And I go back to like, way back when when I'd be teaching students how to, like brush their teeth or something. Maybe I'm just teaching them to pick up the toothbrush. Right? That might be the only thing I'm teaching them to do at the beginning. I'm not teaching them how to put toothpaste on it, you know. So I see that I'm just I'm processing it as you're saying it because it sounds like yeah, you're right. Absolutely. If they can't wait a year, it shouldn't be an objective. Why am I even contemplating this? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 24:41 We don't want goals that are too easy that are going to be mastered on within a month, if we can openly say well, they're not going to master this in a year to independence. Why is that even being considered? Dana Jonson 24:52 So let me ask you a question because I have a question on this. So if you have a skill, let's say brushing teeth, okay. So let's say we're brushing teeth, and we're gonna break it down to picking up the toothbrush, right? That's the first step. And then the second step is going to be picking up the toothbrush and putting it under the water. Right. So the second step is to put it under the water. What's the objective? Do you have two separate objectives? Both of which would be masters, but you're only working on a second one after you've mastered the first one? Or is there a different way to write that so that it's longer? Did that make sense? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 25:27 Yeah. So I think I understand what you're saying, I think what you can do is have an overarching goal, and then that goal, be separated out into objectives and each objective is a step, and you have to master step one, before you move on to teaching the second objective. And the third objective, what I think is important is that we only put in the number of objectives under an overarching goal that we feel a child can master out in a year. And what that's going to look like for each child is very different, right? I can't imagine a child wouldn't be able to master out brushing their teeth in a year. If they can't, then the question is, are they practicing? Is someone showing them how to do it? A year is a really long time to master a skill of brushing teeth? Or is there something else happening perhaps physiologically, where the child's doesn't have like the ability to pinch and grasp? You know, pinch it hold a toothbrush? Right? Like that's a whole separate skill if if a pinch, or do those like motor movements, then we shouldn't even be teaching skills that require that because that's a prerequisite skill to be able to do any of that. Right. So I think it really depends on the child. But I think the biggest point is to make sure we're we're picking a goal, right and get to independence and breaking down only the steps that we're going to be working on that we feel are doable within a year, and then working on one mastering it out moving on to the next on to the next and then the whole goal is mastered. Dana Jonson 26:52 Got it. Yeah. So that I mean, because sometimes I do see that where I see goals that are maybe really or objectives that are super short term. And so they master them really fast. They do see that sometimes where pieces are broken out, but they don't necessarily make sense, because they're just random pieces of the skill as opposed to going in a specific order. What do you feel a BCBA has that say, a school psychologist or special ed teacher does not have that makes them more equipped to design this kind of program for a child? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 27:27 The great questions, so I think potentially, as long as there's a mechanism for collecting and monitoring data, other practitioners can be trained or can learn to support learners, effectively, I think the piece that's missing often is we don't have a way of regularly taking, collecting, measuring, and analyzing data on progress. And that can really skew our ability to really understand whether a child is making progress, being able to effectively look at our teaching methodologies and whether or not those are helpful or not, and they need to change. And that's what data helps us to do. You know, from a BCBA perspective as BCBAs we have the unique ability and understanding of of behavior and different teaching strategies and to be able to enhance motivation and really break thing. Dana Jonson 28:37 It's all scientifically backed, right? It's all scientifically backed, right. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 28:43 But there's, there's an immense amount of value from a multidisciplinary collaboration. There are so many things that as BCBA, we can learn from speech pathologists and OTs and psychologists. Right, I think the bottom line is all fields would benefit from adopting database tracking right on on those, that there? Dana Jonson 29:06 Well, yeah, my first my first job teaching was at the National Center for Children is all ABA and data driven and all of that. So it's a little baffling to me when I got out of there and went into a public school. And I was like, what you guys don't all do this, like, not everybody tracks data this way. What I don't understand. So I have that background, which has been very helpful for me. But yeah, that is what you're saying is what I see as well. And one of the challenges I have when we want to do any kind of behavior, social, whatever plan with someone who's not a BCBA is if you're a BCBA, I have confidence that you know exactly how to track this behavior and track the data. If you're not, I don't know that. That's just as a professional sitting across the table. I don't I have competence. I know that you as a principal might tell me that you have a great school psychologist. And they may be, but I don't know that and there's nothing in their training that tells me that they would be good at this. Whereas with a BCBA, if you are a board certified behavior analyst is, am I saying it right? I'm getting all my letters messed up today, it's awful. But if you are a BCBA, I know you've had that training. I've know you've taught that supervision, you know that that practicum time that you have learned how to take this data, and more so than just like one class in graduate school. And so that that, to me is what the big difference is. And in Connecticut anyway, I know that if we were doing a behavior plan for a child of functional behavioral analysis beforehand, if you have autism, it has to be a BCBA. I think right there, we're talking about how important it is to have that skill set behind you. So it's not to say this, you said like a multidisciplinary program could be great with the right training and supervision. And so I get that. So I guess, gosh, you've given me so much good information. And I'm so happy you guys have now opened another look, well, where are your locations? Let's go with that. Let's Where Where are you now? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 31:11 We have one location. We're located in Norwalk, Connecticut, right off of Exit 16 on 95. So we're very, very close to the highway, which is very convenient. And hopefully in the future, we'll we'll have some some more location, 31:27 I'm, Dana Jonson 31:27 I'm, I would really appreciate it. If you could open a spot in Danbury, that'll be very helpful. Stacey, the advocate, my office asked me to make that request of you when we were chatting. So yeah, if you could bring your magic up here. That'd be great. So on it? Well, and I think it's also important to know you guys do do assessments, you do work with school districts, you do work with parents, you work with everybody, right? Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 31:54 We here Yes, we do support. We do a lot of collaborations with schools on social, our goal is really to help kids learn not only learn to use the skills that they're working on with us here, but but more importantly than that, being able to take them and use them everywhere else. Because if they can't do that, then we haven't been successful. So you know that our generalization is our ultimate mastery criteria. Dana Jonson 32:21 generalization is good, that's important. I always say that. I'm like, Well, I'm thrilled that they're doing this properly in the resource room, but they're not going to live there forever. So where else? Are they going to do it? So I think that's great. So for people listening, who are like, Oh, my God, how have I not found the hangout spot yet? Or the play space? Where can they find it? And where can they find you? Absolutely. So they can go to our website, www dot the hangout spot llc.com. And for anyone who's interested in learning more about our intake process, or about our programs, um, you can submit an inquiry there, you can also submit an application as well. Or we can also be reached via email at Hello at anything else that llc.com or by phone, our number here is 203-354-9257. That's amazing. And I will have all of that in the show notes. So if you're driving and you weren't able to commit all that to memory, just go back and check the show notes and they will all be there. Thank you, Justina so much for joining me today. I know that you will be back at another point. But thank you, and thank you for everything you're doing for our community because we really had a hole in in our need for this, this kind of social skills development programming. And so it's been really, really great in Connecticut. So thank you. Justyna Balzar, M.Ed. BCBA LBA (CT), 33:45 Thank you for having me. It's it's been such a privilege to be able to work with so many incredible families. Dana Jonson 33:52 Thank you so much for joining me today. Please don't forget to follow this podcast so you don't miss any new episodes and leave a review and you have a chance. If there's anything you want to hear about or comment on. Please go to my Facebook page special ed on special ed and find me there. I'll see you next time here on special ed on special ed. Have a fabulous day. The views expressed in this episode are those of the speakers at the time of the recording do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer or company or even that individual today.

Wife, Mother, Author, and Advocate for individuals with disabilities or health concerns. Christy has been in the caregiving field for 30 plus years, starting with family members as well as a respite provider for the ARC of Maryland. She is the mother of a 22-year-old disabled son and wife of 29 years. Christy has been published in the Autism Parenting Magazine, as well as 50 plus Lifestyle magazine and writes a regular column for GiversGuides magazine out of Honolulu, HA called “Ask Christy”. Christy is the Founder and President of Our Little Peace of Mind, where she creates solutions for care coordination for individuals and families. Christy also serves as the Treasurer on the Gimme a Break Foundation Advisory Board.Follow Knowledgeable Aging:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Knowledgeable-Aging-102638398162823Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnowledgeAgingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowledgeableaging/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowledgeable-aging/?viewAsMember=trueSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/05OHF9FkmhzCO5PDsyGfGqNewsletter: https://www.knowledgeableaging.com/newsletter/

Stacy Bernal (she/her/hers) is a TEDx speaker, author, and DEI trainer at See Stacy Speak LLC. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Weber State University with a BA in Communication and earned a certificate for Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. She is the Chair of the Ogden Diversity Commission, as well as the founder of Awesome Autistic Ogden, and the Bernal Badassery Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit.  Stacy is passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to live their biggest and most badass lives. An outspoken advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and representation, Stacy is known to challenge the status quo on occasion. She has been featured on HuffPost, Thrive Global, Visit Utah, Scary Mommy, and Autism Parenting Magazine. In 2019, she published her first book, The Things We Don't Talk About: A Memoir of Hardships, Healing, and Hope. Stacy lives happily with her family and fur babies near the mountains, where she enjoys all the amazing outdoor recreation Ogden, UT has to offer like mountain biking, trail running, and triathlons. An eight-time marathoner, Stacy is currently running in a completely different way as a candidate for her local school board. #sb4sb #SeeStacyRun2022

Welcome to Episode 100 of the Autism Parenting Secrets. Our guest today is Kate C. Wilde, she's a return guest who has spent the last 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools. She's an author, columnist, teacher, YouTuber, trainer… through many ways and in many capacities she's served thousands of families, children, and educators around the globe.She is the author of several acclaimed books, including Autistic Logistics and The Autism Language Launcher.  Her latest book, Autism Abracadabra: Seven Magic Ingredients to Help Develop Your Child's Interactive Attention Span was just released.We're excited to have this conversation with Kate…The secret this week is…A More Engaged Child Starts With YOU You'll Discover:The Best Way To Teach Anything (5:59)How To Leverage What Your Child Loves The Most (6:53)The Key Question To Ask Yourself (13:38)What Success Looks Like (20:45)Where The Growth Lies (27:03)There Are Games For Everything (31:33)The Doorway In (42:57)Why Interactive Attention Span Matters Most (46:59) About Our GuestKate C. Wilde has spent the last 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools. She is the author of the acclaimed books, Autistic Logistics: A Parent's Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges and The Autism Language Launcher: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations.  Her latest book is Autism Abracadabra: Seven Magic Ingredients to Help Develop Your Child's Interactive Attention Span.Renowned for the well-attended courses she teaches throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, she has also spoken at worldwide online autism summits, including the Autism Hope Summit and the Autism Recovery Tele-Summit. Her YouTube autism quick tip videos, delivered with her trademark infectious enthusiasm, have garnered a following worldwide. She is a columnist for Exceptional Needs Today, has written articles for such publications as Autism Parenting Magazine in the U.S. and SEN Magazine in the U.K. She has forever left her mark on the autism world by having, over the years, intensively trained and qualified more than forty professionals at the Autism Treatment Center of America® who have gone on to use The Son-Rise Program® to help thousands of families, children, and educators across the globe.www.katecwilde.comReferences in This Episode:Autism Abracadabra: Seven Magic Ingredients to Help Develop Your Child's Interactive Attention Span Additional Resources:Free Resource: 33 Mistakes Most Autism Parents Make and How To Avoid ThemGot a Picky Eater? - this can helpTo learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.comBe sure to follow Cass & Len on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic episode updates for our "Autism Parenting Secrets!"And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on Apple Podcasts. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of the reviews we get. Thanks for listening!

Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with over 30 years experience. She serves on the CT Autism Spectrum Disorder Advisory Council and the professional advisory boards of SmartKidsWithLD and NeuroClastic.com, a nonprofit providing creative educational resources on autism. She has a regular blog on Psychology Today, "Everyday Neurodiversity" as well as writing professional articles and articles for multiple websites and magazines, such as Autism Parenting Magazine and Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. She's spoken extensively for national and international autism conferences for educators, clinical professionals and parents. A former Director of Clinical Programs at the New Learning Therapy Center, she helped establish the Norwalk Hospital-Yale collaboration Pediatric Development and Therapy Center. She continues to be on the Associate Medical Staff at Norwalk Hospital. Marcia is also a contributor for Autism Parenting Magazine. Marcia trained extensively in multiple models of therapy including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, neuropsychological evaluations, and mind-body medicine for children and adults.  Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Marcia Eckerd, PhD. about the evolving understanding of autism in girls and how it is so often undiagnosed. Here is what to expect on this week's show: So much that we thought we knew about autism is not correct, especially in girls Masking and camouflaging help to make girls appear social to the average observer Girls can often not pick up on social cues, especially relating to sex and relationships Links Mentioned: https://researchautism.org/sex-ed-guide/  https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/ Marcia's Blog https://www.marciaeckerd.com/new-page  Download Marcia's Resource PDF Connect with Marcia: https://www.marciaeckerd.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/docmarcia LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/meckerd09/ Top 12 Tips To Help Your Complex Kids Got complex kids? Yeah, so do we. Parenting a complex kid can be frustrating, overwhelming, and isolating. It can also be incredibly rewarding -- with the right help and guidance! This FREE insider's guide from the experts at ImpactParents includes our top 12 tips to help you create a calm, peaceful home and guide your kids to become more independent every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is about landing an ending. It's also about raising the bar on what we write about. In this case, storyteller Jennifer Landau writes something new and important about being a mom. She is afraid for what will happen to her son after she dies. This is especially important because like Allison and Andrea, Jennifer chose to have children on her own using anonymous sperm donation. So, Jennifer does not have a co-parent. The story is beautiful and so honest. This essay was previously published in Literary Mama.Jennifer Landau lives in Westchester County, NY with her son, who does spot-on impressions of both Johnny Cash and Kermit the frog. She's a children's book editor, special education teacher and grant writer, and has published more than a dozen books. Her writing has appeared in Autism Parenting Magazine and Literary Mama. She owns three coffee makers, which is as close to a hobby as she gets.Writing Class Radio is produced by Allison Langer, Andrea Askowitz and by Matt Cundill, Evan Surminski and Clare Mansell at the Sound Off Media Company. Theme music by Courtney Fox. Additional music by TJ North and Marnino Toussaint. Sound effects by Jacob Thiessan.There's more writing class on our website, writingclassradio.com: including essays to study, editing resources, video classes, writing retreats, and live online classes. Join our writing community by following us on Patreon. For $10/month Andrea will answer all your publishing questions. For $25/month you can join our First Draft weekly writers group. You have the option to join Tuesdays 12-1 ET or Wednesdays 6-7pm ET. Write to a prompt and share what you wrote. If you're looking to take your writing to the next level, for $125/mth you'll get 1st draft and 2nd Draft. Each week three people bring a second draft for feedback and brainstorming. Join the community that comes together for instruction, an excuse to write, and most importantly, the support from other writers. To learn more, go to www.Patreon.com/writingclassradio.A new episode will drop every other WEDNESDAY. There's no better way to understand ourselves and each other, than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What's yours?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christy Pickrell is a wife, mother, author and advocate for individuals with disabilities or health concerns.  Christy has been in the caregiving field for 30 plus years, starting with family members as well as a respite provider for the ARC of Maryland. She is the mother of a 22-year-old disabled son and wife of 29 years.  Christy has been published in Autism Parenting Magazine, as well as 50 plus Lifestyle magazine and writes a regular column for Giversguide magazine out of Honolulu, HA called “Ask Christy.”  Christy is the Founder and President of Our Little Peace of Mind, where she creates solutions for care coordination for individuals and families. Connect with Christy here:  FB: @OurLittlePeaceofMind,Inc or her website: Ourlittlepeaceofmind.com ***************************************** To purchase my book “Welcome to My Life – A Personal Parenting Journey Through Autism” click HERE or visit Amazon.com! You can easily stay connected to the Living the Sky Life podcast and me in various ways.  Please visit my website www.lauriehellmann.com for all the links. I'd love to hear what you think, so if listening on the Apple platform, please leave a written review and rating of the podcast!  If you are interested in being a guest on an episode of Living the Sky Life, please contact me!  

Welcome to Episode 90 of the Autism Parenting Secrets. Meltdowns!  That's the topic this week.  It's a challenge like no other.  This episode dives deep into what a parent CAN do about their child's meltdowns.  And the good news is… parents can do a lot.Our guests this week are Kate C. Wilde and Raun K. Kaufman. Collectively, they have over 50 years of experience supporting parents and their children on the autism spectrum.  They're authors, teachers and thought leaders with powerful insights.They've partnered to create the Autism Crisis Turnaround (ACT) Protocol, a three-step process that helps parents better address challenging situations like meltdowns.Tantrums and meltdowns are not uncommon, but they're likely much more prevalent with children on the spectrum.  And it can feel like they're just a part of Autism - that they come with the diagnosis.But that's NOT true.The secret this week is... Meltdowns are NOT Inevitable You'll Discover:Meltdowns DON'T Come With Autism (4:55)Meltdowns Are NOT Intentional (11:25)The 3 Core Issues Behind Your Child's Meltdowns (14:37)How To Reclaim Your Power DURING A Meltdown (20:07)Why Setting Boundaries Benefits YOU The Most (29:00)The Perspective Shift That's Needed (41:50) About Our Guests: Raun K. KaufmanRaun K. Kaufman is the author of the book, Autism Breakthrough: The Groundbreaking Method That Has Helped Families All Over the World and the former CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America®. An international lecturer and graduate of the Ivy League's Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Ethics, Raun has completed lecture tours in the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, France, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam.He has been interviewed by media such as National Public Radio, BBC Television, Fox News Channel, The London Telegraph, and People Magazine.In addition to his work with families and educators for almost 25 years, Raun brings a distinctive qualification to the realm of autism treatment: his own personal history. As a child, Raun was diagnosed with severe autism and recommended for lifelong institutionalization. Instead, his parents developed The Son-Rise Program®, which enabled Raun to emerge with no trace of his former diagnosis. His story was recounted in the best-selling book, Son-Rise: The Miracle Continues, and the award-winning NBC-TV movie, Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love.Kate C. WildeKate C. Wilde has spent the last 30 years working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and their families, as well as with therapists, educators, and schools. She is the author of the acclaimed books, Autistic Logistics: A Parent's Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges and The Autism Language Launcher: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations.Kate teaches throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, she has also spoken at worldwide online autism summits, including the Autism Hope Summit and the Autism Recovery Tele-Summit. She is a columnist for Exceptional Needs Today, has written articles for such publications as Autism Parenting Magazine in the U.S. and SEN Magazine in the U.K. She has intensively trained and qualified more than forty professionals at the Autism Treatment Center of America® who have gone on to use The Son-Rise Program® to help thousands of families, children, and educators across the globe.  References in This Episode:The ACT ProtocolAutism Parenting Secrets - Episode 69 - Your Child Is NOT The ProblemAutism Breakthrough by Raun K. KaufmanAutistic Logistics: A Parent's Guide to Tackling Bedtime, Toilet Training, Tantrums, Hitting, and Other Everyday Challenges by Kate C. WildeThe Autism Language Launcher: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Turn Sounds and Words Into Simple Conversations by Kate C. WildeAdditional Resources:Free Resource: 33 Mistakes Most Autism Parents Make and How To Avoid ThemTo learn more about Cass & Len's All-In Warrior Parent Tribe, click hereGot a Picky Eater? - this can helpTo learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.comBe sure to follow Cass & Len on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.Don't forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic episode updates for our "Autism Parenting Secrets!"And, finally, please take a minute to leave us an honest review and rating on Apple Podcasts. They really help us out when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of the reviews we get. Thanks for listening! 

(37 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts speak with Bea Moise. Bea is a Board-Certified Cognitive Specialist, Parenting Coach, Writer, and National Speaker. She is a respected and trusted parenting coach and consultant helping individuals who are neurodiverse. She has written for Autism Parenting Magazine, Charlotte Parent Magazine, PBS-Kids, PsychBytes, PsychCentral, Scoop Charlotte, The EveryMom. Bea is also a contributing author to “Life After Lockdown” and “Southeast Psych's Guide for Imperfect Parents: A Book Written by Imperfect Therapists”. She holds a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling. She is also an ADHD and dyslexia self-advocate and an autism parent. For more about Bea: https://www.achild-likemine.com/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

Holly Moses is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Licensed Psychological Associate with over 23 years' experience. Specialties include diagnostic evaluation and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, treatment of anxiety, impulsivity, behavior, emotional regulation, social skills, and academic performance. She has published numerous research articles and is a frequent presenter on topics such as learning, challenging behavior, ADHD, Autism, and parenting stress. Holly is a contributor to Autism Parenting Magazine. Holly provides effective strategies in The Autism ADHD Podcast and she is a mother of two differently wired boys.  Listen to this thought-provoking Parenting With Impact episode with Holly Blanc Moses about the often unique presentation of Autism, ADHD, and anxiety in girls, and how it is often missed. Here is what to expect on this week's show: A diagnosis can mean access to services and understanding from others Autism in girls often presents with intense interests, social anxiety, and masking Social complications from Autism and ADHD will become more apparent in adolescence Links Mentioned: https://www.hollyblancmoses.com/ The Autism ADHD Podcast https://holly-moses.mykajabi.com/podcast  Autism/ADHD Group for Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/WiredDifferentlyGroup/  Autism/ADHD Group for Professionals https://m.facebook.com/groups/professionalsforwdchildren#_=_  Autism Parenting Magazine https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/  Connect with Holly: Twitter https://twitter.com/HollyBMoses @HollyBMoses Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hollyblancmoses/ @hollyblancmoses Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hollyblancmoses/ @hollyblancmoses YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPB3R3sOjuAk2epduIY6FRw/featured?view_as=subscriber  Ten Tips for Calm and Confident Parenting of Complex Kids Parenting complex kids can be difficult, even mind-numbing at times. In this FREE Guide you'll find clear, quick guidance to help you calm the chaos and more confidently prepare your child for greater independence and success! Learn techniques parents all over the world are using to reduce friction and (believe it!) rediscover the joy of parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP, is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. She has 20+ years of experience in educational settings and holds a certificate in instructional coaching, positive education, and applied educational neuroscience. She served as a member of the multi- state work group to help develop the Common Core Essential Elements for English Language Arts. Connie is a published writer for Autism Parenting Magazine and writes for Exceptional Needs Today. She created an innovative process to assess student behavior, which deviates from the traditional behaviorism approach and aligns with current relational and neuroscience while maintaining a trauma-sensitive and neurodiversity approach. Connie works from the guiding mission that Connection + Collaboration = Endless Possibilities.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/endseclusion)

  This week's guest! Emily Ansell Elfer Editor of Autism Parenting Magazine brings us the expertise she has gained through her experience of putting together a monthly magazine for parents.   Emily Ansell Elfer, BA Hons, Dip is Editor of Autism Parenting Magazine, where she coordinates an extensive group of therapists, autism specialists, and writers to publish news and professional guidance for families affected by autism. An NCTJ-qualified journalist, Emily's work is published in newspapers, magazines, and across multiple websites. She previously managed the content for the women's careers website, Where Women Work, is a former Editor of a food magazine group, and a former Deputy Editor of Toy World Magazine.   Website: www.autismparentingmagazine.com Twitter: @autismparentmag Insta: @autismparentingmagazine  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AutismParentingMagazine/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/autism-parenting-magazine/     The more we understand, the more we accept.  

JC Ellinger brings life stories and experience as an autism mom to publications such as Autism Parenting Magazine and Exceptional Needs Today. She was also recently awarded Top General Advice Writer of 2020 honored by APM.  While currently working on her first children's book geared at bringing relatability and support to other ASD children just like her amazing son, she has returned to school attending Northwestern State University pursuing a Master's of Arts in English with the goal of teaching young minds in a discipline she loves. JC, additionally, carries a Master's Degree in Business Administration and BA in Communication Studies. Connect with JC via IG: @jc.ellinger or FB: @jc.ellinger.writer ***************************************** To purchase my book “Welcome to My Life – A Personal Parenting Journey Through Autism” click HERE or visit Amazon.com! You can easily stay connected to the Living the Sky Life podcast and me in various ways.  Please visit my website www.lauriehellmann.com for all the links. I'd love to hear what you think, so if listening on the Apple platform, please leave a written review and rating of the podcast!  If you are interested in being a guest on an episode of Living the Sky Life, please contact me!

In this episode Marcelle and I have a very exciting and inspiring conversation about inclusion, diversity and universal design in the workplace. Marcelle Ciampi M.Ed. (aka Samantha Craft), a respected Autistic author and international ambassador, has been featured at over 100 events around the world. Ciampi is best known for her writings found in the well-received book Everyday Aspergers, endorsed by best-selling author Steve Silberman. She is the Senior Manager of DEI at Ultranauts Inc., an engineering firm with an autism hiring initiative (featured in the New York Times), where Ciampi is credited for largely-architecting an innovative universal design approach to workplace inclusion. Some of her works, especially the Autistic Traits List, have been translated into multiple languages and widely-shared in counseling offices, globally. A former school teacher, Ciampi has corresponded directly with over 10,000 individuals on the autism spectrum and been featured in various literature, including citations in articles, books, and research papers. A selection of her writings can be found in ND GiFTS, ICare4 Autism, Exceptional Needs Today, Autism Parenting Magazine, ERE, and Different Brains. Considered an expert in the field of neurodiversity in the workplace, by key thought leaders such as Judy Singer, her knowledge is shared through consultancy work at quality enterprises like Uptimize. She serves as the founder of Spectrum Suite LLC, the Co-founder of the Spectrum Lights Inclusion Summit, Co-executive of LifeGuides for Autistics, and a contributor, advisor, and board member to autism organizations and conferences, including the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit. Her upcoming book, Autism in a Briefcase: Straight talk about belonging in a neurodiverse world, is based on 3000 hours of study. Ciampi also contributed to the book Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism and was recently accepted as a doctoral student in the field of organizational leadership and social justice. Recent appearances include AstraZeneca, Deloitte, Accenture, and Bank of New York Mellon. Marcelle is Autistic (Aspergers) with gifted-intellect, and dyslexic, dyspraxic, and hyperlexic, what she calls a ‘blended-neurodivergent.' Two of her adult sons are also neurodivergent, as is her life partner.You can find out more about Marcelle and her work at http://www.myspectrumsuite.com/ and https://ultranauts.co/ 

I am a special needs mother and a law enforcement wife who lives in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. I have been featured as a poet in the Autism Parenting Magazine and the Open Door Poetry Magazine. I am currently working on a children's picture book about autism spectrum disorder and a poetry collection about law enforcement lifestyle. I initially started a poetry blogging website in 2019. Once I understood how to self-publish I decided to write a poetry book and self-publish. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome Andre Spivey to the show. He is a radio show host, and an entrepreneur. He has been featured in the Suncoast News, Business Observer and Autism Parenting Magazine. Andre was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, left at age 11 to be raised in South East San Diego, California, other wise known as South East Daygo. Joined the U.S. Air Force at age 19 in 2003 and served until 2013 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, during his service he was also an entrepreneur and continued this after leaving the Air Force. Using tech skills and training and inspired by one of his son's Isaiah being diagnosed with Autism he create Live 2 Learn Differently Inc to develop educational apps for children on the spectrum. Took some of those profit and purchased the Tampa Bay Fury and Sarasota Manatee Basketball teams in the American Basketball Association.Website: 813furynation.comAll Social Media: @813FuryUp and Coming Events:We are supporting the Walk, Run, Roll Event, fundraising and helping to bring awareness to pediatric cancer with the National Pediatric Cancer FoundationThree Point Tuesdays At Snappers Comedy Club in Palm Harbor, Florida on June 10th#TampaBayFury#AndreSpivey#TechEntrepreneur

Today on The Dr. Ali Griffith Show, Mental Health/Autism Special Edition, www.thedraligriffithshow.com, you will hear more about mindset, meditation and motivation with the power of "amplifying the voices autism" and techniques to use while parenting during exceptional challenges. For more information or to schedule your complimentary 15 minute  individual consult with Dr. Ali www.draligriffith.com Mother's Day Special! Our guest this episode is Autism Coach and Strategist, Dr. April Lisbon. She shares 3 strategies to help amplify voices with Autism, April J. Lisbon, Ed.D. is a 20 year veteran school psychologist and parent of a child on the Autism Spectrum. She believes in helping families of autistic individuals and other neurodiverse learners identify, clarify, and share their stories without guilt or shame. Dr. Lisbon believes that by giving families their ‘voices' back, they have the power to shift the course of their destinies. Dr. Lisbon desires to lead a life that inspires others to regain their voices and live their lives unapologetically. She has appeared as a guest on several podcast shows on iHeart Radio and Apple Podcasts. As an international award winning author, Dr. Lisbon has authored three books geared towards families raising children with exceptional needs. She has been seen in the Washington Post, NBC News, Business Insider, Forbes, Autism Parenting Magazine, The TODAY Show Parenting, Family Circle Magazine, and several other national and international media outlets. www.linkedin.com/in/askdocapril www.instagram.com/autismcoachstrategist www.facebook.com/autismcoachstrategist  

 Welcome to Episode 78 of The Sensory Project Show! In this episode, Rachel and Jessica talk with Rachel Madel, a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and “tech master!” She is based in Los Angeles and is dedicated to helping parents and clinicians learn how to support children with complex communication needs. She also co-hosts a weekly podcast - Talking with Tech - that helps guide parents and professionals on utilizing technology to support communication. She has been featured in Autism Parenting Magazine, Speech Science, Praactical AAC, Xceptional Ed, Teachers with Apps and ChildNEXUS. Rachel is also the founder of a digital media company that provides educational resources, therapy materials, and training videos to help support parents and clinicians. She is full of valuable information and this is an episode you DON'T want to miss! Enjoy!     SHOW NOTES / LINKS / RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS Rachel's website and blog Email Rachel at  rachel@rachelmadel.com  Check out her Instagram @rachelmadelslpBe sure to check out the show notes on our blog at  Harkla.Co/Podcast.Brought To You By HarklaThis podcast is brought to you by Harkla.  Our mission at Harkla is to help those with special needs live happy and healthy lives. We accomplish this through high-quality sensory products, child development courses, and The Harkla Sensory Club.Podcast listeners get 10% off their first order at Harkla with the discount code "sensory". Head to Harkla.co/sensory to start shopping now. 

Autism Spectrum Recovery | Team ConnectionsThere are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception. ~ Aldous HuxleyBuilding The Autism Spectrum Team To Manage Recovery VariablesDr. Debra Moore is a retired psychologist who now devotes her time to writing and sharing information on understanding, treating and managing autism. Years ago she founded and directed a psychotherapy center in Sacramento, California where she taught and mentored therapists in training to manage autism spectrum challenges. Remember to always think in autism spectrum terminology to honor the deeper, evolving understanding of the multiplicity of underlying factors discussed by many experts here at CBJ listed below. [We'll add more on this page as they report findings here.] Debra As An Autism Spectrum ResourceOver the years she developed a specialty in autism spectrum disorders and following retirement from direct clinical work coauthored http://geni.us/moore (The Loving Push – How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults,) with http://www.templegrandin.com/ (Dr. Temple Grandin), an internationally acclaimed expert who herself has suffered from ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder – challenges. Now living in Washington, DC, Debra contributors to Autism Parenting Magazine and Autism Asperger's Digest, facilitates LinkedIn Groups Autism Spectrum Across the Lifespan, and Autism HELPING HANDS Mentors and contributed chapters to http://geni.us/wylie (The Nine Degrees of Autism) andhttp://geni.us/young ( Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents).  Debra's insightful comments here at CBJ/153, about https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/applied-behavior-analysis-aba (ABA) – Applied Behavior Analysis –https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/applied-behavior-analysis-aba ( )and team play in work with ASD individuals, provide a helpful perspective even for the most informed parents and therapists. Dr. Moore's Website & Book:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdebramoore/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdebramoore/) http://geni.us/moore (The Loving Push – How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults) by Moore & Grandin – Amazon Global Link – Yes, Temple Grandin ———-Recommended Training Programs For Both Professionals and The PublicParents & Public – Autism Global Summit – Experts Discuss Multiple Treatment Details:  http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit (http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit) Professionals – Autism Recovery Training – Dr. Kurt Woeller & International Experts:http://corepsych.com/autism ( http://corepsych.com/autism) ————-It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau————-My Contribution to The Autism Global Summit– Please take a moment to Like and Leave a Comment over on YouTube! – ————–Connected CBJ Guest Interviews Relevant for Autism SpectrumFor professionals, we strongly recommend Dr. Woeller's http://corepsych.com/autism (Autism Recovery Training) – and if either a patient or a parent, or a beginning professional you will much appreciate the http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit (Autism Global Summit), also hosted by Dr. Woeller's team [and includes this ↑ Parker Guest Presentation on medication details for executive function challenges with ASD]. http://corebrainjournal.com/214 (CBJ/214) Dr. James Adams on Autism & Microbiota Transfer Therapy http://corebrainjournal.com/175 (CBJ/175) Dr. Zac Bush on Restore for Advanced Gut Healing & Immunity https://corebrainjournal.com/318 (CBJ/153) Dr. Debra Moore Autism Community & Family – this page http://corebrainjournal.com/152 (CBJ/152) Bill Protzmann on Music Healing http://corebrainjournal.com/141 (CBJ/141) Dr. William Walsh on The End of Autism...

Autism Spectrum Recovery | Team ConnectionsThere are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.~ Aldous HuxleyBuilding The Autism Spectrum Team To Manage Recovery VariablesDr. Debra Moore is a retired psychologist who now devotes her time to writing and sharing information on understanding, treating and managing autism. Years ago she founded and directed a psychotherapy center in Sacramento, California where she taught and mentored therapists in training to manage autism spectrum challenges. Remember to always think in autism spectrum terminology to honor the deeper, evolving understanding of the multiplicity of underlying factors discussed by many experts here at CBJ listed below. [We'll add more on this page as they report findings here.] Debra As An Autism Spectrum ResourceOver the years she developed a specialty in autism spectrum disorders and following retirement from direct clinical work coauthored http://geni.us/moore (The Loving Push - How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults,) with http://www.templegrandin.com/ (Dr. Temple Grandin), an internationally acclaimed expert who herself has suffered from ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder - challenges. Now living in Washington, DC, Debra contributors to Autism Parenting Magazine and Autism Asperger's Digest, facilitates LinkedIn Groups Autism Spectrum Across the Lifespan, and Autism HELPING HANDS Mentors and contributed chapters to http://geni.us/wylie (The Nine Degrees of Autism) andhttp://geni.us/young ( Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents).  Debra's insightful comments here at CBJ/153, about https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/applied-behavior-analysis-aba (ABA) - Applied Behavior Analysis -https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/treatment/applied-behavior-analysis-aba ( )and team play in work with ASD individuals, provide a helpful perspective even for the most informed parents and therapists. Dr. Moore's Website & Book:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdebramoore/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdebramoore/) http://geni.us/moore (The Loving Push - How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults) by Moore & Grandin - Amazon Global Link - Yes, Temple Grandin ----------Recommended Training Programs For Both Professionals and The PublicParents & Public - Autism Global Summit - Experts Discuss Multiple Treatment Details:  http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit (http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit) Professionals - Autism Recovery Training - Dr. Kurt Woeller & International Experts:http://corepsych.com/autism ( http://corepsych.com/autism) -------------It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.~ Henry David Thoreau-------------My Contribution to The Autism Global Summit- Please take a moment to Like and Leave a Comment over on YouTube! - --------------Connected CBJ Guest Interviews Relevant for Autism SpectrumFor professionals, we strongly recommend Dr. Woeller's http://corepsych.com/autism (Autism Recovery Training) - and if either a patient or a parent, or a beginning professional you will much appreciate the http://corebrainjournal.com/autismglobalsummit (Autism Global Summit), also hosted by Dr. Woeller's team [and includes this ↑ Parker Guest Presentation on medication details for executive function challenges with ASD]. http://corebrainjournal.com/214 (CBJ/214) Dr. James Adams on Autism & Microbiota Transfer Therapy http://corebrainjournal.com/175 (CBJ/175) Dr. Zac Bush on Restore for Advanced Gut Healing & Immunity CBJ/153 Dr. Debra Moore Autism Community & Family - this page http://corebrainjournal.com/152 (CBJ/152) Bill Protzmann on Music Healing http://corebrainjournal.com/141 (CBJ/141) Dr. William Walsh on The End of Autism...

Music Beyond Entertainment - The Power To HealMusic is the shorthand of emotion.~ Leo TolstoyBill Protzmann - is a man on a mission: to raise awareness of the power of how music heals for self-care. In addition to success as an IT entrepreneur, Bill holds magna cum laude degrees in piano performance and creative writing and has concertized and performed for many years with a focus on bringing music to audiences in non-traditional ways. In 2011, he launched Music Care Inc, a for-profit corporation dedicated to teaching practical ways music can be used for self-care. His work was recognized by the National Council for Behavioral Health with an Award of Excellence in 2014 – the behavioral health equivalent of winning an Oscar. When he talks about the interface between music and self-care, he speaks with conviction - and from real experience. ---------- Music Heals - Bill's Websites & Book: http://www.billprotzmann.com (http://www.billprotzmann.com) http://www.musiccare.net (http://www.musiccare.net) Veterans: Video On https://youtu.be/3dz1y6dJxvE (PTSD and Vets) Book: http://geni.us/protzmann (More Than Human - Cultivating The Human Spirit In Your Organization) - Protzmann, Global Amazon Link ---------- ------------Connected CBJ Guest Interviews On Balanced MindsetMindset: http://corebrainjournal.com/mindset (http://corebrainjournal.com/mindset) ---------- Enter Bill's Book Drawing  ↓  More Than Human-The Value of Cultivating the Human Spirit in Your Organizationhttps://corebrain.lpages.co/cbj-book-drawing-152-protzman/ (At This Link) -------------- Forward This Audio Message Link To a Friendhttp://corebrainjournal.com/152 (http://corebrainjournal.com/152) ---------------ThanksUntil next time, thanks for joining us here at CBJ again to review the relevance for music in recovery.. Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post. Also, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/corebrain-journal/id1102718140?mt=2 (please leave an honest review for the CoreBrain Journal Podcast on iTunes). Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. Reviews do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each one of them. If this post with these several references is helpful, please take a moment to pass it on. QuestionsIn closing, if you have any questions, drop a comment on any posting here at CBJ, and I'll get back to you. This discerning show of world-class experts is here for you, your families, and your clients - to tighten our collective dialogue for more precise answers. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on http://corebrainjournal.com/itunes (iTunes )to get automatic updates, or if you're on an Android Device subscribe for timely updates at http://corebrainjournal.com/google (Google Play.) Yes, these extraordinary experts with hundreds of years of combined experience are free. Thanks Bill for your thoughtful, entertaining observations regarding the interface between music and mind-recovery. ------------Our Next CoreBrain Journal Episode153 Dr. Debra Moore is a retired psychologist who now devotes her time to writing and sharing information on autism. She began and directed a psychotherapy center in Sacramento, California where she taught and mentored therapists in training. Over the years she developed a specialty in autism spectrum disorders and following retirement coauthored http://geni.us/moore (The Loving Push - How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults,) with http://www.templegrandin.com/ (Dr. Temple Grandin). Now living in Washington, DC, she contributors to Autism Parenting Magazine and Autism Asperger's Digest, facilitates LinkedIn Groups Autism Spectrum Across the Lifespan, and Autism HELPING HANDS Mentors and contributed chapters to http://geni.us/wylie (The Nine Degrees...