Autism - Moving Beyond Survival

Podcast 15 - Meltdown or Tantrum?

In this podcast, I talk about autistic meltdowns versus  tantrums and discuss ways to tell the difference between the two when it comes to your child.

Podcast 14 - Grief, Let’s Talk About It, Part II

In this podcast, I talk about the grief that parents may experience when their child receives an ASD diagnosis and while raising an ASD child.  The stages/emotions of grief are discussed, and I talk about my own experiences with this type of grief.

Podcast 13 - Grief Part I

In this podcast, I talk about how to help your ASD child understand and deal with the concept of death.  Please be mindful that this episode is not something you will want to listen to where little ears might hear.  

Podcast 12 - The Importance of Connecting Through Play

How often do you make the time to play with your autistic child?  This podcast talks about why play is so important to their development and offers suggestions on getting started with play.  

Podcast 11 - Coping with Your Anxiety

As parents of an autistic child, we experience large amounts of anxiety on a daily basis.  This podcast offers suggestions on ways to cope better with that anxiety.

The Early Intervention Experience

In this episode, I share details of our experience with early intervention as we navigated a year's worth of services for our son.

The IEP and the 504 Plan Explained

Understanding the difference between an IEP and a 504 Plan can be difficult for a parent just learning to navigate the public school system.  Here, I give you a general overview and some guidelines to help you better understand the difference between the two.

Developing and Maintaining Friendships

In this podcast, I tell you how we helped our son develop and maintain friendships and offer suggestions that may help you and your child.

Autism Awareness and Acceptance

Awareness and Acceptance have to walk hand in hand if we are to promote both successfully in today's world.  As parents of an autistic child, helping to build awareness and acceptance is crucial to our child's future.  We must show them and the world that we accept them for who they are - an autistic person.

The Bedtime Routine

This episode gives suggestions on how to provide a bedtime routine that will better promote sleep for your autistic child.  I talk about our bedtime routine as an example and also discuss some interesting data regarding sleep and the autistic child.