The summer is a great time to learn and teach through play. Shannon describes some great ways to make the most of the summer break with our kids.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Shannon and Nancy are joined by author of “The Kitchen Classroom” a cook book encouraging learning through cooking with our children.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Tantrums are not part of the autism diagnosis, but sometimes it seems as though they go hand-in-hand. Shannon breaks down the main reasons why children tantrum and some tips for handling them.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Shannon breaks down prosody and how it relates to children on the spectrum.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Shannon shares lots of tips on tantrums and meltdowns and features a special showcase of Temple Grandin’s TED Talk.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Tiffany O’Day, Director of Marketing, stops by to talk about the new office opening up in the Boston area as well as sharing the ways families can get a CARD office to open in their city.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

In this episode of Let’s Talk Autism, Shannon and Nancy are joined by Monica Holloway, author of Cowboy Wills, and her husband Michael Price, writer. They share their experience having a son on the spectrum and their struggle to stick it out together.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Author of “Legends of the Boo Monster” and father of a son with autism, Shawn Colton joins Shannon to talk about his experiences and promote his kickstarter campaign to help get this amazing children’s book published. You can help him out by donating at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1055563101/legends-of-the-boo-monster

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

In this episode Shannon shares tips for meditating and teaching language to our kids. She is later joined by Shawn Colton, Author of LegendsoftheBooMonster.blogspot.com, a story inspired by his son with autism.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com

Shannon explains how overlapping new therapists with current therapists can be a benefit in aiding to train the new therapist and getting the child used to a new person.

Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at http://centerforautism.com