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Shannon shares helpful tips on working for compliance with a child on the Autism spectrum using a ?No, No, Prompt?, gaining flexibility with rigid routines and the benefits of reinforcing behavior and the absence of behavior as opposed to punishment. BCBA Angela Persicke also joins the show to talk about a new study using a ?bedtime pass? to help children to go to bed and stay in bed. Other topics include maintaining progress, what to do when progress is slow and how to work on social skills with children on the Autism spectrum. Celebrity clips from the recent ACT Today Golf Charity Classic benefiting Military families with children on the Autism spectrum are shown featuring R B artist Brian McKnight, ?Criminal Minds? star Joe Mantegna, ?Legend of Korra? and ?Cutting Edge? star D.B. Sweeney, ?Luck? and ?Dexter? star Jason Gedrick, ?Boardwalk Empire? star Geoff Pierson, ?Saturday Night Fever? character actor Bobby Costanza and Hercules himself : Kevin Sorbo.

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Board Certified Behavior Analyst Evelyn Gould shares important information about maintaining progress when working with a child on the Autism spectrum. Evelyn helps us to understand mastery and generalization of skills as well as understanding how to move contrived reinforcement into a more natural realm. You will love her analogy of the coke machine versus the slot machine. This is great information for anyone working with a child on or off the spectrum.

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Autism parent and President of Autism Society Los Angeles, Emily Iland, joins Shannon Penrod and Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson on Let?s Talk Autism for a special segment focused on looking to the future. Emily is a pioneer in the field of Autism, having raised her 28 year old son in a time when resources were slim. Emily shares her mission to help parents pro-actively plan for a future the helps children become productive, safe adults. You won?t want to miss her discussion of the importance of conservatorship by a child?s 18th birthday to ensure that we can continue to aide their progress toward independence.

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Criminal Minds star Joe Mantegna took time out from his busy schedule to host the 6th Annual Charity Golf Classic benefiting Autism Care and Treatment Today for Military Families. Golfing in a foursome with the star were Brian Martinez and Josh Strayhorn, both active military dads with children on the Autism Spectrum. Shannon Penrod, host of Autism Live, interviews all three of the gentleman about why this cause is so important and how crucial it is that we support our military families dealing with Autism.

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Teaching a child with Autism about their senses is just one of the building blocks towards all important perspective taking. Shannon Penrod, Autism Mom, gives tips on how to make learning their senses fun for children. Learn really easy strategies to help your child explore this pivotal range of lessons.

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You?ve read that artificial food colors and flavors may not be good for your child?s health but how do you make a dietary change without making life more difficult for you and your child on the Autism spectrum? Autism Mom Shannon Penrod gives tips on how to make the transition, including being a food label detective. It?s easy and worth the effort!

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Shannon Penrod, Autism Mom, gives tips on how to make oral motor exercises more fun ? using food our kids love! Children with speech delays often need help strengthening the muscles in their face; as they develop language this will help them to be understood and increase the chance they will want to engage in more language. But how can we get our kids to do their oral motor exercises and really enjoy doing them? Shannon shares ideas to make these exercises so rewarding your children will want to do them again and again.

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