At a viewers request Shannon takes on 504 plans in today’s episode. Why are schools pushing 504 plans, what should you know before switching from an IEP to a 504 plan. Are their benefits to a 504 plan? Are their pitfalls? Shannon shares the complete 411. Check out this episode!
Vince Redmond, LMFT joins Shannon to talk about supporting siblings and strategies to help families balance the realities of intensive treatment for one child while not overlooking the needs of their siblings. Jargon of the Day: Cognitive Distortion Check out this episode!
On today’s Autism Live Cassie Gonzales visits to give an update on STAND, a research initiative designed to help parents of newly diagnosed children to access appropriate services and make decisions about how best to support their children on the spectrum. Cassie provides information on who is eligible to participate in the study and what […]
On todays show Shannon shares an overview of some diets that might be of interest to parents of individuals on the spectrum, including GFCF, Keto, Finegold, Specific Carbohydrate, Reduced Pesticides, and Low Oxyalate. Check out this episode!
Dr. Marlo Thurman visits to share information about benefits of naturopathy to support the physiological challenges that can affect those on the autism spectrum. Dr. Thurmam’s new book Naturopathic Wisdom: A Common Sense Mind-Body Approach for Struggling Children and Teens, from Future Horizons will be available on June 4th at all major book sellers. Dr. Thurman has been working […]
Advocate and Attorney Shain Neumeier joins Shannon to talk about the ongoing effort to close the Judge Rotenburg Center, the transgender community overlap with the autism community and the ways that individuals on the spectrum experience trauma. Check out this episode!
On this very important show Shannon welcomes Lisa Gomez the Assistant Secretary of Employee Benefits for the Social Security Administration to talk about the importance of early intervention when treating autism. Assistant Secretary Gomez will talk about different types of autism treatments and therapies as well as discull EBSA and how it is helping to […]
Amy Gravino joins Shannon today to talk about her new sex educations curriculum she has designed for autistic individuals as well as what it is like presenting on receiving a genetic result for her autism and what that has meant to her and may mean for other individuals on the spectrum. Jargon of the Day: […]
Autism expert Evelyn Kung answers questions from around the world. Today’s topics are Cognition Skills and Executive Functioning. Check out this episode!
On this episode Shannon welcomes Kelly Bermingham to talk about her new book, “The Group Experience: How to support children on the autism spectrum moving from individualized learning to a group learning experience.” Kelly shares vital resources and checklists to help determine a child’s current strengths and weaknesses and how to teach effectively to create […]
