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Portraying Asperger’s

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Dan Shaked is a young actor who is not on the spectrum but he is currently starring in the play, On the Spectrum, in which he plays a young man with aspergers. Dan talks with Shannon Penrod and Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson about the research he did to play the role and reactions from the audience about the authenticity of his portrayal.

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

Acting Autism

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Virginia Newcomb is the talented actress playing a Iris, a young woman with Autism in the new play, On the Spectrum. Virginia joins Let’s Talk Autism with Shannon Nancy to talk about the research she did to play this role and how it has changed the way she views herself and others.

What’s Left!?! – GFCFSF Cooking – Nutfree Breakfast Bars

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Autism Advocate Lisa Ackerman shares a recipe for Nut Free Breakfast Bars, including lots of alternatives to make it dairy and gluten free! For more recipes visit: www.TACAnow.org

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

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Smarty – April Chia Pets

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Spring is in the air, and what better time to teach our kids about plants and growth. Making your own Chia Pet is fun and easy. Decorate them to teach labeling and work on cause and effect if they should forget to water them.

Smarty, short for smart art, is a monthly series showing the ways in which you can use art to bond with your child while practicing skills they are working on in therapy. Its real life application of lessons they are learning. This segment is sponsored by www.SkillsforAutism.com

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Leeza Gibbons on Being a Caregiver

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Talk show host and New York Times Bestselling author, Leeza Gibbons visits Let’s Talk Autism with Shannon and Nancy to share the importance of the role of caregiver. Leeza has authored a new book, Take 2 : Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings to help caregivers and others who have reached a cross roads in the lives to find what is most important in their lives and focus on it productively. It is especially relevant for any Autism parent who has been cast in the role of caregiver. Hear Leeza’s inspiration story of starting Leeza’s Care Connection, a charity that focuses on taking care of the caregivers.

Leeza Gibbons Take 2

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Legendary TV host and New York Times Bestselling author, Leeza Gibbons visits Let’s Talk Autism with Shannon and Nancy to talk about her new book, Take 2 : Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings. This is an inspirational manual for anyone who has ever reached a point in their lives where things have changed or need to change. It is especially relevant for any Autism parent who has been cast in the role of caregiver. Hear Leeza’s inspiration for writing the book and her journey as the caregiver for her mother.

Toy of the Day: Nighty Night Bedtime App

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Autism Therapist Ashley Colis shares an interactive book app that helps put your children to sleep! The app is Nighty Night by Good Beans and allows children to interact with cute animated animals and then put the animals to bed. This is a great addition to the your child’s nighttime ritual!

Lifefactory Bottles BPA-Free Drinking

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Thanks to recent studies showing the importance of reducing our exposure to BPA, we are all looking for ways to drink water without a plastic bottle. Autism Mom Shannon Penrod shows off her new lifefactory water bottle. Lifefactory has a line of stylish bottles, all glass with a colorful silicone glove for protection. The best news is the entire bottle, including the glove is dishwasher safe! For more information on the lifefactory line of water/baby bottles visit www.lifefactory.com

Leeza Gibbons Cuts Moms Hair for Autism

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During a recent visit to visits Let’s Talk Autism with Shannon and Nancy, TV Personality and New York Times Bestselling author, Leeza Gibbons offers to donate money to Autism Care and Treatment Today! a popular Autism charity in exchange for cutting off a lock of Autism Live Host Shannon Penrod?s hair. Watch as Leeza makes the offer, Shannon accepts the challenge and a pair of scissors is located and used. Autism Live is participating in Compassion in Action, a campaign to get everyone to do something nice for someone else while celebrating National Autism Awareness Month. On April 8th Shannon Penrod will be shaving her head on the live show as a way to support a young dad with brain cancer. Autism Live is asking everyone to decide how they will put Compassion in Action. Leeza took the challenge and decided to raise money for Autism on the spot!

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Compassion in Action – Campaign for Acts of Kindness

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This year for Autism Awareness Month, Autism Live is asking everyone to put Compassion in Action by doing something nice for someone else. When we do something nice for someone else we feel better about our own lives and we teach the world how we want to be treated. Couldn’t we all use an little extra good feeling? Write in to tell Autism Live what you will be doing to put Compassion in Action and you could be featured on the live show! Compassion in Action? If we all do something nice?we just might change the world.

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