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Autism and Bilingualism with Magui Moreno

autism and bilingualism

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Increase Talking &
Decrease Tantrums

in Young Children with

Autism &/or Speech Delays

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Autism mom and mindfulness coach Magüi Moreno, joins me today to talk about autism and bilingualism. She was one of the first people to take my very first online course. When her son Adrian was born, Magüi and her husband wanted to raise him bilingual. While she spoke Spanish exclusively to him, Magüi’s husband spoke only English. Many people brushed off their early concerns with his language development as a result of the bilingual household. But when Magüi’s father suggested autism, they knew it was time to ask for professional help.

After getting connected with a BCBA, Magüi and her husband had to ask themselves some hard questions. What was their main objective as a family? While she wanted Adrian to become bilingual, she also wanted him to be conversational in the language of his environment. I often recommend that an autistic child learn only one language for the initial phase of language before adding in the second language.

As a mindfulness coach, Magüi has chosen to focus on positive autism parenting and keeping a healthy mindset. Her own family’s journey has inspired her to reach out and help other parents navigating this world. Rather than soldiering on through the stress of the pandemic, she suggests that you prevent becoming overloaded and keep a healthy mindset by asking three simple questions.

Today Adrian still receives support for his language learning, but Magüi has started to teach him Spanish so that he can talk to his grandmother. Now that Adrian is conversant in English, becoming bilingual in autism is totally possible.

Today’s Guest

Magüi [pronounced Mag-wee or like the Hawaiian island with a “g” in the middle] Moreno is a mindfulness coach and autism mom. She started her coaching practice in 2016, two years after her son Adrian (who’s now 9) was diagnosed with ASD. In 2018, around the time she moved to Washington DC from the UK, she decided to focus her coaching practice exclusively to support special needs parents. Through 1-on-1 coaching, three online courses and a Spanish podcast on parenting special needs kids, she’s supported hundreds of parents to reduce and manage their stress, increase their and their families’ well-being and connect better with their loved ones. She’s a certified Mindfulness Life Coach by the Institute of Transpersonal Development and by the Spanish Academy of Strategic Coaching (Tony Robbins method). She works in English and Spanish.

You’ll Learn

  • How to decide whether dual language is right for your family, and some of the considerations you’ll need to make.
  • Three questions to help you sort through all of the information out there.
  • What the three pillars of mindfulness are, and how you can apply them to your life.

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