My Toddler is Obsessed With the Alphabet and Numbers but Can’t Talk; What Should I Do?
Does your young child have a unique interest in letters and numbers? Do they have other signs of autism? Kelsey, the Turn Autism Around community manager, joins me for 5 of our most frequently asked questions about hyperlexia. Following up on last week’s rebroadcast on this topic, we answer the questions all about hyperlexia and how you can help your child.
Using Talk Tools to Support Picky Eating and Speech with Risca Solomon
What if you think it’s behavioral, but really the lack of oral motor skills is preventing your child from speaking and eating? Risca Solomon is a BCBA and the director of her farm based center, Skybound Therapies. We are talking all about Talk Tools and the transformative and systematic way you can make progress with your child with autism.
EESA Assessment: Dr. Barbara Esch on Building Vocal Language and Avoiding Carrier Phrases
Creator of the EESA, the echoics assessment in the VB-Mapp, Dr. Barbara Esch joins me to share her knowledge when it comes to speech therapy for autistic learners. Dr. Esch has the unique certification of SLP, BCBA-D. We discuss common discrepancies in teaching speech to new speakers, like articulation, carrier phrases, and the use of AAC with nonverbal learners.
Jillian Benfield: Working Through Grief After Diagnosis and Transforming as a Parent
Long-time follower and dedicated listener, Ruth Cassell joins me in this episode. Ruth shares how she discovered my platform and her insights on the podcast as someone who has listened to every single episode. We discuss her son, his diagnosis, and their journey through therapy and at-home support.
Parent Coaching for Autism Families with The Autism Mom Coach, Lisa Candera
Being a parent is a challenge, add in a diagnosis of autism or even other additional diagnoses the challenges seem to never stop growing. Lisa Candera, lawyer, autism mom, and life coach, joined me today to talk about common struggles for autism parents and how she helps support autism moms. You don’t have to be stuck worrying about the future or handling every problem alone, Lisa offers advice and tips for these problems and more.