Autism Live

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive   On today's Autism Live: Dr. Jonathan Tarbox talks about teaching creativity and imagination skills to individuals on the Autism spectrum.  Dr. Tarbox also answers viewer's questions about gaining in skills in the first year of therapy in order to catch a child up for school.  Shannon Penrod shares ideas for setting ourselves up for s...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive   Today on Autism Live: Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh answers viewer's questions about teaching driving and bicycle riding, how to get kids to talk about non-preferred topics and much more.  During Let's Talk Autism with Shannon & Nancy the ladies talk with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vince Redmond about how to plan and execute fam...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive   On this edition of Autism Live: Wendy Chung, one of the world's leading geneticists in the field of Autism visits to talk about what we know about Autism and what we don't.  Dr. Jonathan Tarbox from The Autism Research Group is the guest co-host for this special interview. How to schedule fun and working on functional pretend play ar...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Joanne Lara from Autism Movement Therapy shares  "The Power of Envisioning & Transitioning"!  This is a powerful discussion about how and why we should empower our children from a very young age by having a plan for them. For more information on Autism Movement Therapy visit: www.autismmovementtherapy.com Autism Live is a production of...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Joanne Lara shares the power of making an action plan for our kids on the Autism spectrum and how to include the child in the process!  For more information on Autism Movement Therapy visit: www.autismmovementtherapy.com Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, Califor...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Joanne Lara has been working with children of different abilities for years.  She founded  Autism Movement Therapy  and is an inspirational global speaker on how to empower our kids and prepare them for inclusion.  Listen as Joanne speaks about her new children's book which carries the message of inclusion! For more information on Auti...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live, Shannon talks with Joanne Lara from Autism Movement Therapy about  "The Power of Envisioning & Transitioning"!  Joanne gives great tips on how to empower your child by helping them to formulate ideas on what they would like to do as adults and then creating a plan to help bring it to fruition. For more information...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Skills® Co-Creator, Dr. Adel Najdowski explains the process of how lessons were assigned age appropriate status in the Skills® program.  Skills® is a comprehensive tool used to help teach a child skills they are behind on, it includes an assessment portion, 8 curricula areas, a behavior intervention plan builder and much more. For more...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Jonathan Tarbox, Head of Research and Development at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders explains why taking data is an important part of any treatment plan.  This is an area where parents frequently want to run away but Dr. Tarbox makes the case for why we should be interested in taking data. Autism Live is a production of...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Caroline Wilson, executive director of Autism Society Los Angeles talks with Shannon about the current status of Self Determination in California.  Now that the bill has become a law, what does it mean for Autism families?  For more information visit:  www.autismla.org Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Di...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Micaela Connery and Laura McLelland from Unified Theater talk about their mission to provide inclusion based theater experiences to middle school and high school students around the country.  This unique program is available to schools throughout the United States, to teach true inclusion, tolerance, social skills and much more.  For m...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live: Shannon Penrod talks with Dr. Adel Najdowski about highlights from this year's ABAI conference.  Dr. Najdowski answers viewer's questions about SKILLS and about anxiety brought on from being around other children.   Shannon gives an Autism Ignorance Award to PETA for their thoughtless and incendiary campaign featu...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Adel Najdowski answers a viewer's question about the ways in which Skills® and the VB Mapp are similar and different. For more information on Skills® visit:  www.skillsforautism.com   Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout,...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Doug Marrone from the Ride for Autism talks about their upcoming Artesian Wine Event, a fundraiser, which will benefit organizations, like ACT Today! This unique event will take place at the Chart House in Redondo Beach, CA on Sunday, June 8th. For more information visit www.rideforautism.com Autism Live is a production of the Center f...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Sam Fleischner, director of the film, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, talks about this timely film. The film focuses on a young teenager with Autism who wanders away and finds himself living in the subways of New York City for several days before and during Hurricane Sandy. The film opens in New York City this Friday.  For more infor...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Tammy Anderson, co-author of Swimming with Autism, talks about the importance of teaching swimming and water safety to individuals on the Autism Spectrum.  This is National Drowning Prevention Month, which is especially poignant for so many in the Autism community. Tammy helps us to know how we can find instructors who are specifically...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Jonathan Tarbox answers a parent's question about treating extreme behavior, in this case a young man who is repeatedly breaking windows, sometime even in the middle of the night. Dr. Tarbox shares hopeful information about how to get help for treating these kinds of issues, that require professional assistance. Autism Live is a pr...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh answers viewer questions about the shootings at UCSB and how Autism is portrayed in the news.  Dr. Granpeesheh also answers questions about obsessions with watching cars, when Skills Book will be available, how much parent training we should get and why we might consider getting RBT certified...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live, Shannon talks with Micaela Connery and Laura McLelland from Unified Theater about their mission to provide inclusion based theater experiences to middle school and high school students around the country.  Caroline Wilson, executive director of Autism Society Los Angeles talks with Shannon about the devastating sh...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live: Shannon Penrod talks with Dr. Adel Najdowski about the difference between Skills® and the VB Mapp. Dr. Najdowski also answers a viewer's question about age appropriate lessons in Skills® and why teaching lying or deception is important. Dr. Jonathan Tarbox answers viewer questions about self injurious behaviors, h...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live: an encore presentation of Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh's discussion of Autism and Anxiety.   This second installment of a two part series, focuses on what we can do to help individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD and other disorders. During Let's Talk Autism with Shannon & Nancy, the ladies welcome special...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Today on Autism Live, Shannon talks with Sam Fleischner, director of the film, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, which opens this Friday. The film focuses on a young teenager with Autism who wanders away and finds himself living in the subways of New York City for several days before and during Hurricane Sandy. For more information vis...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Jesse Saperstein talks about his new book, Getting a Life with Asperger's: Lessons Learned on the Bumpy Road to Adulthood.  Jesse speaks frankly about bullying and the toil it takes on an individual.  This is an inspirational gentleman with tremendous story of success after trial. To learn more about Jesse visit: www. JesseSaperstein.c...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr. Tom Szabo shares information about the Hybrid Master's Program in Professional Behavior Analysis at Florida Institute of Technology.  For more information visit:  www.fit.edu Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout, the Unit...

Like Autism Live on Facebook at http://facebook.com/autismlive Dr.  Jonathan Tarbox, Director of the Autism Research Group, explains the Sally-Anne Test and how this test can inform what skills an individual on the Autism Spectrum may need to work on. Lessons on teaching perspective taking and cognition are available in the Skills® curriculum at www.skillsforautism.com Autism Live is a production...