Embracing Autism

We discuss why self-care should not be neglected and how making time for yourself can ultimately have a positive impact on your autistic child.

Today we will chat about expanding your family after an autism diagnosis and help you weigh the pros and cons.

We discuss sibling dynamics, building family bonds, and why it’s important not to forget to create special moments with your neurotypical children.

Tune in as we chat about the impact of mindfulness and how to change your child’s negative self-talk into self-love.

We discuss the importance of protecting your marriage or co-parenting relationship in order to build a stable foundation for your autistic child.

We cover how to work with your child to establish levels of independence, regardless of where they fall on the spectrum. This episode is sponsored by BehavioralFoundation.org

We touch on the importance of treating autistic individuals with empathy and kindness as well as keeping assumptions in check and learning to let go of self placed limitations. This episode is sponsored by KindTheory.org

Season 3 launches on Friday, January 7, 2021, with the theme "Hearth & Home". While you wait, feel free to send us your questions by visiting our website or leave us a voicemail on speakpipe.com/embracingautism for a chance to have your voice heard on an upcoming episode.  If you’d like to support us and our mission, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and follow us o...

We've got a very special bonus episode for you today as we introduce our girls! You will hear a little from them as well as gain some direct insight into how our girls communicate with us in this episode. Disclaimer: Due to the challenges of recording with autistic toddlers in the studio, the audio of this episode is raw and may not be the best quality, but the content is great!

Surprise! We've got a bonus episode for you as we near the holidays. We are often asked 'what's a good holiday gift for my autistic child'? Well look no further, we've got 8 gift ideas ranging from higher-priced to lower-priced, from sensory to fine motor, yet all equally valuable.

We discuss ADHD and how it may impact your child’s ability to focus and stay on task as well as some tips to help your child manage their inattentiveness or hyperactivity while sharing our firsthand accounts of growing up with ADHD.

Tune in as we chat about the dangers of elopement, steps you can take to minimize this risk, and where to find supportive community resources.

Tune in as we discuss proprioception, or the body’s sense of balance and spatial awareness and its relationship with autism as well as what you can do to help your child if they struggle with balance, movement, and body awareness.

We share insights on how to make transitions easier for your child to include tips on making holidays more autism-friendly as well as how to prepare your child for road trips, travel and more.

We will walk you through how to identify the differences between a meltdown, tantrum, and shutdown as well as tips on how to work through meltdowns and how to prevent them in the future.

We explore what it means to have Aphantasia, how it relates to autism, and how it may overlap with the other senses. 

Today we tackle our final sense, the sense of hearing, and how autistic children may react differently to sound than their neurotypical peers. We discuss the importance of completing a hearing evaluation as well as some adjustments or accommodations you can make to help your child cope.

Today we chat about the sense of smell and its newfound relationship with autism.  We discuss interesting findings from recent studies linking the sense of smell to social ability in autism as well as some activities you can do at home to help your child adjust to overwhelming smells.

Today we will talk about the sense of touch and how differences in this area can impact certain behaviors such as toe-walking, pressure-seeking, and headbanging. We will also touch on research surrounding the relationships between the vagal nerve, synesthesia, and therapies that may help.

We review the sense of taste and how autistic individuals may experience this sense differently than their neurotypical peers. We discuss feeding therapy, as well as pica, oral stimming, and transitioning to self-feeding.

Join us as we focus on the sense of sight and how it may be impacted by Autism. We discuss visual sensory symptoms, stimming behaviors, and related visual impairments.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Embracing Autism Podcast! In the premiering episode, we introduce this season's theme of Senses & Sensibilities and tease some of the topics we will be covering in the next few episodes with a fun, lighthearted tone.

We'll be right back! Sneak a peek into Season 2: Senses & Sensibilities launching Friday, September 10, 2021, everywhere you stream podcasts.

We conclude Season One with final thoughts on how to go from 'Weathering the Storm' to 'Embracing Autism' and how to transform negative perceptions of autism to one of positivity and acceptance.

In this episode, we will tackle contentious topics in the autistic community and talk about why topics such as the puzzle piece symbol, person-first language among others are controversial and hotly debated.