Parenting Autism

This episode is a discussion about the challenges of taking Bryce to new social spaces with peers outside of our "comfort zone".  Our challenge appears to be more about helping Bryce learn how to react to upsetting, unfamiliar environments than to engage with others. We continue to see and hear improvements with language, comprehension, and behaviors which keeps us encouraged that we wil...

This episode is a discussion about our first few weeks in this new season of ages 8-12.  We have had more experiences out in public with some unpredictable interactions between Bryce and others. We talk about the progress we continue to see with our diet and supplement changes. It seems like so much has happened in the past five weeks since we last recorded. We have more to share in our next episo...

This episode is a discussion about our first visit to an autism functional medicine doctor in South Florida. Bryce was described as a "complicated case" due to his brain bleed and not really knowing how that may still be affecting him.  We came home with a modified plan of supplements and will continue to closely monitor his diet with restrictions for potentially sensitive foods. We talk...

This episode is a discussion about recent developments the past month including a BIG breakthrough for Bryce! Who knew being UPSIDE DOWN would help his brain so much? We chat about our vacation experiences, including The Ark Encounter. We also talk about Bryce's recent social interactions,  as well as the importance of ALL us expressing our emptions, not just Bryce. Bryce is a funny, mechanic...

This episode is a discussion about two of our seven sense that they didn't teach us in school! We are learning how Bryce's Proprioception (Muscle) and Vestibular (Movement) Senses are contributing to our current autistic behavior concerns. Our diet changes have removed the fog and INCREASED his movement! We are learning ways to help regulate these sense to keep him safe and happy.  Inves...

This episode is a discussion about continuous  improvements we are experiencing into our 2nd month of removing Bryce's  four food offenders (gluten, eggs, corn, and soy) as well as dairy. We have also removed "nightshades" as we monitor his skin and his behaviors. We talk about our summer "binge watch series, "The Chosen. This series about the life of Jesus and his discipl...

This episode is a discussion about improvements we are experiencing after three weeks of removing Bryce's  four food offenders (gluten, eggs, corn, and soy) as well as dairy. He continues to do amazingly well with the food changes. Nightshade foods are now being removed after major skin breakouts after potatoes. We discuss in detail a recent meltdown that was based on fear, not control as wel...

This episode is a discussion about our transition into changing The Colter Family Diet to remove Bryce's  four food offenders (gluten, eggs, corn, and soy) as well as dairy. He has done amazingly well with the food changes during the first week. We discuss in detail some of the recent self-injurious and property destruction behaviors  from the past two weeks and also rejoice that we had three...

This episode is a discussion about our decision to revisit Bryce's food sensitivities, diet changes, and a bio-medical approach to helping Bryce with an increase of self-injurious behaviors.  We will be removing four food offenders (gluten, eggs, corn, and soy) as well as dairy. Bryce's testing showed no intolerance to cow's milk but there could be other offenders in dairy, so we wa...

This episode is a discussion about our COVID-19 experience at The Colter Hotel (HQ) the past two weeks.  We share our symptoms as well as how it affected Bryce.  Being out of therapy and routine left him unregulated with energy and emotions at time. He also was worried about our health and update that we didn't get to celebrate Daddy's birthday with other people. We also talk about the p...

This episode is a discussion about topics including ABA Targets, Typing Class, and Bryce's new Social-Emotion game. We share updates of our family adventures from the past week. Bryce joined us at the end of the show to wrap it up and sang "Happy Birthday" to Daddy. ☺ Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now seven years old....

This episode is a discussion about topics including Bryce's first week of 2nd grade in Daddy School, his struggles with writing, and how we are teaching Bryce about money. As always, we share updates of our family adventures from the past couple of weeks. Bryce joined us at the end of the show to wrap it up and wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day.  ☺ Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY li...

This episode is a discussion about topics ranging from the recent air show experience to the importance of listening to your gut instincts. We recently had to make a change with Bryce's therapy which was not an easy decision. We love every member of Team Bryce but understand that sometimes changes are essential for Bryce. Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with a...

This episode is a discussion about topics ranging from Bryce's recent tooth coming out to teaching him how to plant his own garden. We enjoyed pool and beach with our Colter family and also celebrated Bryce completing his first grade curriculum! Daddy is keeping Bryce busy with fun projects during their brief break before second grade begins.  Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy wh...

This episode is a discussion about topics ranging from Bryce's hair cuts and bath time to his first art therapy session and "home church".  We also talk about Bryce's awareness of autism. Does he understand that he is autistic? Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now seven years old. His pure joy makes this world a much...

This episode is a discussion about topics ranging from Bryce's recent carnival fair visit to the best way to teach Bryce about the Bible. Similar to school education, Bryce's way of learning of learning at church is also very different from most children. We have begun working on a way to teach him that we hope we will be able to share with other families facing the same challenges. Bryc...

This episode is a discussion about Bryce's dental visit, autism behavior updates, and the technical difficulties which have delayed and shortened our podcasts. Ugh! Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now seven years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  If you are enjoying the show, please take a quick moment to gi...

This episode is a discussion about about our first meeting with Bryce's BCBA to review the new plan and make modifications. Changes include separate definitions for tantrums and meltdown to measure more accurately.  We also added "Rephrasing Questions" to Bryce's plan after watching him struggle to get the answers he seeks to his questions. Other topics include tips from the CA...

This episode is a discussion about about  new probiotic that has been VERY successful for Bryce. We also talk about ways that we are teaching Bryce to learn how to read social cues. Click here for more information about VITAL-10 POWDER. Click here to purchase. Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now seven years old. His pure joy makes this...

This episode is a discussion about a few of the many new goals in Bryce's new ABA Plan. We also discuss nuggets we gleaned from the 2021 Florida CARD Conference that may ne helpful for parenting autism.  Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now seven years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  If you are enjoying the...

This episode reviews some of Bryce's biggest accomplishments in 2020 and how we are preparing for 2021. We talk about the importance of all parents celebrating the accomplishments of their kiddos. What may seem small to many can be HUGE in our world of autism. Our website's blog post lists all 25 of Bryce's 2020 accomplishments. We also invited some of our podcast listeners to share...

This episode is a transparent discussion about recent "parent fails" that we both recently experienced and how we get through them together along with God's grace.  Although we do our best to keep a positive spirit, the reality is that parenting autism is HARD and full of unexpected challenges that other parents don't have to deal with. We hope that this real and raw episode wi...

This episode is a discussion with Bryce's cousin, Haley, who has two first cousins diagnosed with ASD. Haley is four months younger than our nephew, Storm, who was diagnosed with autism at age three. They went to the same private school which really opened her eyes to the differences between Storm and their classmates. Now in her early 20s, the compassion and understanding that she developed...

This episode is a discussion about this sweet season that we are enjoying as Bryce's parents now that we can reason with him. Although we know that we have many lessons and challenges that lie ahead on our autism journey, this season of reason is very timely with the season of hope that comes with celebrating Christmas.   Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with a...

This episode is a discussion about ways we maximize the results of Bryce's therapies. We also talk about "delay or denial", "overselective", and Bryce's recent spike of sobbing tears over unexpected things. It's not easy parenting a child that struggles with communication and processes information in a completely different way. It requires an extra dose of patien...