Parenting Autism

This episode is a discussion about our autism journey headlines from the past month. We talk about how we celebrated his 7th birthday with his little friends for the first time. We share some tips that greatly reduced Bryce's "birthday party anxiety" and made for a truly wonderful day for all of us. We also discuss our progress with SIB's, our strategies as we play "chess&...

This episode is a discussion about our autism journey headlines from the two-week family vacation we took in Colorado. After being inside of the COVID bubble the past six months, we had to shake the dust off some of our parenting skills and tools with Bryce back in the "real world". Overall, he did amazingly well!! We are so proud of him! This trip was packed full of new experiences, pla...

This episode is a discussion about our autism journey headlines from the last two weeks. We talk about Bryce's traumatic Urgent Care procedure as well an increase in "SIB" - Self Injurious Behavior. We hash out our decision as to whether we should continue ABA services at this time. We are struggling to find the right RBT to replace Miss Melanie and also figure out the right time fo...

This episode is a discussion about our autism journey headlines from the last two weeks. We talk about Bryce's first trip to the dentist office as well his new Cub Scout adventure. We also talk about "whack-a-mole" - Behaviors that we knock down that keep popping back up. We are in the middle of changing ABA techs which will be a big adjustment for Bryce. He's been with Miss Me...

This episode is a discussion about recent listener questions and sharing our experiences with Bryce. Topics include communication, traveling, excessive hand washing, writing letters & numbers, and reward systems.  Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  If you are enjoy...

This episode is a discussion about our first year of homeschooling Bryce - He has completed Kindergarten and having fun in first grade now! ☺ We share how we researched for curriculums along with other tools we have acquired along the way this past school year. With so much uncertainty in public schools at this time due to COVID-19, we thought this would be a timely episode to share our first year...

This episode is a discussion of how we have been helping Bryce conquer major fears like swimming underwater, water balloons, and "popping" sounds.  We also interviewed a very special guest. Cassidy is one of Bryce's friends who has been a part of our social interaction therapy. You may be amazed at her ability to understand Bryce's emotions and needs, since she is only eight ye...

This episode is a discussion of how we are currently dealing with Bryce's spiked behavior of repetitive questions. We talk about what may be the reasons behind it along with some recommended ways to continue to help him in this area.  We also talk about Chris' recent hiking experience and how Bryce did with him away for five nights in a row.   Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little g...

This episode is a discussion of how there have been similarities between the pandemic and our autism journey ... Unexpected changes, isolation, loss of income, finding a cure, and more as well as similar opportunities to find silver linings.  We also bring everyone up to speed on new developments in our little family during the month of May. Bryce's happiness is undeniable and brings joy to e...

This episode is a discussion of how we have seen Bryce benefit from Music Therapy that we started five months ago. His anxiety has greatly decreased while his interest for creative activities has increased. He wants to listen to more music and play instruments at home now. He is singing lyrics and learning new words from songs. We describe a typical solo session as well as his group sessions. We h...

This episode is a discussion of how we are rediscovering ways to reconnect with past passions that we individually enjoy but haven't been able to do much since Bryce's diagnosis. We also talk about the changes the past couple of weeks and how we are managing our little family during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.  We hope that this discussion may spark some ideas for each of you to r...

This episode is a discussion of how we are making decisions and managing our little family during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. We talk about his most recent ABA evaluation which was very positive with new goals for the next six-month stretch.  We hope that our perspective will bring encouragement to others as this "invisible enemy" continues to attack people in countries throughout...

This episode answers questions to five questions we recently received. We discuss Bryce's supplements, our homeschool decision, "The Good Doctor", relationships with neurotypical parents, and Bryce's ASD level.   This article is a good tool to help identify each level and how it may apply to your child or to someone you know with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).   Bryce is a fun...

This episode is a discussion about the importance of Bryce expressing his emotions.  We also talk about Bryce's upcoming ABA review and the frustrations that come with documenting behaviors in order to continue to get ABA hours to provide the help he still obviously needs (obvious to us as his parents who see him 24/7 and not 20 hours a week).  Lastly, we talk about how we are dealing with CO...

In this episode, we talk about our experience with ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), some of the lessons we have learned, and how we use them with our son, Bryce.  Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  If you are enjoying the show, please take a quick moment to give us a r...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  In this episode, our guest is Kristine Erice-Saxton, a dear friend and fellow autism parent. We met when Bryce was three and her son, Dylan, was ten. She has been a God-send and an incredible source of inspiration, wisdom, and kindnes...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  In this episode, we begin with Bryce assisting with the intro. Although he has no idea that he has autism or that he has some beautiful differences from many others, he loves the podcast and will ask Google to play it. He now wants to...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  In this episode, we answer five thought-provoking questions recently asked of us by a journalist. We also share a couple of SMILESTONES that occurred this past week and have a little "conversation" with Bryce.  NOTE: I mixed...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  In this episode, we share about the peace we are experiencing after four years on this journey. We weren't sure we would ever experience it again after the diagnosis but kept hope alive. We also talk about current events at the C...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place!  In this episode, we reflect on Bryce's top 25 accomplishments/highlights of 2019 and talk about goals for this new year. We believe in the power of positivity and want to enter 2020 celebrating all that Bryce has learned and done...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place! In this episode, we thought it would be fun to see how Bryce would do with an interview about Christmas. His ability to verbalize his feelings and answer questions has been flourishing since his therapies returned in October! This auti...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place! In this episode, we talk about Bryce's most recent trip to Nicklaus (Miami) Children's Hospital to visit the geneticist as we continue to search for answers and seek confirmation that we are doing all of the right things for...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place! In this episode, we give "Thanksgiving" for many things about our autism journey. We share recent emerging behaviors that we are trying to understand in order to help Bryce. We also talk about how his ABA, language, and occup...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now six years old. His pure joy makes this world a much better place! In this episode, we talk about our marriage and how we continue to find ways to keep it strong. Open communication has been one of the most important areas for us to continuously work on as a couple. This autism journey can be very dra...

Bryce is a funny, mechanical, HAPPY little guy who was diagnosed with autism at age two and is now in Kindergarten. His pure joy makes this world a much better place! In this episode, we talk about how Bryce's 6th birthday triggered some unexpected emotions and how we have navigated through the stages of grief more than once on this autism journey. In our last episode (#26), we talked about h...