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Autism Live 5.13.24: Parent To Parent- Finishing the School Year Strong

Autism Live

Release Date: 05/13/2024

Today's Hyprerfixation: Quasimodo show art Today's Hyprerfixation: Quasimodo

Autism Live

Join Atticus, Tyler, and Colby as they explore the links between cosplay and identity, as well as the difficulties in capturing a character into a single costume. Specifically, Quasimodo from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo. See how one character can be interpreted in so many different ways and the difficulties in capturing the best of all of them in one outfit as Atticus recounts the steps they're taking to build their own Quasimodo cosplay!

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Autism Live 6.24.24: Susan Esco show art Autism Live 6.24.24: Susan Esco

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On this episode Susan Esco, SLP extraordinaire, visits to talk about AAC devices and how to get them funded by insurance companies.  Additionally she will talk about activities for daily living and how to make speech therapy a successful part of your journey. Jargon of the Day: SLP

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Autism Live 6.19.24:  10 Things You Should Know About 504 plans for students on the autism spectrum show art Autism Live 6.19.24: 10 Things You Should Know About 504 plans for students on the autism spectrum

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At a viewers request Shannon takes on 504 plans in today’s episode.  Why are schools pushing 504 plans, what should you know before switching from an IEP to a 504 plan.  Are their benefits to a 504 plan? Are their pitfalls?  Shannon shares the complete 411.

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Autism Live 6.17.24: Vince Redmond show art Autism Live 6.17.24: Vince Redmond

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Vince Redmond, LMFT joins Shannon to talk about supporting siblings and strategies to help families balance the realities of intensive treatment for one child while not overlooking the needs of their siblings. Jargon of the Day: Cognitive Distortion

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Autism Live 6.12.24: Cassie Gonzales and Jim Lange show art Autism Live 6.12.24: Cassie Gonzales and Jim Lange

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On today’s Autism Live Cassie Gonzales visits to give an update on STAND, a research initiative designed to help parents of newly diagnosed children to access appropriate services and make decisions about how best to support their children on the spectrum.  Cassie provides information on who is eligible to participate in the study and what benefits they may receive from participating.  Today’s jargon is:  Visual Schedule

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Autism Live 6.5.24: Parent to Parent- Autism Diets show art Autism Live 6.5.24: Parent to Parent- Autism Diets

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On todays show Shannon shares an overview of some diets that might be of interest to parents of individuals on the spectrum, including GFCF, Keto, Finegold, Specific Carbohydrate, Reduced Pesticides, and Low Oxyalate.

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Autism Live 6.3.24: Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman show art Autism Live 6.3.24: Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman

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Dr. Marlo Thurman visits to share information about benefits of naturopathy to support the physiological challenges that can affect those on the autism spectrum.  Dr. Thurmam’s new book Naturopathic Wisdom: A Common Sense Mind-Body Approach for Struggling Children and Teens, from Future Horizons will be available on June 4th at all major book sellers.  Dr. Thurman has been working with and supporting the needs of Nuero-Diverse learners for over 25 years.  Her website is   Her book is available for preorder on amazon:   

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Autism Live 5.29.24: Shain Neumeier show art Autism Live 5.29.24: Shain Neumeier

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Advocate and Attorney Shain Neumeier joins Shannon to talk about the ongoing effort to close the Judge Rotenburg Center, the transgender community overlap with the autism community and the ways that individuals on the spectrum experience trauma.

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Autism Live 5.27.24: Lisa Gomez show art Autism Live 5.27.24: Lisa Gomez

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On this very important show Shannon welcomes Lisa Gomez the Assistant Secretary of Employee Benefits for the Social Security Administration to talk about the importance of early intervention when treating autism.  Assistant Secretary Gomez will talk about different types of autism treatments and therapies as well as discull EBSA and how it is helping to improve insurance coverage and access to treatment.  Also discusses will be free resources to help families get access to benefit advisors and real stories of families getting better coverage and support through EBSA.  

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Autism Live 5.22.24: Amy Gravino show art Autism Live 5.22.24: Amy Gravino

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Amy Gravino joins Shannon today to talk about her new sex educations curriculum she has designed for autistic individuals as well as what it is like presenting on receiving a genetic result for her autism and what that has meant to her and may mean for other individuals on the spectrum. Jargon of the Day: Executive Functioning

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On today’s show Shannon gives her top tips for finishing the school year strong, including her top tip for the perfect teacher gift, and you won’t believe it is FREE!!!