Releasing My Child's Potential

Releasing my child's potential is a podcast hosted by Sally & Erik Wagter. Sally is the author of the book 'Miracle in Slow Motion - from autism diagnosis to an exciting future'. This podcast is for parents, carers or professionals who have a child diagnosed with autism, or work with children diagnosed with autism, and are interested in learning more about how to release their child's potential in areas of his or her development.

Episode 19: Dual exceptionality 11/23/2020

Episode 19: Dual exceptionality This podcast episode is sponsored by the book 'Miracle in Slow Motion - from autism diagnosis to an exciting future'. /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/16920395

Episode 18 - If you are listening, contact us! 10/20/2020

Episode 18 - If you are listening, contact us! In this solo episode I read a part from Sally's book Miracle in Slow Motion titled 'Linking goals with motivations'. We would love to connect with our listeners. If you are listening please contact us by sending an email to Tell us where you are from, more about you and your situation. To find out more about how we can help you please visit . Your host for this show was Erik Wagter /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/16474295

Episode 17 Launch of the book 'Miracle in Slow Motion' 10/13/2020

Episode 17 Launch of the book 'Miracle in Slow Motion' After having been away for 2 years and 6 months we have decided to breath new life into this podcast. We've renamed it 'Releasing my child's potential' /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/16386149

Episode 16: Why is my child struggling in school? 02/08/2018

Episode 16: Why is my child struggling in school? In this episode I'm having a discussion with my wife Sally about the topic ' why is my child struggling in school? We touch on our own experience of Tim being in and out of school. We explore what a teacher could do differently to help a child. We explore what a parent whose child is in school can do at home after school, the weekend and in the holidays to help their child. The book mentioned in this episode is 'Autism Breakthrough' - and the website . We've started to offer a new service for parents in the form of a 90 minute strategy/coaching session. You will have both Sally and myself available for 90 minutes to talk about anything you would like. For further information please email me at [email protected] /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/6238742

Episode 15: Relationship First 01/30/2018

Episode 15: Relationship First Welcome to the first episode in 2018. In this episode I talk about the book 'The 5 Love Languages' by Gary Chapman. This book explains really well how to love the other family members. If you have any questions or comments please email me at or join our FB group at I love receiving your messages about what's happening in your life. Enjoy! Erik /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/6206273

Episode 14: Where are you in your journey? 12/13/2017

Episode 14: Where are you in your journey? In this episode I talk about where you are in your journey. I'm sharing some encouraging thoughts with you regarding where you are in your journey. Book mentioned: Autism Breakthrough by Raun Kaufman. Website mentioned: Facebook group: Email me: I wish you a happy Christmas & a fantastic inspiring new year. Erik Autism Coaching Community /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/6041232

Episode 13: The book 'Miracle in Slow Motion' 12/01/2017

Episode 13: The book 'Miracle in Slow Motion' In this episode I'm talking to my wife Sally about her experience writing her book 'Miracle in Slow Motion' over the past 4-5 year. Join our community to share & ask questions at If you want to be informed when the book will be published please email me at For any other questions or suggestions use the same email address. If you want to know more about the Son-Rise program please go to . Erik /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5999207

Episode 12: In school or home school? 11/24/2017

Episode 12: In school or home school? Episode 12: In School or Home School? Host: Erik Wagter Co-host: Sally Wagter In this episode I have a discussion with Sally about our personal experience regarding having our son Tim in school as well as home schooled. We can only talk about our personal experience but hopefully you'll learn something from it. If you have any comments or feedback please join our FB group: Also, if you have any questions please email me at We mention the Son-Rise a few times in this podcast. For more info please go to . /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5976099

Episode 11: How to help your child make friends 11/17/2017

Episode 11: How to help your child make friends In this episode I'm having a discussion with my wife Sally about what we ( a lot of the times her ) did to help our son Tim to connect with other children and even build friendships. If you want to connect with me please email me at or join our FB group at Erik Wagter /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5954827

Episode 10: Why has it taken so long? 11/07/2017

Episode 10: Why has it taken so long? Hello, It's been a while since I released podcast episode. In this episode I'm explaining the reasons why this happened and what my thoughts are on the future of this podcast. I talk about the Son-Rise online training programme: Go to and click on online to find out more. If you want to contact me please email me at . If you would like more information about our coaching service please email me. Or join our FB group at Take care, Erik /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5919889

Episode 9: Division and Food 08/10/2017

Episode 9: Division and Food In this episode I have two things on my mind I want to discuss. The first one is the division I see on many FB groups when someone mentions the word recover or cured and the second thing I discuss is our journey with food. I've been receiving some emails about food and in this episode I'm sharing our journey regarding food. Please join the discussion in our FB group at Any questions? Please email me at . Soon we will release a free training in which I will talk about all the things that helped us unlock our son's true potential over a period of 12 years. Take care, Erik /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5628338

Episode 8: Understanding behaviour and knowing what you can do to turn negative behaviour around. 07/27/2017

Episode 8: Understanding behaviour and knowing what you can do to turn negative behaviour around. In this episode I'm talking about the 6 human needs. The 6 human needs will help you to understand why we (our children) behave in a certain way. Children show negative behaviour because of their inability to meet their human needs. I hope you find it interesting. If you want to contribute to our discussion please join our FB group at and join in the conversation. If you have any questions please email me at . Erik Autism Coaching Community /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5584512

Episode 7: How to have more influence in your relationship with your child 07/14/2017

Episode 7: How to have more influence in your relationship with your child Today I'm talking about how you can have more influence in your relationship with your child. In life we all have rules that we live by. What would you say if I asked you what needs to happen for you to feel loved. One of you might say 'connection', the other might say 'saying it' and someone else might say 'cuddles'. We all have different rules in life. This is not only for feeling loved. We also have rules for the following: feeling secure/safe feeling significant feeling appreciated/valued feeling listened to feeling respected We have many rules that we live by. Sometimes we treat the other ( our partner or child ) by our own rules. I give the example of a mother whose daughter says that she doesn't love her. The mother days, I don't understand, I give her everything she needs. What this mother didn't know was that she was loving her child by her own rules and not the child's rules. Once she discovered that her child's rules to feel loved was spending quality time together things changed. If you want to join the discussion please join our FB group at If you want to experience a coaching session on air please email me at Take care, Erik Wagter /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5539850

Episode 6: Celebrating little wins 06/28/2017

Episode 6: Celebrating little wins Episode 6: Celebrating little wins This week I'm talking about celebrating little wins. I talk about creating a positive book to write all little wins in. As well as writing she also put pictures of Tim in this book. Every so often, in tough times, it was really helpful to open this book and see all the positive stories again. In this episode I'm also sharing a few examples of 'little wins' of our own life. I'm inviting everyone listening to this podcast to join our FB group at and share your own 'little win' story below the picture of episode 6. If you have a questions please email me at . /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5490041

Episode 5: How we helped our son with processing 06/23/2017

Episode 5: How we helped our son with processing In this podcast I'm having a discussion with my wife Sally about a question we received from one of our listeners. The question was: I have a question regarding the technique to help your son processing what was being said to him. If you have any questions please email me at or join our FB group - Erik Autism Coaching Community /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5474485

Episode 4: Who controls the meaning you give to what happens to you? 06/19/2017

Episode 4: Who controls the meaning you give to what happens to you? In this episode I'm talking about how in everyday life we are frequently confronted with challenging or frustrating situations. When something happens to us we give that a 'meaning'. We often do this without realising the consequences of this meaning. 1. Something happens 2. You give it a meaning - start focusing on this meaning 3. This will make you feel a certain way inside 4. The way you feel inside determines how you are going to react 5. How you are going to react often determines the quality of your situation/life I personally don't believe that there is a dark force out there that tells you what 'meaning' you have to give to something that happened to you. The question you need to ask yourself is 'what do I want the outcome to be'? And based on that you have to give it a better 'meaning', a 'meaning' that serves you and your family better. If you want to connect please join our FB group - and if you want to email me please write to . Erik Wagter Autism Coaching Community /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5460528

Episode 3: Who is our ideal listener? 06/16/2017

Episode 3: Who is our ideal listener? Autism Coaching Community Podcast Episode 3: Who is our ideal listener? In this episode I talk about who I think our ideal listener is. I also read out an email that I received from a parent about something she decided to do for her child that pushed her out of her comfort zone but it also created a beautiful breakthrough moment. In this episode I share a few statements that I think about when I picture our ideal listener. I ask the listeners which one they resonate with the most. There will be a picture up with these statements in our special FB group for the ACC listeners. I am asking the listeners to join our FB group and write below the picture which statement they resonate with the most and why. You can join the group here: If you want to contact me please email me at Mentioned in this podcast: The Son-Rise programme - www.son-rise.org Erik /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5454651

Episode 2: Setting goals outside your comfort zone 06/06/2017

Episode 2: Setting goals outside your comfort zone In this episode I'm talking with my wife Sally Wagter about the topic 'Setting goals outside your comfort zone'. To start with I want to invite all the Autism Coaching Community podcast listeners to join our FB group especially for the listeners of this podcast. Please go to and join us. In this group we can connect with each other, you can contribute to the discussion and ask further questions. In this podcast we are sharing 2 of our goals that we set outside our comfort zone. Inside your comfort zone are all the things that you are already doing and therefore you will get the same result. Outside your comfort zone is where all the magic happens, it is where growth takes place. I hope you enjoy listening to this podcast. If you do, please go to Itunes and subscribe. Also, please share with others. If you attend a special autism support group, please pass this podcast on to them. Autism Coaching Community is an online group of parents who want to help their child reach their true potential through coaching in a inspiring, encouraging and motivating environment. If you have any questions please email me at . Erik & Sally /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5422853

Episode 1: So much more is possible 06/01/2017

Episode 1: So much more is possible In this episode I'm sharing a little bit more about myself and I will be briefly discussing the 5 major breakthroughs that we as a family experienced in our autism journey. If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] /episode/index/show/autismcoachingcommunity/id/5409415

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