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During today's show Shannon shares critical tips to help your child be bully proof. Learn things you can be working on to help your child avoid bullying, and how to react when bullies try their best.

During today's show Shannon shares critical tips to help your child be bully proof. Learn things you can be working on to help your child avoid bullying, and how to react when bullies try their best.

Jenny Palmiotto joins the show to talk about the Love and Autism Eras Tour. Are you ready for it? This is a very special event that blends love, acceptance, empowerment, and of course the music of Taylor Swift! Visit www.loveandautism.com for more information. Today's Jargon is Ableism.

It is the 3rd Annual Oscar Edition of Let's Talk Movies with Moira & Shannon! Tune in to this live show where the ladies chat up the Best Picture Oscar Nominees! What did Moira love? What did Shannon hate? It's always surprising!

Maria Perrin, President of PPL, a Medicaid financial management services provider, joins Shannon to talk about self-directed care. What does it mean? How does it work? Who benefits from self-directed care and how do you begin the process of implementing this kind of care? The jargon of the day is Fiscal Intermediary.

In today's Parent to Parent talk Shannon gives tips on what to do when your child is engaging in challenging behavior at school. Sometimes as a parent it feels so frustrating, a note comes home from school saying your child has done something that isn't appropriate. What are you supposed to do? You weren't there. You don't know what happened, really. It feels like a total loss of control. Shannon gives the 411 on what you CAN do! Feel empowered to support your child!

Nick Yates is Shannon's special guest on today's show. Nick was a semi-regular on Autism Live, sharing his experiences and insights after graduating from college. Now, several years later Nick returns to give us all an update on his life, finding love, a career as well as his thoughts now about all he has been through and all he has accomplished. Today's Jargon of the Day is EIBI.

In today's show, Shannon gives transitions tips for individuals of all ages, what services change, what resources change? What is critical to know when your child starts school or leaves school. What do you need to know as your child becomes a teenager.

Alex Lin, founder of Autism Rocks, joins Shannon to give updates on this year' concert as well as a heart to heart about autism in the news and how it affects Alex and potentially others who identify as being on the spectrum. Autism Live is committed to providing a platform for those who are neurodiverse to tell their stories and opinions, however the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of Autism Live, Autism Live's Host, or the Autism Media Network. Jargon: CBT

Author and Artist Kaz Windness joins Shannon to talk about her newest children's book "Bitsy Bat, Team Star" which will be released on February 4th, 2025. Kaz Windness is the Geisel award-winning, genre crossing illustrator and author of funny heart-warming books for young readers. Proudly neurodivergent (ASD/ADHD), Kaz specializes in character-driven books celebrating inclusivity, grit and kindness. Her many books include "Swim, Jim!", "Worm and Caterpillar are Friends", "When You Love a Book", and "Bitsy Bast, School Star".She is a professor of illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and founder of the Cuddlefish Academy, where she inspires students to tell stories with pictures. Kaz lives in Colorado with her English teacher husband, two teen children and a bunny obsessed Boston Terrier named Remy. Kaz loves making deep dish pizza from scratch and sketching animals in the zoo. Today's jargon is PROSODY.