Autism Live

On this first new episode of 2024, Shannon welcomes Cassin Gonzales to the show to talk about a new program in California designed to help parents and caregivers face stressors and challenges while helping their children on the autism spectrum. Parents of newly diagnosed children are encouraged to register for the 7 week virtual class by visiting: https://dornsife.usc.edu/autismfs-lab/research/

On this episode of Jargon of the Day, Shannon welcomes Dr. Johnathan Tarbox to discuss Compassionate ABA.

In this episode, Shannon interviews Matt Asner and Navah Paskowitz-Asner about the yearly reading of "it's Wonderful Life" and upcoming fundraiser at the Ed Asner Family Center.

Shannon welcomes Laurie Bauersach, host of Autism Journey with Elijah and co-founder of Autism Affirmation Clothing. Laurie and Shannon talk about parenting challenges, IEPs, being in the public eye, sensory friendly clothing and much more.

In this episode, Shannon discusses the jargon of the day: Joint Attention. Then she welcomes author Christina Adams.

Are you dreading the holiday season? What if you could not only survive it, but find the way to thrive in it with your child on the spectrum? Wouldn't that be great? Autism Live Host Shannon Penrod shares her top ten tips for success during the holiday season. Included are discussions on how and when to attend holiday gatherings, ways to make it fun for everyone and how to make everyone feel included. #AutismParenting #AutismHolidayTips #AutismHolidaySuccess

Shannon Penrod, Host of Autism Live, gives great tips for improving your child's diet without creating bigger problems. Food is a primary reinforcer, it makes us happy, and we all feel very particular about what we like and don't like to eat. How many of us would be happy if we were told we could only eat wax beans from now on and we could never have ice cream again in our lives? We wouldn't be happy. We might even throw a tantrum! Why would our kids on the spectrum feel any differently? They don't. So what is the solution? Do we just let our kids live on nuggets and French fries so we don't upset the delicate balance? That's not a great solution for our kid's health. Is there another solution? Shannon gives us tips on finding the happy medium, so our kids will eat healthier foods and still be happy.

In this episode, Shannon shares her reviews on some more of the award winning toy's in Autism Live's Festival of Toys. To see these toys and where to buy them, check out our YouTube page!

Part Three of Autism Live's 2023 Toy Guide Review. Here Shannon reviews more award winning toys from Autism Live's Festival of Toys. To see these toys and where to buy them, check out our YouTube page!

In this episode, Shannon gives her reviews for the winners on the Autism Live Toy Guide 2023. This is part one and will be followed up by parts 2 and 3 in the next few weeks.