Autism Live

Our host Shannon Penrod explains what Random Rotation is in autism jargon terms before being joined by Special Education Attorney Bonnie Yates for another episode of Your Rights! This time Shannon and Bonnie discuss several topics pertaining to students going back to school during COVID-19. You won't want to miss these valuable insights from two professionals that have not only dealt with this on their own from a parent's perspective but from a professional one as well.

Don't miss the founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders answering viewer questions again for Ask Dr. Doreen! Dr. Doreen and Shannon discuss Anxiety, ADHD, ABA therapy and more in this episode!

12:17 Will my Child Benefit from ABA Therapy?

Hi Dr. Doreen, My kid is Diagnosed with high functioning autism, will she benefit from ABA therapy, play therapy. Thanks for suggestion/advice.

14:09 How do you differentiate between a "loss" and a tragedy"?

15:41 HSP & Social Anxiety

So I'm 18yo female and I have been months searching about autism and I'm pretty sure that I am autistic myself, and I feel so validated and relieved always that I hear experiences from other autistic people, but since March I had a depressive episode (which probably was caused by a burnout because I just finished high school and started University immediately) and started therapy with a psychologist, I reunited all of my efforts and asked her if I could be on the spectrum and she told me to reunite all of the traits I think make me part of the spectrum, when she read the list, she only said I was a HSP with social anxiety... This is what she told me when we just met, and she said that she doesn't like diagnosis because she believes it can make people restrict themselves to their diagnosis, I don't know how to feel, I can't stop crying while I write all of this, what should I do? Maybe I'm not autistic and just believe it to make myself feel better?

27:54 Is it Natural Behavior for Children to Throw Tantrums & Cry with ABA Therapy?

Follow up: From various forum I read that ABA therapy involve placing instructions and some kids get very upset and tend to tantrum, cry. Is that a natural behavior any advice for parents?

37:30

I have been told I have HFA, I have worked in a laboratory as a Metrologist (scientist) and I have gotten bored. I have decided to become a lawyer. I am in process of doing this. I am finding this boring as well. My therapist told me that career change is typical however, I am having trouble sticking to it. is this HFA or my autism. I find it easy... just like school when I was younger 😴 (also I feel too embarrassed to tell my therapist because I don't want her to think she isn't helpful to me. because she is helpful) (Sometimes I don't tell her I have had a bad day because I feel like she would be upset.) ✅ ok I'm done. (36/f) Is this talk about low functioning autism? Are there cultural queues noted for nonverbal autism children or adolescent girls in particular?

40:55 What programs should I tell my supervisor to look into?

Hello gorgeous ladies. Had a question I don't think that my child 11 sees the difference between adults and kids. For example when he talks to little kids the expectation is for them to talk back to him 🤦🏻‍♀‍how do we know how he perceives himself. What programs should I tell my supervisor to look into?

46:17 Autism & ADHD

I have an extremely bright, but stubborn 8-year old boy with a new diagnosis of ASD level 2. One of our struggles is his hyperactivity (fast moving, loud talking, acting silly, not listening). We see it a lot at home and school was reporting issues with it at the end of last year. He gets a lot of exercise during the summer, but school is starting soon, and I know that it will be more difficult. Should we wait or be proactive and have him take movement breaks during his day? Also, he refuses to do any calming activity or swinging in his special swing. How do we convince him it will help regulate him? I 'm grateful for your show.

Don't miss the founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders answering viewer questions again for Ask Dr. Doreen! Dr. Doreen and Shannon discuss Anxiety, ADHD, ABA therapy and more in this episode!

12:17 Will my Child Benefit from ABA Therapy?

Hi Dr. Doreen, My kid is Diagnosed with high functioning autism, will she benefit from ABA therapy, play therapy. Thanks for suggestion/advice.

14:09 How do you differentiate between a "loss" and a tragedy"?

15:41 HSP & Social Anxiety

So I'm 18yo female and I have been months searching about autism and I'm pretty sure that I am autistic myself, and I feel so validated and relieved always that I hear experiences from other autistic people, but since March I had a depressive episode (which probably was caused by a burnout because I just finished high school and started University immediately) and started therapy with a psychologist, I reunited all of my efforts and asked her if I could be on the spectrum and she told me to reunite all of the traits I think make me part of the spectrum, when she read the list, she only said I was a HSP with social anxiety... This is what she told me when we just met, and she said that she doesn't like diagnosis because she believes it can make people restrict themselves to their diagnosis, I don't know how to feel, I can't stop crying while I write all of this, what should I do? Maybe I'm not autistic and just believe it to make myself feel better?

27:54 Is it Natural Behavior for Children to Throw Tantrums & Cry with ABA Therapy?

Follow up: From various forum I read that ABA therapy involve placing instructions and some kids get very upset and tend to tantrum, cry. Is that a natural behavior any advice for parents?

37:30

I have been told I have HFA, I have worked in a laboratory as a Metrologist (scientist) and I have gotten bored. I have decided to become a lawyer. I am in process of doing this. I am finding this boring as well. My therapist told me that career change is typical however, I am having trouble sticking to it. is this HFA or my autism. I find it easy... just like school when I was younger 😴 (also I feel too embarrassed to tell my therapist because I don't want her to think she isn't helpful to me. because she is helpful) (Sometimes I don't tell her I have had a bad day because I feel like she would be upset.) ✅ ok I'm done. (36/f) Is this talk about low functioning autism? Are there cultural queues noted for nonverbal autism children or adolescent girls in particular?

40:55 What programs should I tell my supervisor to look into?

Hello gorgeous ladies. Had a question I don't think that my child 11 sees the difference between adults and kids. For example when he talks to little kids the expectation is for them to talk back to him 🤦🏻‍♀‍how do we know how he perceives himself. What programs should I tell my supervisor to look into?

46:17 Autism & ADHD

I have an extremely bright, but stubborn 8-year old boy with a new diagnosis of ASD level 2. One of our struggles is his hyperactivity (fast moving, loud talking, acting silly, not listening). We see it a lot at home and school was reporting issues with it at the end of last year. He gets a lot of exercise during the summer, but school is starting soon, and I know that it will be more difficult. Should we wait or be proactive and have him take movement breaks during his day? Also, he refuses to do any calming activity or swinging in his special swing. How do we convince him it will help regulate him? I 'm grateful for your show.

On this episode of Let's Talk Autism, our hosts Shannon Penrod gets into some autism news before being joined by the Director of Family Services for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Vince Redmond, LMFT, about the feelings, frustrations and realities of not having access to enough quality ABA – whether it is because of living in a country with no funding or because of a BT shortage.

Links:

https://www.spectrumnews.org/.../large-study-strengthens.../

http://www.buffalo.edu/.../2021/08/autism-pitch-song.html

https://www.spectrumnews.org/.../genetic-roots-of-sleep.../

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/.../google.../29435/

In this one our host Shannon covers Generalization for the jargon of the day before discussing the question of the day with the live viewers! After that, Shannon talks about the topic of the week while taking viewer questions! Then, Shannon is joined by Millie Quiñones-Dunlap, a New York State Certified Teacher/Librarian for twenty years and is also currently working on her memoir, "Through the Eyes of a Bronx Girl." Check it out!

In this one our host Shannon covers Generalization for the jargon of the day before discussing the question of the day with the live viewers! After that, Shannon talks about the topic of the week while taking viewer questions! Then, Shannon is joined by Millie Quiñones-Dunlap, a New York State Certified Teacher/Librarian for twenty years and is also currently working on her memoir, "Through the Eyes of a Bronx Girl." Check it out!

On this episode of Let's Talk Autism, our hosts Shannon Penrod gets into some autism news before being joined by the Director of Family Services for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Vince Redmond, LMFT, about the feelings, frustrations and realities of not having access to enough quality ABA – whether it is because of living in a country with no funding or because of a BT shortage.

Links:

https://www.spectrumnews.org/.../large-study-strengthens.../

http://www.buffalo.edu/.../2021/08/autism-pitch-song.html

https://www.spectrumnews.org/.../genetic-roots-of-sleep.../

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/.../google.../29435/

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Join us for this episode of Ask Evelyn Kung! Write in and ask the Clinical Director for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders YOUR autism question!

8:35 What is Evelyn Kung's Advice on Masks?

here is a quickie, hopefully this isn't a silly question. with the us department of education's recent ruling on masks. what is Dr. Kung's advice on this

19:16 Dealing with Mask Related Obstacles

My daughter did the whole year in the hospitals and never got over the mask issue. It caused her both sensory and panic attacks, so just added one more obstacle to her already stressful day. But nobody said they couldn't wear them. It's a CHOICE!

26:58 Teenagers & Tantrums

My son is 14 and has autism. He has an attitude to everything and still throws fists. What should I do? Like he is 2 or 3.

47:03 Refusing Schedule and Regulation

My daughter has many visuals and schedules and aids, but she continues to "refuse" to use them. If they are working for her, she seems to get bothered that it is working and that her "code" has been cracked. So, she will have a behavior that could have been avoided if she had stuck to the schedule, but she seems to be "looking" for reasons to be miserable. And can't stand to function without the misery. So, being organized and regulated seems to make her dis-regulated, if that makes sense? I just don't know what to do about it. We have tried ABA, CBT, and DBT. She is 15 and this problem has existed from the start. She did 2 residential settings. She does so well in the "structured" the rules are the rules, and no outside stressors are added that she always "graduates" in 30 days. She can tell you the rules she does awful at the Point of Performance. She unwinds too quick, and her negative self-talk takes over too quick in the real world. It's very hard to watch and work through.

Join us for this episode of Ask Evelyn Kung, where the clinical director for the Center for Autism and Related Disorders answers autism questions that our viewers have written in. Check it out!

8:35 What is Evelyn Kung's Advice on Masks?

here is a quickie, hopefully this isn't a silly question. with the us department of education's recent ruling on masks. what is Dr. Kung's advice on this

19:16 Dealing with Mask Related Obstacles

My daughter did the whole year in the hospitals and never got over the mask issue. It caused her both sensory and panic attacks, so just added one more obstacle to her already stressful day. But nobody said they couldn't wear them. It's a CHOICE!

26:58 Teenagers & Tantrums

My son is 14 and has autism. He has an attitude to everything and still throws fists. What should I do? Like he is 2 or 3.

47:03 Refusing Schedule and Regulation

My daughter has many visuals and schedules and aids, but she continues to "refuse" to use them. If they are working for her, she seems to get bothered that it is working and that her "code" has been cracked. So, she will have a behavior that could have been avoided if she had stuck to the schedule, but she seems to be "looking" for reasons to be miserable. And can't stand to function without the misery. So, being organized and regulated seems to make her dis-regulated, if that makes sense? I just don't know what to do about it. We have tried ABA, CBT, and DBT. She is 15 and this problem has existed from the start. She did 2 residential settings. She does so well in the "structured" the rules are the rules, and no outside stressors are added that she always "graduates" in 30 days. She can tell you the rules she does awful at the Point of Performance. She unwinds too quick, and her negative self-talk takes over too quick in the real world. It's very hard to watch and work through.

This time on Let's Talk Autism with Shannon and Nancy, our hosts discuss autism news before interviewing actor and autism advocate George Steeves to talk about his new show, what the pandemic has been like for him as an artist and more! Check it out! Links below!