Autism Live

It's Time for Ask Dr. Doreen, which means We are joined by the Founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders for another episode of Ask Dr. Doreen! Dr. Doreen will be answering viewer questions for the next hour so write in with your questions on Youtube or Facebook! If you have a longer question and wish to remain anonymous, send Shannon an e-mail to [email protected] and we will try to get to it next week! Thanks for watching! Make sure you leave us a review to let us know how we are doing or what you would like to see more of!

Questions asked:

05:45 - I would love to know how to handle a child who gets into a meltdown because we refuse to give him chips or anything that is not good for him. We are tired of giving in to him just to keep the peace. He is verbal and turning 25 soon.

10:40 - hi Dr. Doreen my question is about diets, my mother is trying to force me to change my eating habits and I am not happy about that, yelling matches have occurred, etc. I know that it is good for my health but my liver is diseased and has problems. How can I as an autistic person handle it perfectly?

17:45 - I have a question for Dr. Doreen please? My son is 4.8 years old having 30 hours of ABA therapy for 9 months now. He is speaking small sentences but he gets random bouts of laughter which are very difficult to control. We are treating yeast as well. Should I ignore it or respond? Please help me , desperate Mom.

22:40 - How can adults who are diagnosed with autism as adults learn social skills? Also are there resources available for those who are diagnosed as an adults? In my research it seems like if you were diagnosed as an adult your diagnosis is less legitimate.

29:00 – Free IBT Parent E-Learning Course

32:40 - My son is finally starting ABA services again in home since COVID began. He is 12. Its 5 days a week 2 hours per day. He's doing a focused program. He is starting vision therapy next week. VT wants to work on Fixation and Convergence. Do you know if there are any programs/goals I can ask his BCBA for to aide with those Vision Therapy goals?

38:50 - she was diagnosed last year at 6. I need help. Maybe a list of things to do to help her and help myself. I am at my wits end. When she has her meltdowns, she hits, screams, throws things. I don't know what to do?

52:20 – Would you be willing to go talk to the Prime Minister of Canada?

54:00 - 4 year old with severe and receptive delay. Struggling to follow directions and putting objects in mouth how to help? Also bites on wrists. Thank You

We are LIVE! Don't miss Shannon explain ABA for the Autism Jargon of the Day! After that, we have Special Education Attorney Bonnie Yates here to answer viewer questions about inclusion, IEP decisions that can and can't be made without the parent's knowledge and the school system telling parents that their child no longer needs OT. Don't miss this vital information!

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We are LIVE! Don't miss Shannon explain ABA for the Autism Jargon of the Day! After that, we have Special Education Attorney Bonnie Yates here to answer viewer questions about inclusion, IEP decisions that can and can't be made without the parent's knowledge and the school system telling parents that their child no longer needs OT. Don't miss this vital information!

Click here to check out our AMAZING collection of Youtube videos!

The host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod, Explains what APE means in autism jargon terms. Don't miss Shannon explain this autism jargon term in a way that anyone can understand!

The host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod, Explains what APE means in autism jargon terms. Don't miss Shannon explain this autism jargon term in a way that anyone can understand!

On this episode of Let's Talk Autism, Shannon and Nancy discuss recent autism news about autism before being joined by the Director of Family Services for the Center of the Autism and Related Disorders, Vince Redmond to teach us a few techniques that should help us deal with our stress. Don't miss it!

Links to Autism News:

How One Company Is Redefining Hiring And Working With People With Autism

Vermont man with autism lived in 6 facilities in one year

How redefining autism could improve research on the condition

Pete Davidson, Ed Asner, Mia Farrow Set for 'It's a Wonderful Life' Charity Table Read

On this episode of Let's Talk Autism, Shannon and Nancy discuss recent autism news about autism before being joined by the Director of Family Services for the Center of the Autism and Related Disorders, Vince Redmond to teach us a few techniques that should help us deal with our stress. Don't miss it!

Links to Autism News:

How One Company Is Redefining Hiring And Working With People With Autism

Vermont man with autism lived in 6 facilities in one year

How redefining autism could improve research on the condition

Pete Davidson, Ed Asner, Mia Farrow Set for 'It's a Wonderful Life' Charity Table Read

This time on Autism Live, Shannon reviews sensory toys from the autism Live Gift & Toy Guide! Check out these LIVE toy reviews! link to the toy guide below.

Autism Live Gift & Toy Guide

This time on Autism Live, Shannon reviews sensory toys from the autism Live Gift & Toy Guide! Check out these LIVE toy reviews! link to the toy guide below.

Autism Live Gift & Toy Guide

This time on Ask Dr. Doreen, the founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders answered the following questions:

6:02 - I finally was able to get the ABA provider and speech pathologist together on a session for my child, she is 2 ½ non-verbal, 40 hrs of ABA. We are starting on PECS. When is time for her to say the words independently, I can see her frustration, I can see she tries, but its so hard to see her crying when she can't say the words. (example for Bi, she says Di) (up she says Upa) Shannon I know that you gave as an example when kids are learning how to walk, and they keep falling, you can't stop trying right?. It's just so hard to see. I just don't know what to ask for both teams, how will the collaboration will look like? And what can I do to help my tiny human? I like when you said that ABA has this buckles with all of the tools. I want to think my ABA provider will have them. In the Session the 2 providers exchange goals, and that is it. nada more., nada for me, and nada for my tiny human ☹ She can echoic, at least 8 sounds. She can stay on a table for at least 10 - 15 minutes. She can mand at least 4 things with PECS. She has being on a Gluten and Casein Diet and no MSG since she was 1 ½. I heard of Apraxia before, but is she too little to know if she has this condition? Shannon you think Dr. Granpeesheh can give me some guidance, and what do you think?

00:17:48 – Teaching Non-Verbal Kids to Talk

00:20:41 – PECS

00:23:36 – My child is 5 with receptive communication and has Apraxia, currently he has ABA 30 hrs a week, speech therapy and OT. He communicates with signs gestures and a speech and is motivated to make sounds, should I stay the course with ABA? 00:26:29 – What should I do about a client that can't tolerate crying peers. In the past the BCBA did not FCT ask for headphones or go away but his behavior hasn't decreased. I am intervening

00:31:14 - Is there a process to assess my son to see if he is ready for general education?

00:40:39 – How long could a single case agreement take? Can she start her son with CARD at age 3?

00:47:29 – CARD, insurance Providers, and Insurance Networks 00:49:02 – How can we replace hand flapping behavior for more appropriate behavior?

00:52:44 – Free Skills Lesson Segment