In this episode of Autism Live, our host Shannon Penrod explains what Developmentally Delayed means. After that, she is joined by the director of the Social Skills Training Project, Dr. Jed Baker to discuss teaching children social skills, meltdowns, overcoming anxiety and more! Check it out! www.socialskillstrainingproject.com

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12:24 Jargon of the Day - Developmentally Delayed

13:38 Developmentally Delayed - Actual Definition

14:39 Developmentally Delayed - Working Definition

21:15 Question of the Day - What helps you get through the tough stuff?

25:05 Topic of the Week - The Past Does Not Equal the Future. 28:30 Jed Baker, PhD - Director of The Social Skills Training Project.

31:02Your work over the years has addressed challenging behaviors, frustration, anxiety and social skills training. How are all these topics related?

34:52 Can you tell us a bit about your last book, Overcoming Anxiety in Children and Teens?

40:15 Anxiety about going back to normal after the Pandemic. 48:21 How do you work with individuals that are a more severely impacted?

51:55 Shannon recalls the first time she met Dr. Jed Baker.

55:21 What is it that fuels you passion for writing?

59:13 I understand you are working on a new book, what is that about?

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