Nourishing Autism

On this weeks episode Brittyn welcomes Kelsea Newman, a pediatric occupational therapist and sensory specialist who empowers children by strengthening their senses and nervous system to help with attention, anxiety, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional regulation.

She is passionate about our sensory system and how it connects to our nervous system, which impacts every single little thing we do, how we move, how we feel, how we digest our food, how we communicate, how we learn, and how we connect to the world around us!

• Filling your child's sensory cup before, during, and after mealtime

• How sensory processing is not the same as sensory differences

• What is interoception and how can you strengthen it

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• Follow @sensory_therapist on Instagram

• Learn more about how to work with Kelsea

On this episode, Brittyn welcomes special guest Dr. Nidhi Taneja, a pediatric board-certified dentist with a mission to eliminate dental fear and anxiety for every child. She is an advocate for prevention-focused, minimally invasive procedures to shift the paradigm from the traditional drill and fill model of dentistry to a functional and integrative approach to oral health.

She believes that early intervention, regular visits, and home consistency are the biggest proponents of a child's positive experience with the dentist!

• What is the functional approach to density

• Why prevention at an early age is so important

• How to make the dental experience sensory-friendly for your child on the spectrum

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• Follow @dr.nidhitaneja on Instagram

• Find out more about Nurture Smiles

This week on the podcast Brittyn welcomes a special guest, Jamie Lin Brown!

Jamie is an advocate for not only her child who is on the spectrum, Phoenix, but also educates others. She has also built a close community of followers where she provides other parents with tools, resources, mentorship, and inspiration about being more intentional with their children on the spectrum!

• How diet changes played a vital role in her son's behavioral patterns

• Getting your child involved in the cooking process

• Being intentional within not only your child's life, but in your family's time also

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• Sign up for the retreat!

Do you try offering new foods to your child, only to become frustrated each time because they only end up refusing it?

Many parents who have come to me have been working on picky eating and expanding their diet without any kind of success, and it turns out that they were just not using the right approaches for their child on the spectrum. The appropriate method can help your child grow confident with food, and grow trust with food and with you!

• What is the rule of 10 for introducing new foods

• Discovering which mealtime is best to introduce new foods

• Best language to use surrounding trying new foods with your child

• Get on the waitlist for my upcoming online course: Overcoming Picky Eating with Autism

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

Have you ever thought about how important posture could be in regards to your child's eating habits? Children with autism are more likely to have low muscle tone making it all the more difficult to have a comfortable seat at the table.

A secure seating position is so important for both core and head support and can be a really important factor to ensure your child is able to eat new foods with harder and different textures!

• How poor posture could be affecting your child's eating experience

• Learn about the 90-90-90 rule for a comfortable seating posture

• Products that may be helpful to make your child's mealtime more comfortable

• Get on the waitlist for my upcoming online course: Overcoming Picky Eating with Autism

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• Waitlist for the Overcoming Picky Eating with Autism course

Brittyn's guest, Rachel Madel, a Speech Language Pathologist working in the autism community, discusses how to help children on the spectrum better express themselves by using technology.

• What is augmentative alternative communication (AAC)?

• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) vs. AAC.

• Using AAC to help with picky eating.

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• https://www.rachelmadel.com/

• https://www.instagram.com/rachelmadelslp/

Join Brittyn as she interviews Quiara Smith, a pediatric pelvic health occupational therapist. Learn about how a pelvic health occupational therapist can help a child with toileting challenges. During this episode Quiara and Brittyn discuss the connection between the pelvic floor and issues such as urinary incontinence, constipation, and picky eating.

• Learn what conditions a pelvic floor therapist treats.

• Understand how the pelvic floor impacts the toileting patterns of children with sensory dysfunction.

• The connection between the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence, constipation, and picky eating.

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

• Aloha Integrative Therapy

• Aloha Integrative Therapy Facebook Page

• Aloha Integrative Therapy Instagram

Join Brittyn as she talks with Dr. Marielly Mitchell, a pediatric occupational therapist and oral facial myofunctional therapist. Dr. Mitchell works with children on their sensory processing to optimize breathing and sleeping, which also translates into picky eating.

• What is an oral facial myofunctional therapist and what do they help with?

• How the anatomy and function of the mouth can impact sleep, sensory regulation, and nutrition.

• What is mouth breathing and how can it affect children on the spectrum.

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

In this episode, Brittyn talks about using Epsom salt baths for children with Autism. Learn more about why Epsom salt baths may be beneficial and how you can incorporate Epsom salt baths into your child's routine.

• What are Epsom salt baths.

• Why Epsom salt baths may be beneficial for children with Autism.

• How to introduce Epsom salt baths in your child's routine.

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram

In this episode Brittyn speaks with one of her past clients, Brittany, who opens up about her nutrition journey for her son Shepard. Brittany is a physician herself and dug into the research on nutrition for autism and shares her experience working with Brittyn.

• Brittany, a former client, shares how she navigated her son's Autism diagnosis.

• Nutrition interventions that had a positive impact on Brittany's son, Shepard.

• Brittany shares her advice on how to approach treatment options.

• Join the Autism Nutrition Library

• Follow @AutismDietitian on Instagram