Puzzled Dads

In today's episode, I interview my lovely wife Mary Whitehurst for the first ever Puzzled Dad's interview. We talk about her experience as a mom and she shares some words of advice as well.

In this episode, we talk about not walking in fear by the diagnosis of autism with our children. We talk about having faith and what that can do for us we God is leading our path instead of fear.

In this episode, we discuss getting our kids involved in youth sports, understanding their capabilities when it comes athletics and how we can help this experience enjoyable for them.

In this episode, we talk about how we can advocate for our children in their learning environments. I talk about how when we speak up for our children, they benefit from us as dads being their biggest champions.

In this episode, we discuss birthday parties and how we navigate birthday invitations both for our children's parties and receiving invitations for other kids' parties. We discuss the uncertainty of kids with special needs receiving invitations to birthday parties.

On today's episode, we talk about communication and how we can be effective in learning & understanding our children's speech patterns and forms of communication.

In this episode, we discuss two terms associated with autistic people (Stimming & Flapping). Join me as I talk about when I first started to notice this in my son & how understanding him helped me & my wife take him to a high-energy concert full of stimulation.

In this episode, I talk about accepting our kids for where they are. Sometimes we think how we can we change or fix our kids. I talk about when I have had moments like that, how I overcame that feeling, and how do we move forward to support our children.

Today we will be talking about "Milestones". Follow me as I give an update on a meltdown that my son was able to prevent by himself as well as other milestones in his development. We will discuss "Celebrating Big Wins & Small Wins." I want to hear what are some of the wins you have experienced in your child's growth & development.

Today we will be talking about "Meltdowns". Follow me as I discuss one of the more memorable times my son had a meltdown, how I handled it and some techniques that have helped me in my journey as a Puzzled Dad. This episode ended up being therapeutic as I realized I had never talked to much about this experience in detail.

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