Carley sits down with Dr. Tara R Buck to discuss the importance of identifying co-occurring mental health conditions in children with autism, the latest mental health trends, and why children with autism are likely to be bullied 3 to 4 more times than their neurotypical peers.

Resources from this episode:

Oklahoma LEND Training Program: 

https://ouhsc.edu/thecenter/Projects/Training-and-Collaboration/OKLEND

SoonerSUCCESS:

https://soonersuccess.ouhsc.edu/

Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Services Waitlist

https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs/services/dds/ddswaitlist.html

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

https://oklahoma.gov/okdrs.html

OK IPSE Alliance

https://www.okipsealliance.org/

Oklahoma State Department of Education Bullying Prevention Resources

https://sde.ok.gov/bullying-prevention

Carley sits down with Lauren Stover, executive director of the Oklahoma County Crisis Intervention Center and Recovery Unity, to learn about the importance of crisis centers, how they help those in need, and what a crisis is.

If you or someone you know is in crisis and are in America, please call 988 for immediate assistance.

Carley sits down with AFO board member and Law Enforcement Educator Cory Sutton to discuss the importance of continuing education and how training first responders about autism play an important role in public safety for the community.

If you live in Oklahoma and want to know more about Mr. Sutton's training, please contact us at [email protected]

Carley sits down with Shiela Williams (LPC-S) to shed light on the mental health situation within the tribal nations in Oklahoma, how to be an ally, the importance of belonging, and more!

Learn more about Shiela here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/shiela-williams-edmond-ok/1173356

Carley sits down with wellness and fitness instructors Lindsay Juarez (www.mindfulmassageok.com) and Carri Baldwin (https://www.templefitnessyukon.com/) to discuss the importance of overall wellness and share their personal journeys of raising autistic children.

Carley sits down with suicide prevention advocate and parent Shellie Smartt to discuss her son Evan Smartt's life, losing a child, the aftermath, and how she advocates for those with similar experiences.

To learn more about Evan's Promise, please visit:

http://evanspromise.org/

To learn more about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, please visit:

https://afsp.org/

What is 988? Carley sits down with Josh DeBartolo from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services to discuss 988 and to learn all about the various help it can provide.

Follow us at @autismfoundationok on IG to learn more.

Carley Marissa Dummitt sits down with AFO board member Tom Taylor, who was diagnosed when his child was, to discuss being diagnosed late in life, parenting as an autistic, creating the group 'Autistic Adults of Oklahoma,' and lots more!

Follow us on IG @AutismFoundationOK to for more.

Carley Marissa Dummitt of the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma discusses autism, the autistic experience, and how it impacts artistic expression with her friends and fellow autistic artists.