Autism Live

In this episode, Shannon discusses the jargon of the day: Joint Attention. Then she welcomes author Christina Adams.

Are you dreading the holiday season? What if you could not only survive it, but find the way to thrive in it with your child on the spectrum? Wouldn't that be great? Autism Live Host Shannon Penrod shares her top ten tips for success during the holiday season. Included are discussions on how and when to attend holiday gatherings, ways to make it fun for everyone and how to make everyone feel included. #AutismParenting #AutismHolidayTips #AutismHolidaySuccess

Shannon Penrod, Host of Autism Live, gives great tips for improving your child's diet without creating bigger problems. Food is a primary reinforcer, it makes us happy, and we all feel very particular about what we like and don't like to eat. How many of us would be happy if we were told we could only eat wax beans from now on and we could never have ice cream again in our lives? We wouldn't be happy. We might even throw a tantrum! Why would our kids on the spectrum feel any differently? They don't. So what is the solution? Do we just let our kids live on nuggets and French fries so we don't upset the delicate balance? That's not a great solution for our kid's health. Is there another solution? Shannon gives us tips on finding the happy medium, so our kids will eat healthier foods and still be happy.

In this episode, Shannon shares her reviews on some more of the award winning toy's in Autism Live's Festival of Toys. To see these toys and where to buy them, check out our YouTube page!

Part Three of Autism Live's 2023 Toy Guide Review. Here Shannon reviews more award winning toys from Autism Live's Festival of Toys. To see these toys and where to buy them, check out our YouTube page!

In this episode, Shannon gives her reviews for the winners on the Autism Live Toy Guide 2023. This is part one and will be followed up by parts 2 and 3 in the next few weeks.

Shannon discusses the jargon of the day: Antecedent Intervention and welcomes Autism Advocates and Special Lab Artists Anthony Vasquez and Caroline Corry.

Shannon Penrod, host of Autism Live and curator of the Autism Live Toy & Gift Guide for over 10 years shares her tips on what to look for when looking for a gift or toy for someone on the spectrum. Should you get toys and gifts that play to a person's strengths or weaknesses. Tune in to find out.

In this episode, Shannon shares the top ten things she learned at the recent TACA Conference.

When bedtime is stressful no one benefits. Shannon Penrod, host of Autism Live, shares her favorite tips for creating success at bedtime. If you think you've tried everything and nothing has worked, it might be time to start over and try all of tips together. Which issue are you struggling with? Your child won't go to sleep? Your child won't sleep alone? Your child will only sleep in your bed? Your child gets up multiple times? Let's talk about all of these scenarios and chart a course for good rest and peaceful bedtimes.