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Autism Expert and pioneer in the field of Autism, Psychologist and BCBA, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh is answering viewer questions about ABA and How to find good ABA, taking medication & more! Tune in and check it out! 5:40 My sister [35F] is leaving her husband and is upset. I want to help, but I am autistic. What things should I [28M] try to do to help her feel better? I'm also a hikikomori/agoraphobic/social recluse, which makes things harder. She's staying with me and our parents with her two sons at the moment. [8M] and [4M]. She was with her husband [38M] for about 19 years, and they got married about 10 years ago. No-one's told me the details on why she's leaving him, but she's told our parents. They understand these things more, I think, and would give way better advice than I could since I haven't had a girlfriend before. All I know is that 'He did something silly' and that they've struggled in their marriage for the past few months. Today I made pasta as dinner for me and her. I've also looked after her kids at points in the past two days! I'm not sure if her kids have been told what's going on, but the oldest one isn't stupid and must know something isn't right. I guess I am asking for general advice on how to help, but how I should react to things. I am sad because I have known him most of my life, and we regularly have spoken about computer games we've been playing. Does this mean I should remove him as a friend on PlayStation Network? How should I help my sister in ways I probably haven't thought of? 13:26 hi Dr. doreen here is a question. my mom broke her wrist on Wednesday and my stepdad has had to take a leave of absence due to it. I don't feel like I'm doing a good job coping with this. i am caring more about my routines like jersey mikes on Tuesdays. I need help handling this better. this is causing my family a lot of hassle. please help me be a better son and to do better let me add on. my stepdad is also helping me a lot as well. and he is one of those people that doesn't get autism in general. he is a southern person who believes in rules. I want to help him as well. please help my family. also, with my sister in college and doing her externship soon sucks. plus, her diagnosis of bipolar 1 I'm also afraid that she will go manic again. sorry for the bother. 21:08 What are some questions to ask when looking for a good ABA provider? 27:58 How do we find out what providers are only interested in what is best for our child and doing things in a "fair" way. 33:33 What is ABA? 39:51 My 4.5 y.o. speaks mostly in 4-7 word sent., can answer many intraverbal questions (including many how & why), & has a good albeit still delayed vocab. But he still struggles to have conversations. When is a reasonable expectation for when he could converse? He just wants to talk about his interests, which is fine, but I also want to have a conversation someday. Oh, he asks lots of different questions to us too (although that only happened in the past few months). It's trouble sustaining back and forth. 48:20 What's the best way to get my son from using a sippy cup? He's two years old and three months 49:37 My 3 yr. old is not feeling well at all he has had a horrible runny nose and a wet cough now for 2 days ...he just looks miserable and I haven't been able to help him .....just checked his temperature and it says 100.6 ...i just can't get him to swallow any type of medicine ...and its making me so sad ....he only drinks water and milk so I've tried mixing medicine in there but he notice it so he won't take it ...he doesn't eat apple sauce or yogurt so i cant mix it in there ... he has an appointment tomorrow at 9 but i just wish i can get him to take medicine....how do u guys do it when your kids r sick and dont like medicine. 59:07 This week on Autism Live 1:02:28 Dr. Doreen are you seeing kids right now?

Autism Expert and pioneer in the field of Autism, Psychologist and BCBA, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh is answering viewer questions about ABA and How to find good ABA, taking medication & more! Tune in and check it out! 5:40 My sister [35F] is leaving her husband and is upset. I want to help, but I am autistic. What things should I [28M] try to do to help her feel better? I'm also a hikikomori/agoraphobic/social recluse, which makes things harder. She's staying with me and our parents with her two sons at the moment. [8M] and [4M]. She was with her husband [38M] for about 19 years, and they got married about 10 years ago. No-one's told me the details on why she's leaving him, but she's told our parents. They understand these things more, I think, and would give way better advice than I could since I haven't had a girlfriend before. All I know is that 'He did something silly' and that they've struggled in their marriage for the past few months. Today I made pasta as dinner for me and her. I've also looked after her kids at points in the past two days! I'm not sure if her kids have been told what's going on, but the oldest one isn't stupid and must know something isn't right. I guess I am asking for general advice on how to help, but how I should react to things. I am sad because I have known him most of my life, and we regularly have spoken about computer games we've been playing. Does this mean I should remove him as a friend on PlayStation Network? How should I help my sister in ways I probably haven't thought of? 13:26 hi Dr. doreen here is a question. my mom broke her wrist on Wednesday and my stepdad has had to take a leave of absence due to it. I don't feel like I'm doing a good job coping with this. i am caring more about my routines like jersey mikes on Tuesdays. I need help handling this better. this is causing my family a lot of hassle. please help me be a better son and to do better let me add on. my stepdad is also helping me a lot as well. and he is one of those people that doesn't get autism in general. he is a southern person who believes in rules. I want to help him as well. please help my family. also, with my sister in college and doing her externship soon sucks. plus, her diagnosis of bipolar 1 I'm also afraid that she will go manic again. sorry for the bother. 21:08 What are some questions to ask when looking for a good ABA provider? 27:58 How do we find out what providers are only interested in what is best for our child and doing things in a "fair" way. 33:33 What is ABA? 39:51 My 4.5 y.o. speaks mostly in 4-7 word sent., can answer many intraverbal questions (including many how & why), & has a good albeit still delayed vocab. But he still struggles to have conversations. When is a reasonable expectation for when he could converse? He just wants to talk about his interests, which is fine, but I also want to have a conversation someday. Oh, he asks lots of different questions to us too (although that only happened in the past few months). It's trouble sustaining back and forth. 48:20 What's the best way to get my son from using a sippy cup? He's two years old and three months 49:37 My 3 yr. old is not feeling well at all he has had a horrible runny nose and a wet cough now for 2 days ...he just looks miserable and I haven't been able to help him .....just checked his temperature and it says 100.6 ...i just can't get him to swallow any type of medicine ...and its making me so sad ....he only drinks water and milk so I've tried mixing medicine in there but he notice it so he won't take it ...he doesn't eat apple sauce or yogurt so i cant mix it in there ... he has an appointment tomorrow at 9 but i just wish i can get him to take medicine....how do u guys do it when your kids r sick and don't like medicine. 59:07 This week on Autism Live 1:02:28 Dr. Doreen are you seeing kids right now?

In this episode of Autism Live, our host Shannon Penrod discusses VB-MAPP for the autism jargon of the day! After that, Shannon is joined by autism advocate Moira Giammatteo and together they discuss the Oscar nominees for the Big Oscar Show! Tune in and watch as Shannon and Moira give us their opinions of this years Oscar Nominees! #AutismJargon #Autism #AutismPodcast https://tacanow.org https://tacanow.org/conferences/autism-action-conference https://www.facebook.com/groups/TACAhope/ https://www.brateragency.com/blog/categories/contest https://www.brateragency.com/blog/categories/reviews 0:00 Intro 8:09 Autism Jargon of the Day: VB-MAPP 9:19 VB-MAPP - Actual Definition 10:35 VB-MAPP - Working Definition 19:35 Question of the Day 22:31 Topic of the Week 24:22 Shannon and Autism Advocate, Moira Giammatteo Weigh in on the Oscar Nominations for Best Picture 31:00 What were the movies that you felt should have been on the list? 32:28 BELFAST 34:47 CODA 39:44 Don't Look Up 43:05 Drive My Car 48:49 Dune 51:16 King Richard 54:23 Licorice Pizza 56:39Nightmare Alley 58:48 The Power of the Dog 1:05:22 West Side Story 1:14:47 Where to find information about TACA and the TACA Autism Action Conference 1:15:52 This week on Autism Live Pre-Order Shannon Penrod's Book https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autism-live/id827968203 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autismlivepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXbDFs8cLP0UQbNVqHThf?si=VbEfw4_oRjqJY3vK2pgmFg IHeartRadio.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-autism-live-51537613/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Autism-Live-Podcast/B08JJN7B28?qid=1611965289&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=M68PFW27AP000G4N9CCJ Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/search/autism

In this episode of Autism Live, our host Shannon Penrod discusses VB-MAPP for the autism jargon of the day! After that, Shannon is joined by autism advocate Moira Giammatteo and together they discuss the Oscar nominees for the Big Oscar Show! Tune in and watch as Shannon and Moira give us their opinions of this years Oscar Nominees! #AutismJargon #Autism #AutismPodcast https://tacanow.org https://tacanow.org/conferences/autism-action-conference https://www.facebook.com/groups/TACAhope/ https://www.brateragency.com/blog/categories/contest https://www.brateragency.com/blog/categories/reviews 0:00 Intro 8:09 Autism Jargon of the Day: VB-MAPP 9:19 VB-MAPP - Actual Definition 10:35 VB-MAPP - Working Definition 19:35 Question of the Day 22:31 Topic of the Week 24:22 Shannon and Autism Advocate, Moira Giammatteo Weigh in on the Oscar Nominations for Best Picture 31:00 What were the movies that you felt should have been on the list? 32:28 BELFAST 34:47 CODA 39:44 Don't Look Up 43:05 Drive My Car 48:49 Dune 51:16 King Richard 54:23 Licorice Pizza 56:39Nightmare Alley 58:48 The Power of the Dog 1:05:22 West Side Story 1:14:47 Where to find information about TACA and the TACA Autism Action Conference 1:15:52 This week on Autism Live Pre-Order Shannon Penrod's Book https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autism-live/id827968203 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autismlivepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXbDFs8cLP0UQbNVqHThf?si=VbEfw4_oRjqJY3vK2pgmFg IHeartRadio.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-autism-live-51537613/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Autism-Live-Podcast/B08JJN7B28?qid=1611965289&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=M68PFW27AP000G4N9CCJ Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/search/autism

It's time for another episode of Autism Live! This time, our host Shannon Penrod explains spontaneous Recovery for the jargon of the day! After that, Shannon is joined by autism advocate, Founder, Board Chair, President & Executive Director ADEC Foundation, Kristin Jacobson! Tune in and check it out! #AutismJargon #Autism #AutismPodcast https://autismcoverage.org/ 11:10 Jargon of the Day – Spontaneous Recovery 14:10 Spontaneous Recovery Actual Definition 16:32 Spontaneous Recovery Working Definition 21:36 Question of the Day – Where do you feel the safest? 27:51 Topic of the Week – Teaching Vs Changing 30:06 Kristin Jacobson – Autism Advocate, Founder, Board Chair, President & Executive Director ADEC Foundation 32:42 Why is this work so important to you? 37:19 "The Playbook" and how it is helping families and how they can access that 43:39 The September 26th Project 48:25 What is the biggest piece of advice that you could give a parent right now 51:47 Have you ever been told that you are fighting everything? Or did you just surround yourself by people who backed you up? 57:39 What's next for you? 1:02:57 This week on Autism Live Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autism-live/id827968203 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autismlivepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXbDFs8cLP0UQbNVqHThf?si=VbEfw4_oRjqJY3vK2pgmFg IHeartRadio.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-autism-live-51537613/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Autism-Live-Podcast/B08JJN7B28?qid=1611965289&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=M68PFW27AP000G4N9CCJ Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/search/autism

It's time for another episode of Autism Live! This time, our host Shannon Penrod explains spontaneous Recovery for the jargon of the day! After that, Shannon is joined by autism advocate, Founder, Board Chair, President & Executive Director ADEC Foundation, Kristin Jacobson! Tune in and check it out! #AutismJargon #Autism #AutismPodcast https://autismcoverage.org/ 11:10 Jargon of the Day – Spontaneous Recovery 14:10 Spontaneous Recovery Actual Definition 16:32 Spontaneous Recovery Working Definition 21:36 Question of the Day – Where do you feel the safest? 27:51 Topic of the Week – Teaching Vs Changing 30:06 Kristin Jacobson – Autism Advocate, Founder, Board Chair, President & Executive Director ADEC Foundation 32:42 Why is this work so important to you? 37:19 "The Playbook" and how it is helping families and how they can access that 43:39 The September 26th Project 48:25 What is the biggest piece of advice that you could give a parent right now 51:47 Have you ever been told that you are fighting everything? Or did you just surround yourself by people who backed you up? 57:39 What's next for you? 1:02:57 This week on Autism Live Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/autism-live/id827968203 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autismlivepodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TXbDFs8cLP0UQbNVqHThf?si=VbEfw4_oRjqJY3vK2pgmFg IHeartRadio.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-autism-live-51537613/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Autism-Live-Podcast/B08JJN7B28?qid=1611965289&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=M68PFW27AP000G4N9CCJ Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/search/autism

In this segment of Ask Dr. Doreen, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, BCBA-D Phd, discusses autism diagnosis, Hyperlexia, Trauma and more! Don't miss it! 6:56 Does it Get Better? I've never posted but it's getting so hard for me to deal with my son. I guess I'm just here to vent..sorry its so long and jumbled together. My son is 4 years old and we have an evaluation scheduled for Thursday with our developmental pediatrician. I know he is autistic but am hoping we get an actual diagnosis. He has a few stims that he does when he is excited or mad, he gets frustrated so easily and has meltdowns, he avoids eye contact, he likes to smash his face into us when he's mad, he has trouble with transitions, he is verbal but doesn't communicate.. I could go on. Does it get better? Will he speak in complete sentences? How do I exist w/o being miserable? Will we ever be able to do things as a family, like going to a pumpkin patch, going to an indoor play area, meeting Santa, etc? (We went to a pumpkin patch recently and omg it was horrible) Will he ever understand birthdays or Christmas? I feel so much guilt for not being happy with the children I have. I often wonder if this is karma. Or that maybe I was never supposed to have kids. (I went through 4 rounds of IVF for my son) I feel like the depression is ruining everything - my marriage, my connection with my kids (because lately I've just wanted to walk away rather than keep trying to engage) and my life. It's hard to make friends as I am just triggered when I see their neurotypical children. My 2 special needs kids are not really interested in each other and it breaks my heart. This is not what I pictured. I have siblings and am very close with them. I guess my heart just breaks every day and I grieve the life that I know we will not have. Thanks for listening. I really hope things get better because I don't know how to do this 10 years down the road. 25:05 Autism is neurodiversity then why it is treated as behavior problem? 33:21 I have a very specific question. Every allergy season my son gets super sick and he doesn't know how to blow his nose, any tips? 36:43 Hi Dr Doreen, what is the correlation hyperlexia and autism? Is it a predictor of functioning level? 39:14 When my daughter was diagnosed with mild autism the therapist said her language delay was due to the autism and had nothing to do with cognitive impairment. He also said that she would catch up to her peers and I shouldn't worry about it too much since her case is pretty mild. He did however recommend ABA therapy. When I was having the assessment interview with the ABA therapist she recommended 40 hours a week which is way higher than I assumed my daughter would need (since she has such a mild case), and she also said my daughter is at the level expected of an 18 month old. My daughter is 2.5. I really wasn't expecting this. I know my daughter is behind but to hear that she's like an 18 month old was jarring and I'm worried now that my daughter will have struggles beyond the challenges she'll face being autistic. I guess I just don't understand the huge discrepancies between the two therapists and now I'm freaked out. Does this mean she has a cognitive or intellectual impairment as well as autism? 41:58 The mind does not switch off, so sometimes the alcohol sometimes switches off the brain. People sometimes don't understand the strength of the brain with Autism. I don't wish to say to much but I know lots of things that I have learnt. But what I find is that most, don't understand how my brain is running at 1000 miles an hour from waking to sleep and sometimes in sleep because of the day. I can watch one thing and never forget it. Unless I suppress it. I also work like a computer with a data bank of information I can recall if needed. 47:06 Any advice on how to stop licking my child started this behavior licking their hand and wiping the saliva over their face the behavior started with a series of colds and now continues although well. Likes to use wet wash cloth as well if not licking. 55:16 Son refuses to go in bath tub. He is not afraid of water. ABA does water protocol. He is afraid of tub . Where do I start. He is so traumatized from last bath which we had to wash hair. Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858

In this segment of Ask Dr. Doreen, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, BCBA-D Phd, discusses autism diagnosis, Hyperlexia, Trauma and more! Don't miss it! 6:56 Does it Get Better? I've never posted but it's getting so hard for me to deal with my son. I guess I'm just here to vent..sorry its so long and jumbled together. My son is 4 years old and we have an evaluation scheduled for Thursday with our developmental pediatrician. I know he is autistic but am hoping we get an actual diagnosis. He has a few stims that he does when he is excited or mad, he gets frustrated so easily and has meltdowns, he avoids eye contact, he likes to smash his face into us when he's mad, he has trouble with transitions, he is verbal but doesn't communicate.. I could go on. Does it get better? Will he speak in complete sentences? How do I exist w/o being miserable? Will we ever be able to do things as a family, like going to a pumpkin patch, going to an indoor play area, meeting Santa, etc? (We went to a pumpkin patch recently and omg it was horrible) Will he ever understand birthdays or Christmas? I feel so much guilt for not being happy with the children I have. I often wonder if this is karma. Or that maybe I was never supposed to have kids. (I went through 4 rounds of IVF for my son) I feel like the depression is ruining everything - my marriage, my connection with my kids (because lately I've just wanted to walk away rather than keep trying to engage) and my life. It's hard to make friends as I am just triggered when I see their neurotypical children. My 2 special needs kids are not really interested in each other and it breaks my heart. This is not what I pictured. I have siblings and am very close with them. I guess my heart just breaks every day and I grieve the life that I know we will not have. Thanks for listening. I really hope things get better because I don't know how to do this 10 years down the road. 25:05 Autism is neurodiversity then why it is treated as behavior problem? 33:21 I have a very specific question. Every allergy season my son gets super sick and he doesn't know how to blow his nose, any tips? 36:43 Hi Dr Doreen, what is the correlation hyperlexia and autism? Is it a predictor of functioning level? 39:14 When my daughter was diagnosed with mild autism the therapist said her language delay was due to the autism and had nothing to do with cognitive impairment. He also said that she would catch up to her peers and I shouldn't worry about it too much since her case is pretty mild. He did however recommend ABA therapy. When I was having the assessment interview with the ABA therapist she recommended 40 hours a week which is way higher than I assumed my daughter would need (since she has such a mild case), and she also said my daughter is at the level expected of an 18 month old. My daughter is 2.5. I really wasn't expecting this. I know my daughter is behind but to hear that she's like an 18 month old was jarring and I'm worried now that my daughter will have struggles beyond the challenges she'll face being autistic. I guess I just don't understand the huge discrepancies between the two therapists and now I'm freaked out. Does this mean she has a cognitive or intellectual impairment as well as autism? 41:58 The mind does not switch off, so sometimes the alcohol sometimes switches off the brain. People sometimes don't understand the strength of the brain with Autism. I don't wish to say to much but I know lots of things that I have learnt. But what I find is that most, don't understand how my brain is running at 1000 miles an hour from waking to sleep and sometimes in sleep because of the day. I can watch one thing and never forget it. Unless I suppress it. I also work like a computer with a data bank of information I can recall if needed. 47:06 Any advice on how to stop licking my child started this behavior licking their hand and wiping the saliva over their face the behavior started with a series of colds and now continues although well. Likes to use wet wash cloth as well if not licking. 55:16 Son refuses to go in bath tub. He is not afraid of water. ABA does water protocol. He is afraid of tub . Where do I start. He is so traumatized from last bath which we had to wash hair. Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858

In this episode of Autism Live, our host Shannon Penrod explains what Extinction is for the autism jargon of the day! After that, she discusses autism news and viewer questions! 15:04 Jargon of the Day: Extinction 17:01 Extinction: Actual Definition 32:55 Extinction: Working Definition 38:36 Question of the Day: What part of your life would you like to change? 45:30 Topic of the Week: Teaching Vs. Changing 56:15Autism News: Singer Jewel predicted the tragic death of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/singer-jewel-predicted-the-death-of-zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh/ 56:15 Autism News: Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' book https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/03/14/assistant-principal-fired-reading-i-need-new-butt/7033123001/ 1:02:37 On Autism Live this week Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 #AutismJargon #AutismNews #AutismPodcast

In this episode of Autism Live, our host Shannon Penrod explains what Extinction is for the autism jargon of the day! After that, she discusses autism news and viewer questions! 15:04 Jargon of the Day: Extinction 17:01 Extinction: Actual Definition 32:55 Extinction: Working Definition 38:36 Question of the Day: What part of your life would you like to change? 45:30 Topic of the Week: Teaching Vs. Changing 56:15Autism News: Singer Jewel predicted the tragic death of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh https://nypost.com/2022/03/12/singer-jewel-predicted-the-death-of-zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh/ 56:15 Autism News: Assistant principal fired after reading 'I Need a New Butt!' book https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/03/14/assistant-principal-fired-reading-i-need-new-butt/7033123001/ 1:02:37 On Autism Live this week Pre-Order the book written by the host of Autism Live, Shannon Penrod! https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Parent-Sanity-Saving-Spectrum/dp/1949177858 #AutismJargon #AutismNews #AutismPodcast