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In this episode, our host Shannon discusses Out of Pocket Maximum for the jargon of the day before being joined by representatives from Spectrum Laboratory, the group of individuals that our responsible for the Autism Live theme song being created by musicians on the autism spectrum! Check it out! 14:40 Jargon of the Day - Out of Pocket Maximum 15:54 Out of Pocket Maximum - Actual Definition 17:00 Out of Pocket Maximum - Working Definition 27:03 Question of the Day - When is your open enrollment? 30:50 Topic of the Week - Understanding Insurance 32:55 Garth Herberg, Sean McRae and Amos Stillwell from Spectrum Laboratory join us! www.speclabs.org Spectrum Labs Email: thespectrumlaboratory@gmail.com 1:01:15 This week on Autism Live! Sean Mcrae https://www.instagram.com/seanmcraemusic/ https://seanmcrae.squarespace.com/ https://linktr.ee/seanmcraemusic Amos Stillwell https://www.instagram.com/amosstamos/ Garth Herberg facebook.com/spectrumlaboratory www.speclabs.org Spectrum Labs Email: thespectrumlaboratory@gmail.com #AutismPodcast #OutOfPocketMaximum #SpectrumLaboratory

This time on Let's Talk Autism, Shannon and Nancy Discuss autism news about autism assessments, genetic heart defects, gut microbiomes and more! After that, Shannon and Nancy talk to Eva Lund from Special Spirit Inc! Don't miss it! 6:11 Autism News - Despite flurry of findings, doubts dog gut microbes' role in autism https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/despite-flurry-of-findings-doubts-dog-gut-microbes-role-in-autism/ 10:40 Autism News - Genetic study of heart defects and autism finds new causative genes https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-genetic-heart-defects-autism-genes.html 13:19 Autism News - With massive donation, Israel autism center aims to 'impact policy worldwide' https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-massive-donation-israel-autism-center-aims-to-impact-policy-worldwide/ 19:57 Autism News - Rethinking autism assessments in the time of COVID-19: Q&A with Bishop, Zwaigenbaum https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/q-and-a/rethinking-autism-assessments-in-the-time-of-covid-19-qa-with-bishop-zwaigenbaum/ 27:30 Eva Lund - Special Spirit Inc. https://www.specialspirit.org/ 57:42 About the new Autism Live Intro 1:00:37 Next Week on Autism Live

This time on Let's Talk Autism, Shannon and Nancy Discuss autism news about autism assessments, genetic heart defects, gut microbiomes and more! After that, Shannon and Nancy talk to Eva Lund from Special Spirit Inc! Don't miss it! 6:11 Autism News - Despite flurry of findings, doubts dog gut microbes' role in autism https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/despite-flurry-of-findings-doubts-dog-gut-microbes-role-in-autism/ 10:40 Autism News - Genetic study of heart defects and autism finds new causative genes https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-11-genetic-heart-defects-autism-genes.html 13:19 Autism News - With massive donation, Israel autism center aims to 'impact policy worldwide' https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-massive-donation-israel-autism-center-aims-to-impact-policy-worldwide/ 19:57 Autism News - Rethinking autism assessments in the time of COVID-19: Q&A with Bishop, Zwaigenbaum https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/q-and-a/rethinking-autism-assessments-in-the-time-of-covid-19-qa-with-bishop-zwaigenbaum/ 27:30 Eva Lund - Special Spirit Inc. https://www.specialspirit.org/ 57:42 About the new Autism Live Intro 1:00:37 Next Week on Autism Live

Join us as our host Shannon covers Theory of Mind for the jargon! Then, Shannon is joined by special education attorney Bonnie Yates for this weeks episode of Your Rights with Bonnie Yates! Check out this useful information! https://specialeducationcounsel.com 6:27 Jargon of the Day - Theory of Mind 7:00 Theory of Mind - Actual Definition 8:18 Theory of Mind - Working Definition 24:57 Question of the Day - Are you good at putting yourself in other people's shoes? 28:07 Topic of the Week - Following Through 30:35 Your Rights with Special Education Attorney Bonnie Yates 34:45 Special Education Rights and Responsibilities. What's the difference between federal state laws and federal state regulations? 36:02 What are regulations? 36:21 What is the definition of Special Education? 38:15 Key Terms - (at no cost) 39:04 (physical Education) 39:43 (Specially Designated Instruction) 40:27 Is it possible to have modifications to the curriculum outside of special education? 45:29How can I get the school district to evaluate my child? 51:03 If we have all the notes that we kept a record of and they start talking about what a problem my child is, is it reasonable for a lawyer to go back and look at those to make asking them why they haven't triggered child find? 53:56 Our daughter attends public school and has a great team. However, during our last conference, it was noted that she is very behind academically. We are now wondering if we should send her to a private special needs school. Is it possible to get the local school district to fund her education at a special needs school if she is not thriving in the current school environment? How do we find a lawyer to support special education? (Texas) copaa.net 56:33 If you had a really good team that is willing but you are not getting where you need to be academically. Would you change to a private school? Or would you bring in some help for the team that you have in the public school?

Join us as our host Shannon covers Theory of Mind for the jargon! Then, Shannon is joined by special education attorney Bonnie Yates for this weeks episode of Your Rights with Bonnie Yates! Check out this useful information! https://specialeducationcounsel.com 6:27 Jargon of the Day - Theory of Mind 7:00 Theory of Mind - Actual Definition 8:18 Theory of Mind - Working Definition 24:57 Question of the Day - Are you good at putting yourself in other people's shoes? 28:07 Topic of the Week - Following Through 30:35 Your Rights with Special Education Attorney Bonnie Yates 34:45 Special Education Rights and Responsibilities. What's the difference between federal state laws and federal state regulations? 36:02 What are regulations? 36:21 What is the definition of Special Education? 38:15 Key Terms - (at no cost) 39:04 (physical Education) 39:43 (Specially Designated Instruction) 40:27 Is it possible to have modifications to the curriculum outside of special education? 45:29How can I get the school district to evaluate my child? 51:03 If we have all the notes that we kept a record of and they start talking about what a problem my child is, is it reasonable for a lawyer to go back and look at those to make asking them why they haven't triggered child find? 53:56 Our daughter attends public school and has a great team. However, during our last conference, it was noted that she is very behind academically. We are now wondering if we should send her to a private special needs school. Is it possible to get the local school district to fund her education at a special needs school if she is not thriving in the current school environment? How do we find a lawyer to support special education? (Texas) copaa.net 56:33 If you had a really good team that is willing but you are not getting where you need to be academically. Would you change to a private school? Or would you bring in some help for the team that you have in the public school?

This time on Ask Dr. Doreen, the founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, discuss systematic desensitization, reinforcers, Yeast Issues and more! TikTok: @AskDrDoreen Instagram: @AskDrDoreen 4:32 Shannon gets a surprise gift from CARD! 10:38 My Son Keeps Going Into the Bathroom and Undressing Before Urinating on His Clothes 16:40 Take away reinforcer of removing laundry is what we are trying now. I sent special bags to put wet clothes in to bring home. Fingers crossed. 24:42 is it good idea to collect data for my son's doc his endocrinologist referral is not till march ugh 30:48 A Discussion about Systematic Desensitization 33:37 Hello Shannon and Dr. Doreen, thank you for all the help to many families! my concern is - - - Can a 30min EEG with 10min of wake time and 20 min of nap time diagnose seizures? my son is 4yr old nonverbal and did not like the EEG cap on his head but we could manage because he had a nap, not sure how he can take the 48hr ambulatory EEG and how we can stop him from pulling 39:17 his neurologist only recommended for a 30 min for now and said will decide on to extending to 48hr after seeing the reports for 30mins... scheduled to discuss in December 39:48 Seizure activity and diet 42:00 Yeast Issues 46:00 Do you recommend any tests for yeast overload? 51:22 We are in the process of adjusting medications to help with focus. Zoloft was awful and I'm hearing negative reviews on SSRIs in general. Any suggestions? I believe the next step is Prozac but that is an SSRI as well. 55:33 A Discussion about a Study about Pesticides 58:28 My son is ADHD and takes meds for it but I also feel he may have anxiety. Is that possible to treat, also?

This time on Ask Dr. Doreen, the founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, discuss systematic desensitization, reinforcers, Yeast Issues and more! TikTok: @AskDrDoreen Instagram: @AskDrDoreen 4:32 Shannon gets a surprise gift from CARD! 10:38 My Son Keeps Going Into the Bathroom and Undressing Before Urinating on His Clothes 16:40 Take away reinforcer of removing laundry is what we are trying now. I sent special bags to put wet clothes in to bring home. Fingers crossed. 24:42 is it good idea to collect data for my son's doc his endocrinologist referral is not till march ugh 30:48 A Discussion about Systematic Desensitization 33:37 Hello Shannon and Dr. Doreen, thank you for all the help to many families! my concern is - - - Can a 30min EEG with 10min of wake time and 20 min of nap time diagnose seizures? my son is 4yr old nonverbal and did not like the EEG cap on his head but we could manage because he had a nap, not sure how he can take the 48hr ambulatory EEG and how we can stop him from pulling 39:17 his neurologist only recommended for a 30 min for now and said will decide on to extending to 48hr after seeing the reports for 30mins... scheduled to discuss in December 39:48 Seizure activity and diet 42:00 Yeast Issues 46:00 Do you recommend any tests for yeast overload? 51:22 We are in the process of adjusting medications to help with focus. Zoloft was awful and I'm hearing negative reviews on SSRIs in general. Any suggestions? I believe the next step is Prozac but that is an SSRI as well. 55:33 A Discussion about a Study about Pesticides 58:28 My son is ADHD and takes meds for it but I also feel he may have anxiety. Is that possible to treat, also?

In this episode, our host Shannon discusses Executive Functions for the jargon of the day before being joined by Bob Demarco and Tresha Allen from Ability Life Solutions to make an important announcement! Check it out! https://abilitylifesolutions.com 14:23 Jargon of the Day - Executive Functions 15:33 Executive Functions - Actual Definition 16:07 Executive Functions - Working Definition 30:50 Question of the Day - What do you have a hard time finishing? 33:07 Topic of the Week - Following Through 35:06 Bob Demarco and Tresha Allen from Ability Life Solutions! 36:52 What you Should Know about Ability Life Solutions 38:45 Ability Life Solutions Super Hero Ad 43:01 The Goal of Ability Life Solutions 58:48 This week on Autism Live!

In this episode, our host Shannon discusses Executive Functions for the jargon of the day before being joined by Bob Demarco and Tresha Allen from Ability Life Solutions to make an important announcement! Check it out! https://abilitylifesolutions.com 14:23 Jargon of the Day - Executive Functions 15:33 Executive Functions - Actual Definition 16:07 Executive Functions - Working Definition 30:50 Question of the Day - What do you have a hard time finishing? 33:07 Topic of the Week - Following Through 35:06 Bob Demarco and Tresha Allen from Ability Life Solutions! 36:52 What you Should Know about Ability Life Solutions 38:45 Ability Life Solutions Super Hero Ad 43:01 The Goal of Ability Life Solutions 58:48 This week on Autism Live!

Tune into the Let's Talk Autism with Shannon and Nancy Halloween special! Our hosts join us in costume and interact with the audience after covering autism news! Check it out! 1:25 Jake from Statefarm joins the stream! 3:55 Halloween Special Montage 15:45 How an understudied trait has skewed autism studies for decades | Spectrum | Autism Research News https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/how-an-understudied-trait-has-skewed-autism-studies-for-decades/ 23:50 Lawyer: Julian Assange suffers from autism and could commit suicide if sent to United States https://news.yahoo.com/lawyer-julian-assange-suffers-from-autism-and-would-commit-suicide-if-sent-to-united-states-203139382.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAA31neker13T-UCnKRREKXlqUVRxpGk1bouNabivr58gm_ELnC1qg1UbzGVyCiDfmQMn4CaEv6uXRsGMqeiFLvaFZM6zQFyefQ2ZQ6Hbp38RmBnUSHtr77KjpWSR4FaGf9LlFZY1EcljszyyD_Z3mhH4iTzg-TdRSfvMmKNDtzq1 27:47 Parent of student with autism files $50 million lawsuit against Volusia School Board https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/10/28/parent-of-autistic-student-files-50-million-lawsuit-against-volusia-school-board-following-investigation/ 31:53 Autism Prevalence in Kids as High as 10% in Some New Jersey Communities https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/961658 34:36 Shannon and Nancy Interview Each other Nancy, When did you realize that Wyatt was different? 41:40 Do you sometimes beat yourself up for the time you wasted in the beginning? 43:33 Shannon, tell us about your autism journey 54:44 What is your best advice for parents of new diagnosed and for parents with Teenagers 1:01:24 Next week on Autism Live