Perseveration

Today, on World Autism Awareness Day Shannon is joined by Actor Coby Bird.  Coby shares details about his most recent acting job on the hit streaming show, The Pitt!  Coby and Shannon will discuss the theme for 2025’s World Autism Awareness Day and what the day means to both of them.

2 Huhti 1h 1min

On today’s show author Jane Fischer joins Shannon to discuss parenting children with medical challenges and disabilities.  Jane’s daughter has Joubert Syndrome, a rare disorder affecting the brain and the body. Jane rejected the limiting beliefs or her daughter’s medical team, advocated for her daughter and in doing so changed her daughter’s life.  Jane has chronicled her daughter’s journey in her book, If You Knew Suzy, Pushing the Boundaries of Never.  The jargon of the day is Joubert Syndrome.

31 Maalis 59min

Today on Autism Live Jason Eichenholz joins Shannon to discuss how parenting a child with autism inspired him to start Jonathan’s Landing Foundation, and how his tech and entrepreneurial background helps him gather the resources to support adult with autism.  Today’s jargon is: Executive Functions.

24 Maalis 1h 2min

Today Shannon talks about the different types of play, their importance and how to teach them to your child!

19 Maalis 59min

On Today’s show Shannon gives key information about what 504 plans can actually provide.  There has been discussion of doing away with 504 plans, but what would be lost?

17 Maalis 1h 2min

On today’s show Shannon Penrod gives tips for how to deal with anxiety about your child’s future.  We don’t have control over everything and sometimes even that thought can be overwhelming.  How can we all deal with the stress and the fears?  Tune in to hear what Shannon has to say.

12 Maalis 1h 3min

On today’s Parent to Parent Shannon gives heartfelt tips to avoid and bounce back from burn out.  Being a caregiver is a tough job, it’s hard because the love you have for  your child is boundless, so it is easy to give and keep giving, until you have nothing left to give.  Recognizing and dealing with burn out is critical if you want to be survive, thrive and keep caregiving.

10 Maalis 1h 4min

It’s IEP season!  Today Shannon goes through all the parts of the IEP meeting and what is critical to understand at each phase.  For parents who have not been through the process or have anxiety about the process this is an easy to understand discussion which can help empower you to get the best education experience possible for your child.

5 Maalis 1h 22min