What the AUTISM?!

Kids & Family Podcasts

Has your child or a loved one been recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Or do you suspect that your child or a loved one MIGHT have ASD? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Whattheautism to get access to some helpful resources. Tune into our podcast channel @Whattheautism on your favorite podcast platform to join our community of listeners who strive to use research in determining the most effective treatment, diagnosis of ASD, and other helpful information as we navigate the mysteries of Autism together. Have a topic recommendation or questions? Please feel free to email us at whattheautismpodcast@gmail.com. See you all on the podcast!

Location:

United States

Genres:

Kids & Family Podcasts

Description:

Has your child or a loved one been recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Or do you suspect that your child or a loved one MIGHT have ASD? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @Whattheautism to get access to some helpful resources. Tune into our podcast channel @Whattheautism on your favorite podcast platform to join our community of listeners who strive to use research in determining the most effective treatment, diagnosis of ASD, and other helpful information as we navigate the mysteries of Autism together. Have a topic recommendation or questions? Please feel free to email us at whattheautismpodcast@gmail.com. See you all on the podcast!

Language:

English

Contact:

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Email:

whattheautismpodcast@gmail.com

Episodes

What Happens After High School?

5/22/2022

Welcome back to season 2 of “what the AUTISM?!” This podcast is intended for listeners who are interested in learning and better understanding the autism diagnosis. If you are a new listener to our podcast, welcome to our community! Whether you are a parent, a health care provider, a teacher, a fellow community member, or an aspiring behavior analyst, this podcast is meant to create an ongoing discussion with you the listeners, to better understand all the mysteries of this autism diagnosis...

Duration:00:06:29

We're Back!! 2021 ASD Prevalence

5/18/2022

Duration:00:04:25

Community and Internet Safety

5/12/2021

Intro: Welcome back to another episode on “what the AUTISM?!” This podcast is for anyone who is struggling with understanding what autism is and how we can better empower our autism community through research proven methods. In each episode, I will be sharing with you ground-breaking research and how the diagnosis of autism can often be misunderstood. If you are a new listener to our podcast, I highly recommend you start from episode 1 to catch you up to speed on various terminology and...

Duration:00:08:41

Cultural Diversity Plays a Role in ASD Diagnosing and Treatment

5/5/2021

Duration:00:06:55

Autism Isn't About Patience

4/21/2021

Duration:00:05:48

What's the First Step?

4/14/2021

Duration:00:06:24

Mental Health Conditions in Children with Autism

3/31/2021

Duration:00:05:15

Let's Get Our Children Moving

3/17/2021

Duration:00:06:03

Creating an Inclusive Community

3/10/2021

Duration:00:05:50

ASD Screening & Monitoring

3/3/2021

Intro: Welcome back to another episode on “What the AUTISM?!” This podcast is for anyone who is struggling with understanding what autism is and how we can better empower our autism community through research proven methods. In each episode, I will be sharing with you ground-breaking research and how the diagnosis of autism can often be misunderstood. If you are a new listener to our podcast, I highly recommend you start from episode 1 to catch you up to speed on various terminology and...

Duration:00:07:36

Prevalence of Self-Injurious Behaviors

2/24/2021

Duration:00:06:00

Research Review: ASD Screening and Referral Guidelines

2/17/2021

Welcome back to another episode on “what the AUTISM?!” This podcast is for anyone who is struggling with understanding what autism is and how we can better empower our autism community through research proven methods. In each episode, I will be sharing with you ground-breaking research and how the diagnosis of autism can often be misunderstood. If you are a new listener to our podcast, I highly recommend you start from episode 1 to catch you up to speed on various terminology and concepts!...

Duration:00:07:32

Q & A Session

2/10/2021

Welcome back to another episode here at What the Autism?! We hit our 10th episode, and I want to thank YOU the listeners from all around the world for tuning in and showing your support for our podcast! We have over 200 listeners from 24 different countries that are tuning in and I’m very excited to see our family here on this podcast channel grow! For those of you that are new here, welcome to What the Autism?! You can follow us on our Instagram and Facebook page, @whattheautism, for daily...

Duration:00:12:14

ABA 101 Part 4

2/3/2021

Duration:00:24:39

ABA 101 Part 3

1/27/2021

Have you ever come across a situation where a child doesn’t listen to you, no matter what type of punishment or negative consequences you place on them? Or have you ever seen a child start losing interests in earning some of their most favorite activities, toys, or foods? Today we’re going to talk about reinforcements versus punishments and what type of strategy may be the most helpful for your child. Please note that I’m not a child psychologist nor a family therapist. I’m a board certified...

Duration:00:13:38

ABA 101 Part 2

1/20/2021

What are the 4 main functions of behavior: Remember, a behavior is only a behavior when 1. The action is measurable and observable 2. Passes the dead man’s test. These are things that we reviewed last week in episode 6, so make sure to take a listen if you missed last week’s episode! So let’s start talking about autism. How does the identification of the functions of behavior help in treating those with autism? When children engage in socially inappropriate behaviors such as aggression and...

Duration:00:13:09

ABA 101 Part 1

1/13/2021

I’m really excited for today’s episode because this is an episode that will benefit listeners of all backgrounds. So whether you are a parent (you don’t have to have an autistic child for ABA strategies to be beneficial to your parenting), a treatment provider, or even someone who’s just curious about ABA. I’ll tell you from the start, ABA does NOT always equate to autism therapy. ABA can be used for anything and anyone that engages in behavior...which is basically all living and breathing...

Duration:00:15:32

Debunking Common Myths

1/6/2021

In today's episode, we talk about some common myths that people have about the autism diagnosis and how research has debunked them! Go to our facebook page @whattheautism to find each perspective research articles and supporting studies to debunk every single one of these myths!

Duration:00:13:21

Causes of Autism

12/30/2020

Unfortunately, we do not know all of the causes of ASD. However, through much research and time, we have learned that there are likely many causes for multiple types of ASD. As we’ve discussed in episode 2, there is quite a wide spectrum of children when we talk about ASD. There are children that are extremely gifted with numbers and academics but has a really difficult time socializing with others. You also have children that have extreme high levels of maladaptive behaviors such as...

Duration:00:08:45

Autism Treatment

12/27/2020

A great way to make a quick observation of how your child is developing is... 1. Do a quick research of a timeline and understand the developmental milestones that your child should be meeting. At what age should my child be babbling sounds and trying to mimic words? Engaging in joint attention and be interested in playing with other children? Crawling? Playing with toys? Etc. 2. Immediately set up those peer dates with anyone and everyone that you can possibly expose your child to. Seeing...

Duration:00:15:42