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Episode #44 | Protecting Your Child from Leaches and Bad Influences

By isaac-autism-in-the-wild | April 27, 2020

In these complicated times, it’s easy to be taken advantage of with out without a disability. Family members join me to share examples of times their loved one has been socially prayed upon by those who lack good intentions. These families share:

Successful ways to deal with friends who are taking advantage of their family member
Silver lining experiences
Lessons learned and steps to take to protect your child

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Episode #43 | Pros and Cons of Full General Education Integration

By isaac-autism-in-the-wild | April 20, 2020

A group of parents joined me to discuss some of their experiences with their special needs child and integration in the general education setting. In this episode we discuss:

The positive experiences and advantages of time spent in the general education setting;
Where parents feel they had more input in the time spent in general education;
Challenges of time spent in general education settings;
Changed perspectives over time…
Other considerations and options for integrating special needs children with their peers.

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Episode #30 | Self-Advocate Taylor Crisp

By isaac-autism-in-the-wild | January 21, 2020

I have had the pleasure of getting to know self-advocate Taylor Crisp since the summer of 2019. Don’t let Taylor’s quiet demeanor fool you. While timid at first, Taylor is not afraid to open up about her experiences growing up in a time where fitting in with her peers meant hiding her autism diagnosis from her friends. Taylor is also a mother and shares some of her experiences raising her young daughter.

In this episode, Taylor and I talk more about:

labels and the struggles of wanting to be liked by others
how she came out of her shell in high school
fears and things she wishes she could do differently
recommendations for parents who are raising children with autism.

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Episode #25 | Adulting with ASD – a self-advocate’s perspective

By isaac-autism-in-the-wild | December 16, 2019

In this episode of ISAAC’s Autism in the wild, I had the pleasure to sit down and interview Clara’s (episode 23, Perspectives Over Time) daughter, Sophie Strom, who was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder as a young girl. Sophie, now in her twenties, tells us what it was like growing up in a time when very little was understood about ASD. Sophie shares her experiences overcoming sensory processing challenges and insights that parents raising young children will not want to miss. There is no way that you will walk away from this podcast NOT feeling absolutely inspired.

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