Τα καλύτερα Kids With Special Needs podcast (2024)

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Maximizing Communication With Your Child With Guest Rosemarie Griffin 35:16

2+ y ago35:16

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Episode 124:Maximizing Communication With Your Child With Guest Rosemarie Griffin In this episode, guest Rosemarie Griffin discusses ways to maximize your communication with your child and ways to help them grow their communication skills. Links: Website Podcast Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates…

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Demystifying the IEP With Guest Beth Liesenfeld 54:45

2+ y ago54:45

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Episode 123: Demystifying the IEP With Guest Beth Liesenfeld In this episode, we discuss OT in the schools and understanding all the parts of the IEP, to make everything work for each child. Links: Website Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. Check us out…

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Partnering With Care Professionals With Guest Craig Parks 47:34

2+ y ago47:34

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Episode 122: Partnering With Care Professionals With Guest Craig Parks In this episode, guest Craig Parks discusses the best ways to partner with care professionals. Links: Website Email Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. Check us out on Facebook! We ar…

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Divorce and Special Needs Parenting 17:42

2+ y ago17:42

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Episode 121: Divorce and Special Needs Parenting In this episode, Jessica speaks candidly about going through and coping with divorce during the pandemic, while raising children with special needs. Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. Check us out on Face…

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Betsy Stover's Experience With Medical Trauma 1:07:29

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Episode 120: Betsy Stover's Experience With Medical Trauma In this episode, Betsy Stover, the lovely podcast host of Why Mommy Drinks, discusses her experience with helping her child cope with medical trauma. Her youngest son, Odie, went through two open heart surgeries, one at 2 and one at 5. He coped really well at age 2. However, the doctors did…

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I Hate Potty Training 12:31

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Episode 119: I Hate Potty Training In this episode, Jessica discusses the trials and tribulations of potty training children. Spoiler alert: She hates it! Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. Check us out on Facebook! We are also on Pinterest! Please subs…

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All Out of Money 27:29

3y ago27:29

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Episode 118: All Out of Money In this episode, Jessica discusses the financial toll being chronically ill and raising children with special needs can take, as well as ways to find funding for needed expenses. Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. Check us …

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Thriving Through The Holidays 1:11:11

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Episode 117: Thriving Through The Holidays In this episode, Dr. Koonce discusses the best ways to thrive through the holidays with children who have special needs. She also discusses helpful at-home ABA strategies. It is important to prepare for the holidays with your special needs kids for many reasons, including loss of routine, change in structu…

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The Impossibility of Finding Therapies 20:25

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Episode 116: The Impossibility of Finding Therapies In this episode, Jessica discusses how hard it can be to slog through therapies, therapists, insurance, funded programs, and the like to try, and fail, to find the proper therapies for your kids. Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website…

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Navigating Insurance - Again! 19:04

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Episode 115: Navigating Insurance - Again! In this episode, Jessica discusses the trials and tribulations of finding therapies that will take your insurance, as well as finding funding to finance different therapies. Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow Thriving on Twitter. C…

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Parenting Special Needs Kids While Being Chronically Ill 25:28

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Episode 114: Parenting Special Needs Kids While Being Chronically Ill In this episode, Jessica discusses having a chronic illness/disability while raising special needs children who are constantly in crisis. Spoiler alert: It isn't easy! Email us if you have any questions or ideas! We are now on instagram! Check out updates on our website. Follow T…

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Lindsay Passodelis' Experience Growing Up With CLOVES Syndrome 33:36

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Episode 113: Lindsay Passodelis' Experience Growing Up With CLOVES Syndrome In this episode, guest Lindsay shares her experience growing up with CLOVES syndrome. CLOVES is a rare overgrowth syndrome with vascular anomalies. Congential lipomatous overgrowth vascular malformation epidermal nevus spinal skeletal anomalies (CLOVES). Everyone has differ…

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Lia McCabe's Experience Raising Two Daughters With Autism 39:46

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Episode 112: Lia McCabe's Experience Raising Two Daughters With Autism In this episode, guest Lia McCabe discusses her experience raising two children with autism, as well as giving back to the autism community. She noticed signs right away in her first daughter that something was amiss. However, the signs in her other daughter were totally differe…

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Journaling For Mindfulness With Guest Josephine Atluri 58:26

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Episode 111: Journaling For Mindfulness With Guest Josephine Atluri In this episode, Josephine Atluri discusses using journaling to help with mindfulness and parenting. She discussed ways to engage in mindfulness along with your child, as well as ways to communicate in a mindful way with your child. She provides examples for when mindfulness worked…

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Updates, Crises, and Overwhelm 37:16

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Episode 110: Updates, Crises, and Overwhelm In this episode, Jessica gives updates on her life and the life of her family. She discusses updates on her health conditions and recent surgery, crazy stressors, and mental health difficulties that accompany autism. She discusses how hard it is to get good medical care and how impossible it is to get ade…

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Executive Functioning Tips From ADHD Coaching With Dr. Norrine Russell 51:15

3y ago51:15

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Episode 109: Executive Functioning Tips From ADHD Coaching With Dr. Norrine Russell In this episode, Dr. Norrine Russell discusses the benefits to ADHD coaching and provides tips to help with executive dysfunction. Her son and daughter both have autism, ADHD, and anxiety. She noted that one of the hardest parts of parenthood is feeling alone. Altho…

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Learning An Instrument When One Has Special Needs With Guest Delwyn McKenzie 54:39

3y ago54:39

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Episode 108: Learning An Instrument When One Has Special Needs With Guest Delwyn McKenzie In this episode, Delwyn McKenzie discusses the usefulness of learning an instrument for children with special needs. She grew up playing instruments, and made sure her children learned instruments, too. Early on in her childhood, her daughter was diagnosed wit…

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Promoting Reading In Children With Learning Disabilities With Guest Dr. Maria Cleary 53:34

3y ago53:34

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Episode 107: Promoting Reading In Children With Learning Disabilities With Guest Dr. Maria Cleary In this episode, Dr. Maria Cleary discusses reading literacy and and the importance of continuing to read throughout childhood. Her daughter was showing learning delays when she was young and was found to have left-brain hemiatrophy. Her daughter did w…

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Using Summer To Create An Amazing School Year With Guest Dr. Laura Reber 45:01

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Episode 106: Using Summer To Create An Amazing School Year With Guest Dr. Laura Reber In this episode, guest Dr. Laura Reber discusses maximizing your summer to help your child with the school year. She discussed the importance of learning executive functioning skills. To help transition from school to summer, keep schedules similar (meals, sleep, …

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Bassie Shemtov's Experience Creating Inclusive Communities and Employment Opportunities 36:43

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Episode 105: Bassie Shemtov's Experience Creating Inclusive Communities and Employment Opportunities In this episode, guest Bassie Shemtov discusses how to create friendship and inclusion in the community. She and her husband began their career by working in the addictions community. However, Bassie didn't feel as if they were offering everything t…

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Alexa Bigwarfe's Experience of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion, Infant Loss, and Transformation Through Writing 54:48

3y ago54:48

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Episode 104: Alexa Bigwarfe's Experience of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion, Infant Loss, and Transformation Through Writing In this episode, Alexa Bigwarfe discusses her experience with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and child loss. During her third pregnancy, she should have been followed as a high risk pregnancy with a maternal fetal medicine doctor…

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Raising a Child with STXBP1 With Guest Chloe Weber 42:21

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Episode 103: Raising a Child with STXBP1 With Guest Chloe Weber In this we discuss rare genetic disorder called STXBP1. Guest Chloe Weber’s son Remy has a rare genetic disorder called STXBP1. This condition affects syntax and binding protein. For these individuals, their bodies don’t make enough of the protein,the protein is misfolded, and the prot…

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy And ADHD With Guest Trudy Citovic 45:28

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Episode 102: Spinal Muscular Atrophy And ADHD With Guest Trudy Citovic In this episode, guest Trudy Citovic discusses raising a child with spinal muscular atrophy. Her daughter, Alina, was diagnosed with SMA when she was 5 years old. She never lost any skills but started experiencing weakness and less stamina. She was about to lose skills when she …

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Raising A Micropreemie Who Uses A Feeding Tube With Guest Gaby Grinberg 1:18:25

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Episode 101: Raising A Micropreemie Who Uses A Feeding Tube With Guest Gaby Grinberg In this episode, guest Gaby Grinberg discusses prematurity, NICU stays, and feeding journeys. Her daughter Lana Rose was born at 24 weeks gestation, weight 11 ounces. There was no initial sign that she would go into labor early, as her pregnancy was pretty normal. …

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Raising a Child With Spinal Muscular Atrophy With Guest Megan Fabrizi 35:02

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Episode 100: Raising a Child With Spinal Muscular Atrophy With Guest Megan Fabrizi In this episode, guest Megan Fabrizi discusses raising children with spinal muscular atrophy. When Liam was born, he was having difficulty regulating his temperature. He wasn’t moving his body. At his 4 month visit, he was diagnosed with hypotonia. The pediatrician w…

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Raising a Child With Multiple Complex Medical Conditions With Guest Tammy Flynn 1:20:02

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Episode 99: Raising a Child With Multiple Complex Medical Conditions With Guest Tammy Flynn In this episode, guest Tammy Flynn discusses raising children with complex medical conditions. Her son Marcus has numerous complex medical conditions, including Ehlers Danlos syndrome, Sherman’s kyphosis, EOE (eosinophilia of the esophagus), a bleeding disor…

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Dafne Wiswell's Story of Raising Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Ankylosing Spondylitis 56:54

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Episode 98: Dafne Wiswell's Story of Raising Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Ankylosing Spondylitis In this episode, Dafne Wiswell discusses her son’s experience with Diabetes Type 1 and her daughter’s experience with juvenile arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. Her son was diagnosed with Diabetes when he was 2. He started having accidents, dri…

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Raising a Child With Marfan Syndrome With Guest Allison Pullins 1:01:25

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Episode 97: Raising a Child With Marfan Syndrome With Guest Allison Pullins Episode 29: Raising a Child With Marfan Syndrome With Guest Allison Pullins In this episode, Allison Pullins discusses her experience raising a child with Marfan Syndrome. James was diagnosed with this connective tissue disorder when he was 2 years old. He experiences an ao…

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Alternative Childcare Solutions With Guest Shannon Parola 47:01

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Episode 96: Alternative Childcare Solutions With Guest Shannon Parola In this episode, guest Shannon Parola discusses alternative child care options for families with special needs children. During COVID-times, child care has been very tough to find, and often not safe. Shannon discusses that there are numerous options for care for children, includ…

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Dawn Veselka's Story of Raising a Child With Mixed Connective Tissue Disease 1:10:53

3y ago1:10:53

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Episode 95: Dawn Veselka's Story of Raising a Child With Mixed Connective Tissue Disease In this episode, guest Dawn Veselka discusses her experience raising a daughter with a mixed connective tissue disorder. Her mix is juvenile arthritis, scleroderma, Raynaud’s and dermatomyositis. Sadie’s triggers are exposure to viruses, sunlight, and certain f…

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Building Independence in Your Children With Special Needs With Dr. Sarah Allen 58:44

3y ago58:44

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Episode 94: Building Independence in Your Children With Special Needs With Dr. Sarah Allen In this episode, we discuss developing and promoting independent skill building in children with special needs. Guest Dr. Sarah Levin Allen, AKA The Brain Gal, discusses ways to minimize anxiety in children with autism. She also provides tips for how to help …

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Raising a Micropreemie With Autism With Guest Melissa Harris 59:43

3+ y ago59:43

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Episode 93: Raising a Micropreemie With Autism With Guest Melissa Harris In this episode, we discuss a mother’s experience raising a micropreemie. Melissa Harris has two children, one of whom was born at 24 weeks gestation. She found that she had a bincorniate uterus, and had to undergo several surgeries to fix the problem. While trying to become p…

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Sensory Processing Disorder With Guest Candice Curtis 54:54

3+ y ago54:54

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Episode 92: Sensory Processing Disorder With Guest Candice Curtis In this episode, we discuss sensory processing disorder, meltdowns, and making it all work. Guest Candice Curtis’s, OT, oldest son is autistic. Throughout her training, she began to gravitate toward occupational therapy and sensory processing disorder. There are 8 different sensory s…

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The Science Of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, The Joy of Living, and Positive Psychology, With Guest Dr. Rabia Subhani 48:39

3+ y ago48:39

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Episode 91: The Science Of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, The Joy of Living, and Positive Psychology, With Guest Dr. Rabia Subhani Today, we discuss mindfulness, self-compassion, the joy of living, and positive psychology. Guest Dr. Rabia Subhani trained and worked as a pediatric neuropsychologist. However, after she had a child with autism, she fou…

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Successfully Navigating College and Employment With Autism, Part 3 52:06

3+ y ago52:06

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Episode 90: Successfully Navigating College With Autism, Part 3 To help with the transition to college, work on independence at home, bit by bit, select the goal with the student and start with the easiest one, rather than the hardest or most importance, then build up from there. Incorporate a reward system into the mix. It is helpful to help the c…

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Successfully Navigating College With Autism, Part 2 1:29:50

3+ y ago1:29:50

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Episode 89: Successfully Navigating College With Autism, Part 2 In this episode, we continue our discussion of everything college for teens and young adults with autism. Guest Dr. Matt Segall discusses how to decide on the type of college that is right for the teen with autism. When deciding on the type of college to choose, pay the most attention …

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Successfully Navigating College With Autism, Part 1 1:03:18

3+ y ago1:03:18

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Episode 88: Successfully Navigating College With Autism, Part 1 In this episode, we discuss everything college for teens and young adults with autism. Guest Dr. Matt Segall discusses that nowadays, many teens with autism are going to college. However, a low number of them graduates. Those who do graduate tend to have a higher academic ability, good…

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All Things Physical Therapy With Guest Lucia Montuonto 45:35

3+ y ago45:35

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Episode 87: All Things Physical Therapy With Guest Lucia Montuonto In this episode, guest Lucia Matuonto discusses physiotherapy! Physical therapists (PTs) work in rehabilitation and accident prevention. Their goal is to improve the patient’s quality of life. A child needs a PT when there are developmental delays, the child is not meeting milestone…

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Fostering and Adoption Journeys With Children With Special Needs With Guest Daniel Hall 1:05:57

3+ y ago1:05:57

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Episode 86: Fostering and Adoption Journeys With Children With Special Needs With Guest Daniel Hall In this episode, Daniel Hall discusses adoption and special needs. He and his wife have 5 children with special needs of varying degrees. Conditions ranged from Autism, drug exposure, Fetal Alcohol Symptoms, slowed processing speed, Reactive Attachme…

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Infant Feeding Challenges With Guest Mallory Millet 54:37

3+ y ago54:37

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Episode 85: Infant Feeding Challenges With Guest Mallory Millet In this episode, Mallory Millet discusses feeding difficulties in infants and young children. Her three children experienced their own feeding difficulties, including difficulty nursing and reflux. She shared their stories. She noted that both speech therapists and occupational therapi…

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Divorce and Special Needs Children With Guest Jackie Harounian, Esq 46:51

3+ y ago46:51

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Episode 84: Divorce and Special Needs Children With Guest Jackie Harounian In this episode, we discuss divorce while having children with special needs. Guest Jacqueline Harounian, Esq, has found that her field has become very busy during COVID, with an increase in fighting, domestic violence, mental health issues, and substance abuse leading to di…

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Momming With Autism With Guest Alicia Trautwein 1:08:50

3+ y ago1:08:50

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Episode 83: Momming With Autism With Guest Alicia Trautwein In this episode, we discuss raising children with special needs and different diagnoses. Alicia Trautwein has 4 children, 3 of whom are autistic. Alicia was diagnosed with autism at age 33, after her children were formally diagnosed. She knew that something was different about herself but …

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Special Needs Superheros with Guest John Besold 17:53

3+ y ago17:53

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Bonus Episode: Special Needs Superheros with Guest John Besold In this episode, we discuss special needs superheros. Guest John Besold always believed in helping others, but when he experienced polymyosistis in 1999, his eyes were opened to the special needs world, during his several weeks hospital stay. His experience inspired him to write SPARQE.…

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Adoption Of Special Needs Children with Guest Dr. John Cranham 1:09:15

3+ y ago1:09:15

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Episode 82: Adoption Of Special Needs Children with Guest Dr. John Cranham In this episode, Dr. John Cranham discuss adoption of special needs children. His son Cornell was born at 23 weeks. He spent the first 6 months of his life on a ventilator and trached before moving to a transitional unit. John’s wife initially worked with Cornell in the hosp…

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All About Dyslexia With Guest Lizzie Shearing 1:06:25

3+ y ago1:06:25

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Episode 81: All About Dyslexia With Guest Lizzie Shearing Today, we discuss all things dyslexia. Guest Lizzie Shearing discusses that dyslexia is a reading learning disability. Individuals process written words differently in their brain, such that they rely on the left frontal lobe, rather than more on the left posterior areas of their brain. They…

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LGBTQ In the Autism Community With Guest Danielle Sullivan 29:01

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Episode 80: LGBTQ In the Autism Community With Guest Danielle Sullivan In this episode, Danielle Sullivan discusses the gender and sexuality spectrum in the autism community. LGBTQ is very common in the autism community. There is also a high number of individuals who are autistic in the LGBTQ community. Individuals in the LGBTQ community have a hig…

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Living With Autism While Parenting Special Needs Children With Guest Danielle Sullivan 49:00

3+ y ago49:00

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Episode 79: Living With Autism While Parenting Special Needs Kids With Guest Danielle Sullivan In this episode, we discuss inclusivity, organizational tools for special needs parents, and living as a parent with autism. Guest Danielle Sullivan discusses that all places should be as accessible and inclusive as possible, even for invisible disabiliti…

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A Blind View With Guest Ashley Wayne 44:56

3+ y ago44:56

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Episode 78: A Blind View With Guest Ashley Wayne In this episode, Ashley Wayne discusses parenting children with special needs through the lens of blindness. Ashley was born blind, as were her two older children. Her son also has cerebral palsy. She was initially worried about how she would be able to parent while blind. However, no one else appear…

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Shaping Our Children Through Reading With Guest Sara Bradford 1:01:45

3+ y ago1:01:45

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Episode 77: Shaping Our Children Through Reading With Guest Sara Bradford In this episode, guest Sara Bradford discusses how children can benefit from reading children’s books about special needs. Her daughter has dyslexia and her older two children, as well as her husband, have autism. She discussed finding out during quarantine that her younger d…

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Live Like Sean With Guest TJ Nelligan 55:28

3+ y ago55:28

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Episode 76: Live Like Sean With Guest TJ Nelligan In this episode, we discuss living like Sean; living your best life. When Sean was young, he was diagnosed with an intellectual disability. Guest TJ Nelligan initially began mourning the child he thought he was going to have. After that, life got busy managing doctor appointments, medications, and t…

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