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S5 E11 - Autism, Advocacy & Recovery with John Beyer
In this powerful episode, Theresa speaks with John Beyer about parenting an autistic child. He shares his journey to autism advocacy, through ABA therapy, addiction recovery, and finding hope through life's hardest challenges. John shares his family's autism journey, the early days of limited autism resources and navigating special education services. He also underlines the importance of parent advocacy and community support. John discusses overcoming alcoholism, building resilience, and helping create opportunities for autistic adults through Spectrum Designs. This inspiring conversation offers encouragement, practical insight, and hope for autism parents, caregivers, and professionals.
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Pathways to Early Communication book
If you're like most parents, you want to do everything possible to help your child reach their fullest potential. Communication delays can be very frustrating and worrying for both children and parents. This book is a great tool for anyone working with infants and toddlers to help them develop the skills they need to prevent or reduce the effects of any possible delays. The author, who is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist, uses stories from her own work to bring points home in an interesting and easy-to-read way. This book makes a great shower gift for any new parent!
Find it at your favourite book seller by following this link: https://books2read.com/How-can-I-help-my-child-communicate
Close your eyes, take a deep belly breath! You don't have to do this alone
