Episode 74: Affirming Food Strategies for Autistic Kids
Join Cari and Jim for a follow-up to episode 73 as they continue the discussion on supporting Autistic children at mealtime. In this episode, Cari outlines three categories of safe, respectful strategies that prioritize trust, choice, and co-regulation.
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Episode 73: It's Not Just Picky Eating
Cari and Jim discuss the complex relationship that Autistic children often have with food.
One liner for this episode: For Autistic kids, mealtime is about survival, not stubbornness.
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Episode 72: Creating Mindful Screen Time Habits at Home
Nobody likes to talk about screen time. But we live in the Digital Age, and it's time to start supporting families of young children in creating mindful screen time habits at home. One thing that all children with developing brains and bodies need is VARIED EXPERIENCES! Screen time should be just one of many experiences young children have access to each day. Be sure to stay tuned until the end for a discussion about screen time in children with disabilities.
Screen Time Mindfulness Books for Kids
https://amzn.to/43tpRGh
The Anxious Generation book
https://amzn.to/4kkTDo6
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Episode 71: Girls Can Be Autistic Too
Cari and Jim discuss the bias in autism research and how this affects girls getting an autism diagnosis.
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Episode 70: Autism Prevalence
The CDC released the most recent autism prevalence numbers which showed an increase from 1 in 36 kids to 1 in 31 kids. In this episode, Cari and Jim discuss factors contributing to the increase in autism prevalence in the United States including 1) improved understanding of the Autistic neurotype, 2) increased identification of autism in previously under-identified groups, and 3) assortative mating.
Here are the 2 links mentioned in the episode:
1013.full.pdf
The Evidence on Vaccines and Autism | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health
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