A Helping Hand

Are you someone who lives in Canada who has a child who is on the spectrum and looking for help. Well my next guest is  Priya Tronsgard who lives in Canada, and is mom of two children of two on the spectrum. She has also foudned a tutoring agency called Edify Learnign Spaces. They are Canada’s leading tutoring agency for neurodivergant kids she is also a author of a book called Radically Reframing: Three Principles for a Happy Neurodivergent Family. She is also a advocate for Austism as well.

We talk about her 2 kids and we talk about her book and we talked about the challenges she faced raising 2 kids who are on the spectrum. I asked her about how Canada views those with ASD and much much more. 

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Enabled Intelligence

In this episode, I talk with Lauren Bacon Smith who is the Chief People Officer of Enabled Intelligence.

Enabled Intelligence is a new start-up company in DC that has a integrated work force and a different way interview their prospectus employees. 

They have the standard application, but they look beyond the resume or your background. What they are more interested in, is you knowledge and background with computers.  They don’t interview they employees like normal companies do, they don’t ask the traditional questions, they don’t ask questions at all.

What they do is they get to you, and find out what you are capable of. Also you are sent a aptitude test to see what you can and can not do.

They make their employees feel welcome and have things for those who are autistic feel more comfortable like, sensory inclusive rooms and have parties for them and much more.

If you are someone who is Autistic and living in the DC area this is one company to check out.

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Autism Outside the Box

In this episode I talk with Dr. Shoshana Levin Fox about how she treats and diagnsoes those with ASD differently then most do. We talk about the methods uses such as Islets of Normalcy and DIR Floor time.  We also talk about how there are those who get misdiagnosed and wind up having something completely differently and how she approaches and helps the parents figure it out.

This is a very open opening episode and interesting as well.

You can find out more about her in the link below.

She also has a book out called: An Autism A casebook for Parents and Practitioners

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The Darker side of Autism
with JD

In this Halloween Edition of the show I talk with my good friend Jose who is also autistic and we talk about his issues with Autism everything from losing his job to losing his scholarship.

We talk about the ups and downs of Autism and what parents can do if thier child has Autism.

This is also a short episode but very informitive.

Sit back, Relax and Grab you Favorite Beverage and have a Butterbeer on me.

A Chat with Pol Kline

In this episode of Stories, I have a chat with new ASD Life Coach Pol Kline. I talk to about how he got into coaching. I ask him questions like where does he see the world in 5 years from now to what his favorite subject was in school. 

Also in this episode at the very end I try something new, I do a word association with him and see what words pop into his head.  Pol is a very interesting man with a lot to offer those who are lucky enough to have him as a coach.

You can tell he is very modest when I ask his favorite curse word, he doesn’t say the word he just was “The all famous F bomb”

This was a very insightful interview.

You can also find out more about him here.

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A Chat with Pol Klein

In this episode of Stories, I have a chat with new ASD Life Coach Pol Klein. I talk to about how he got into coaching. I ask him questions like where does he see the world in 5 years from now to what his favorite subject was in school. 

Also in this episode at the very end I try something new, I do a word association with him and see what words pop into his head.  Pol is a very interesting man with a lot to offer those who are lucky enough to have him as a coach.

You can tell he is very modest when I ask his favorite curse word, he doesn’t say the word he just was “The all famous F bomb”

This was a very insightful interview.

You can also find out more about him here.

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Which do you prefer Nerodivergant or Nerodisticnt

In this this Episode I talk with Tim Goldstein. 

Tim is not your ordinary person, Tim was diagnosed with ASD late in life which has helped answer a lot of questions.  Tim has even gone to vocal coach to help him lower his voice. In this episode Tim also talks about why the term Nerodivergant is almost a negative word when we could be using something that sounds better like Nerodistinct.

Tim has worked for multiple companies such as Microsoft, Macy’s, and Chase just to name a few.

You can find out more about him here: https://www.timgoldstein.com/

So sit back, relax and grab your favorite beverage.

Living with Autism

In this episode of Inside the Aspergers Studio. I talk with Ryan Litchfield.  He is a PCM Admistrative Assistant and also someone who likes to help those who have ASD as well.

In this epiosde Ryan talks about what it was like being diagnosed with ASD and where he sees his life headed and what he would like to do with is life.

This turned out to be a very interesting episode.

Is ABA right for my Child

In this episode, I talk with Melissa Schiefelbein who is a board certified Behavior Analyst.  We talk about why she deiced to become a behavior analyst working with ABA.  She talks about how she quit her job to help her son, who is on the spectrum and started out as non-verbal and now he is talking and doing great in school.

We talk about why people are so fearful of ABA and what can be done to take away those fears.  Most of she says that it is not for everyone and that before you choose a ABA therapist you need to do your research.

She talks about how important it is to have the therapist come to your home so your child is comfortable and in a safe place and also that it they should spend a good amount of time with your child, to either go with you to the store or the park so they can work with them to help understand what appropriate and whats not when out in public and that a good therapist should only have few clients so they can structure time accordingly so they don’t feel rushed.

Being a Female with Autsim

In this episode of Inside the Asperers Studio, I talk with Raquel we learn that Switzerland is very segregrated and we talk about her life dealing with Autism and why she moved to Switzerland and dealing with segregartion when it comes to school and son.  She talk about the first time she heard what ableism is how the school system is not letting her home school her son.

She talks about moving back to Mexico to where she can home school her son and let him get the education he needs and not be put in a place he is not happy.

We talk about when she was diagnosed and what its like being a female on the spectrum and does she have a quiet place of her own she goes too when she feels too overwhelmed and much much more. 

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