Join Dr. Holmes and Dr. Whitney as they discuss key moments from his keynote presentation: Short and Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on individuals with ASD and his workshop presentation on changes in criteria from DSM IV to DSM 5. Many topics are discussed on life transition and changes needed to understand better and accommodate those on the spectrum.

About Dr. Whitney:
Dr. Whitney received his Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2001 from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology (FIPP). He interned at St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (SUNY-Stony Brook Health Sciences System) in Port Jefferson, New York (Long Island). Dr.
Whitney has conducted outcome research and published on ways families can help their children cope with medical and developmental differences. He has 21 years of clinical experience working with children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders,
and 17 years of experience working with families and children with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Disclaimer:
When we have guests on the ASR podcast, they are recognized for their expertise on autism as an advocate, self-advocates, clinicians, parents, or other professionals in the field. They may or may not be part of the faith community; having a guest on the broader topic of autism does not reflect complete agreement with the guest, just as many guests may not agree with our faith perspective. Guests are chosen by topic for the chosen podcast discussion and are not necessarily in full agreement with all beliefs of the chosen guest(s).

Today, Dan and Stephanie will discuss Stress and how it manifests in the NeuroDiverse Christian Couple (NDCC). We will talk through points from the Equipping Tools Called Stress by author June Hunt of Hope for the Heart.

Today, Dan and Stephanie will discuss Stress and how it manifests in the NeuroDiverse Christian Couple (NDCC). We will talk through points from the Equipping Tools Called Stress by author June Hunt of Hope for the Heart.

Today, Dr. Holmes talks with Jeremy and Ilana from mybestsociallife.com. We talk about belonging and learning the skills young adults on the spectrum need to create the social life they desire without getting overwhelmed.

Podcast Description:
Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh are friendship and dating coaches who teach the strategies and skills that empower autistic and neurodivergent adults to find community, make friends, start dating, and build relationships. Ilana has over 16 years of experience as a special education teacher in New York City and is now the Director of Education for My Best Social Life. Jeremy has over 13 years of experience coaching autistic and neurodivergent adults on building the social lives they want and deserve. Jeremy and Ilana’s passion is their first-of-its-kind strategy and skills program called Social Life 360. It’s an innovative program that teaches its clients the strategies and skills to meet new people in new places confidently, and they do it by decoding the social world using formulas, diagrams, and step-by-step processes that make more sense to the neurodivergent brain. The Social Life 360 program also provides clients with a warm, inclusive, and exciting community that makes them feel embraced on their social journey. You can learn more about Jeremy, Ilana, and the Social Life 360 approach at MyBestSocialLife.com, and you can contact them about scheduling your family’s Strategy Session at Jeremy@MyBestSocialLife.com.

What they do:
From their website-
We teach our clients cutting-edge social techniques that really work for people whose brains are wired differently. The way we do that is by decoding social situations and then teaching them to our clients as formulas, diagrams, checklists, schematics, and step-by-step processes. We also give you world-class support so that we can help you every step of the way with who to meet, where to meet them, and how to win them over without feeling overwhelmed. We do all of this while giving you a warm, inclusive, and vibrant community of our clients and graduates so that you can spend time with other wonderful people who have the same goals.

Today, Dr. Holmes talks with Jeremy and Ilana from mybestsociallife.com. We talk about belonging and learning the skills young adults on the spectrum need to create the social life they desire without getting overwhelmed.

Podcast Description:
Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh are friendship and dating coaches who teach the strategies and skills that empower autistic and neurodivergent adults to find community, make friends, start dating, and build relationships. Ilana has over 16 years of experience as a special education teacher in New York City and is now the Director of Education for My Best Social Life. Jeremy has over 13 years of experience coaching autistic and neurodivergent adults on building the social lives they want and deserve. Jeremy and Ilana’s passion is their first-of-its-kind strategy and skills program called Social Life 360. It’s an innovative program that teaches its clients the strategies and skills to meet new people in new places confidently, and they do it by decoding the social world using formulas, diagrams, and step-by-step processes that make more sense to the neurodivergent brain. The Social Life 360 program also provides clients with a warm, inclusive, and exciting community that makes them feel embraced on their social journey. You can learn more about Jeremy, Ilana, and the Social Life 360 approach at MyBestSocialLife.com, and you can contact them about scheduling your family’s Strategy Session at Jeremy@MyBestSocialLife.com.

What they do:
From their website-
We teach our clients cutting-edge social techniques that really work for people whose brains are wired differently. The way we do that is by decoding social situations and then teaching them to our clients as formulas, diagrams, checklists, schematics, and step-by-step processes. We also give you world-class support so that we can help you every step of the way with who to meet, where to meet them, and how to win them over without feeling overwhelmed. We do all of this while giving you a warm, inclusive, and vibrant community of our clients and graduates so that you can spend time with other wonderful people who have the same goals.

Join Dr. Holmes and Meredith Sinclair of Life Behavior Consulting as they discuss the need for support and adaptive skills for adolescents and young adults on the spectrum. Life does not end when school ends; however, supports often do. Social skills are needed for job interviews and career development. Meredith and Life Behavior Consulting focus on these skills.

It is located in Atlanta, GA, but is now available over Zoom outside of GA. You can find out more at https://lifebehaviorconsulting.com/

About Meredith Sinclair:
Meredith Sinclair is the Executive Director/Founder of LIFE Behavior Consulting. Meredith holds a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified PEERS (Program for the Enrichment and Education of Relational Skills) Provider.

Meredith specializes in Behavior Consulting, Executive Functioning, Social Skills, and Career Development training. She has served a range of neurodiverse clients with a variety of cognitive verbal levels and support needs. She has had the pleasure of working with young adults, their families, and caregivers to teach them skills and provide tools that help them work toward their goals.
Meredith built LIFE Behavior Consulting with the goal of empowering individuals through coaching, teaching, and support to gain tools that will improve their access to social opportunities, relationships, and interdependence in their home, community, school, and vocational settings. She strives to energize her clients and help them realize their inner strengths.

Join Dr. Holmes and Meredith Sinclair of Life Behavior Consulting as they discuss the need for support and adaptive skills for adolescents and young adults on the spectrum. Life does not end when school ends; however, supports often do. Social skills are needed for job interviews and career development. Meredith and Life Behavior Consulting focus on these skills.

It is located in Atlanta, GA, but is now available over Zoom outside of GA. You can find out more at https://lifebehaviorconsulting.com/

About Meredith Sinclair:
Meredith Sinclair is the Executive Director/Founder of LIFE Behavior Consulting. Meredith holds a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Georgia State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and a Certified PEERS (Program for the Enrichment and Education of Relational Skills) Provider.

Meredith specializes in Behavior Consulting, Executive Functioning, Social Skills, and Career Development training. She has served a range of neurodiverse clients with a variety of cognitive verbal levels and support needs. She has had the pleasure of working with young adults, their families, and caregivers to teach them skills and provide tools that help them work toward their goals.
Meredith built LIFE Behavior Consulting with the goal of empowering individuals through coaching, teaching, and support to gain tools that will improve their access to social opportunities, relationships, and interdependence in their home, community, school, and vocational settings. She strives to energize her clients and help them realize their inner strengths.

Talking about friends. Everything from high school to now.

Talking about friends. Everything from high school to now.

Dan and Stephanie set this podcast up with their podcast on Jan 2nd and Jan 16th of 2023. You will want to review this podcast before you hear today’s podcast on escaping enemy mode. We took questions from our listeners and those in our coaching courses based on Wilder’s work.
Some questions that came in:
How is attachment and hesed related?
How is attachment related to enemy mode?
What is a fear bond, and if you have PTSD or have been damaged by a relationship, can you achieve a love bond?
What parts of the brain have neuroplasticity? What can be learned for those on the spectrum?
More questions answered!
NDCCs are easily dragged into enemy mode- simple enemy mode, stupid enemy mode, and intellectual enemy mode. Our brains can unite or divide us. Join us for this discussion with Dr. Jim Wilder.
You will want to go back and hear our podcast “Are you in your right mind?” which sets the stage for this conversation.
Today we will talk about how those on the autism spectrum, due to neurological wiring, are more easily dragged into enemy mode. But we will also talk about JOY and how to escape enemy mode to re-friend and rebuild attachment/joy.

About Dr. Wilder:
Dr. Jim Wilder has been training leaders and counselors for over 30 years on five continents. Jim grew up in South America and is bilingual (English/Spanish). He is the author of nineteen books with a strong focus on maturity and relational skills. Dr. Wilder has served as a guest lecturer at Fuller Seminary, Biola, Talbot Seminary, Point Loma University, Montreat College, Tyndale Seminary, and elsewhere.

Dr. Jim Wilder has extensive clinical counseling experience and is the chief neurotheologian of Life Model Works, a nonprofit working at the intersection of theology and brain science. Life Model Works builds on the fifty-year legacy of Shepherd’s House, which began in the 1970s as a ministry to street kids in Van Nuys, California.
In those early days, Jim worked with the team of volunteer counselors and Fuller Seminary faculty to build a counseling center to help broken people recover from negative habits, addictions, abuse, and trauma. By the 1990s, Jim was Assistant Director and later Executive Director of Shepherd’s House, helping hundreds of pastors and churches with their toughest counseling cases.

Jim was intimately involved in 1987 when Shepherd’s House conducted a careful review of why some people with the same level of trauma and treatment recovered, but others did not. The results of this case-by-case study became The Life Model, a new recovery model. The Life Model study findings were published in Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You.