110:What Are The Odds?
On this episode, I talk to you about having anticipation with multiple situations and how we can manage our feelings, actions, and emotions and still function a on daily basis.
Tag: autism
Empowering Parents: A New Model of Support Services
Adam Dreyfus and Dr. Stephanie Holmes discuss how to empower parents with a new model for building support services for families with children on the autism spectrum.
Adam Dreyfus, MA, LBA is the Chief Science Officer of AnswersNow and is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Verbal Behavior Analysis. He currently serves as the Director of the Sarah Dooley Center for Autism in Richmond, VA. He is also a co-founder of AnswersNow, an innovative mobile app that connects parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with autism directly with board certified experts.
Prior to that he served the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Technical Assistance Associate at VCU’s Autism Center for Excellence. Adam worked in Region 1 and 8 providing direct services to school divisions, primarily working with Henrico County Public Schools as well as Greensville County Public Schools. Adam graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in Language and Child Development. He went on to earn his Master’s degree in Special Education/Applied Behavior Analysis from Columbia University’s Teachers College. He studied Verbal Behavior Analysis under Dr. Douglas Greer and was trained in the CABAS system. He holds a Teacher II rank in the system which emphasizes language development and social involvement.
Mission K9 Rescue
“There’s an assumption that these working dogs are automatically being taken care of after they leave service but that’s not the case. A lot of them are stuck in kennels — not just in the U.S., but overseas. We really need to get them back. We want to honor these dogs that have given their lives for us. We want to make sure they come back and get the retirement they deserve.” – Mission K9 Rescue
An Autistic’s Adventures in Corporate America
Clay and Stephanie discuss his book, “Best Places To Work: An Autistic Adventure in Corporate America.”
An Aspie’s Guide to Social Engineering in the Workplace
Perry and Stephanie Holmes discuss his prolific career and how being a high functioning Aspie has helped him be a voice to others on the Autism Spectrum in their workplace.
Perry Carpenter, Author of “Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors” from Wiley Publishing currently serves as Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer for KnowBe4, the world’s most popular security awareness and simulated phishing platform.
Perry holds a Master of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA) from Norwich University in Vermont and is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO).
Perry shares how he was diagnosed later in life with Asperger’s Syndrome and will share how he uses his special interests and strengths for his career.
109:Autistic Butterflies
People with autism usually have another condition, such as anxiety, and I can guarantee it. Today, I talk about being anxious and the different plans that you could do in order to get through anxiety.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THr_ZfLfkOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHuRic6WtJE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85QY_d-8J2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzaNQAh3NiY
https://www.namikenosha.org/anxiety-disorder.html
Tracey Maxfield–Escaping the Rabbit Hole (Bullying)
In Tracey Maxfield’s words: “Tracey Maxfield is a retired nurse with over 36 years’ experience in gerontology, mental health, and dementia care. In 2017-19, she was a regular guest on well-known author and radio host Peter Rosenberger’s show Hope For the Caregiver on Sirius radio. Tracey has written articles on dementia care, medical research and mental illness/bullying in teenagers. She is the Purple Angel Dementia Ambassador for the Okanagan. B.C. and NAASCA Ambassador for B.C., Canada.
Tracey experienced her first episode of clinical depression in her twenties and lived with chronic depression ever since. However, nothing prepared her for the acute depressive episode she experienced in 2015. After enduring years of intense workplace stress, harassment and bullying, she plummeted into an abyss of darkness, hopelessness and despair the likes of which she had never experienced before.
Encouraged by a psychologist, Tracey started a Blog, Escaping the Rabbit Hole: my life with depression, to better help her friends understand her depression. Over time, Tracey began to heal and found that out of the darkness and despair, there is hope, there is life after depression.
Escaping the Rabbit Hole: my journey through depression is Tracey’s first book and has received international rave reviews. Since the release of her book, Tracey has become a staunch advocate for Mental Illness and Mental Health Awareness and Bullying and completed the course, Bringing Mental Health to Schools. She has met with children, teenagers and young adults to talk about bullying and mental illness and was one of the ‘Break Out’ presenters at the TEACH 2019 Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.
Her website www.traceymaxfield.com was recently awarded the silver medal for Best Author Website 2019 at the eLit Awards and her book was a top 10 finalist in the Non-Fiction category at the Author Academy Awards. Tracey has appeared on ABC, NBC and FOX TV morning shows, live radio and over 60 podcasts in the USA, Canada, New Zealand and UK. She recently returned from the UK where she gave a presentation about bullying in the workplace at a Hospital in Somerset.
Tracey has her own You Tube channel: Engage Educate Empower and posts weekly videos and blog posts about mental illness and bullying. In December 2019 she released her first on-line course about mental illness, suicide and bullying in children and teenagers. Her philosophy is to Engage children and teenagers, to Educate them about mental illness and bullying and to Empower them to develop confidence and skills to continue to move ahead in their own life journey.
If you are seeking support for workplace bullying: www.WorkplaceBullyingSupport.com
Occupational Therapy Across the Lifespan
Join Dr. Julie Watson and Stephanie as they discuss Occupational Therapy needs for people on the Autism Spectrum.
Dr. Julie Watson joined Bay Path University as program coordinator, as well as, an associate professor for the post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate program. She also serves as the Residency Coordinator for the Brooks Institute of Higher Learning Occupational Therapy Neurologic Residency Program. Dr. Watson serves as the Northeast Florida Regional Representative for the Florida Occupational Therapy Association. She has presented research at the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, American Occupational Therapy Association, Assistive Technology Industry Association, Florida Occupational Therapy Association, and Western Association of Colleges professional conferences. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Wildflower Clinic and consults for several community organizations on a volunteer basis.
Dr. Julie Watson’s clinical experience includes positions in outpatient and home health settings serving pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. She received her BS in Psychology from the University of Maryland, an MOT from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, an MHS from the University of Florida, and a PhD from the University of Florida.
https://www.baypath.edu/academics/faculty-directory/biography/julie-l-watson/
Standing Up for Autism in the Workplace with JR Reed
Join one of Mental Health News Radio Network’s podcasters, Dawn Westmoreland of The Empowered Whistleblower podcast with guest, JR Reed.
Can you imagine being diagnosed as a highly Autistic functioning person? JR Reed who is a Lead Editor for the Good Men Project talks about being autistic, how he is advocating for others with disabilities in our podcast interview. We both discuss how to stand up for yourself if you are being harassed in the workplace and how to request a Reasonable Accommodation for getting hired or to enjoy the benefits of employment. We add in a lot of humor during our discussion.
You can learn more about JR here:
https://www.notweirdjustautistic.com (web site)
https://www.facebook.com/notweirdjustautistic (FB page)
108:Thinking Through
In this episode, I talk to you about how we see the world and how we analyze it in depth, often rehashing something over and over. Trying to figure out the world around us sometimes can be tricky and over analyzing can cause stress.
