Finding Mikey - Parenting our kiddo with Autism

Full Show notes can be found at: https://findingmikeypodcast.com/our-aba-experience-interview-with-carrie-campbell/ Feel free to call us anytime at 469-249-0425 ABA has been a great experience for our family. Our son has Autism Spectrum Disorder and ABA therapy has helped him learn skills and improve his behavior and better his communication skills. The therapist work with him one-on-one and help him to practice the social and emotional skills he is learning in a safe and fun environment. We have seen great progress in our son since starting his therapy sessions and we are very grateful for the help and support of the therapist. We spoke with other parents of autistic kids and learned that they were seeing positive behaviors more often that negative behaviors after just a few therapy sessions! They spoke of bettering social skills and overall better daily living skills.

Call Us at 469-249-0425 Travel can be stressful when you do it alone but add on the pressure of making a trip fun for your child and that’s when the heat is really cranked up! This episode is about traveling with your neurodiverse kiddos. Do you travel already? Ever taken a long flight with your family? How about a cruise? Well, if the thought of those gave you anxiety, this should help. We spend some time with Dawn Barclay, a lifelong traveler, writer and mom of 2 who when they were young she described as “anxious and inflexible”. She has a motherlode of tips for travel and really just makes it all sound easier than expected.

It can certainly be distressing when you start noticing that your child is experiencing developmental delays. But, on our journey with Mikey, we have discovered that there are services available for early intervention that won’t leave you bankrupt! In this episode, we’re talking all about the Child Find program, which makes the identification, evaluation, and early intervention therapy accessible for children with delayed development in every school district. You’ll find out how Mikey’s challenging preschool experience opened our eyes to Child Find, and how the program is structured, from the evaluation process to the multitude of services offered. We also touch on the telling indicators of developmental delays, eating therapy, and so  much more! Tune in for this informative episode to put your mind at ease and open the door to an affordable, effective solution for your child.

Key Points From This Episode:

• The impulsivity that became apparent when Mikey started preschool.
• Our process of selecting the appropriate preschool for Mikey.
• The early intervention services available for children with social and learning differences. 
• What Child Find is and who the program is designed for.
• The financial accessibility of the program!
• Indicators of developmental delays.
• Mikey’s occupational therapy focus and structure.
• What eating therapy is and the affordability of it through Child Find!
• The Child Find evaluation process.
• The importance of early intervention.
• The early intervention services offered for kids with delayed development.
• Some of our favorite resources!

Tweetables:

“One of the awesome things about Child Find is once they do an evaluation and they see that  your child qualifies for services, all of those services are provided by the funding of the school  district.” — Heather [0:11:11]

“It’s very important, when a child is young, to try to get them to use their words, use their  sounds, and develop words to communicate. However, assistive technology has come a really  long way.” — Heather [0:24:00]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

ECTA Part C coordinator list

Understood

Autism Parenting Magazine

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