Autism Dad Advice | Interview with Dr. Charles Barbera

Описание: Mary Barbera discusses what it's like raising a child with autism with her husband Charles Barbera as a special guest on today's episode!
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For the first time ever on Turn Autism Around, I’m interviewing my husband and autism dad Dr. Charles Barbera about his point of view on our autism journey. Charles was the first person to mention the word “autism” to me when Lucas didn’t speak or react to living things like new babies or pets, but his understanding of autism was shaped by the movie Rain Man and the idea of autistic savants.

If your spouse is in denial like I was, how do you break through about a possible autism diagnosis? Charles suggests the approach of planting a seed and providing evidence to patiently bring the other spouse into the light of the diagnosis. What finally helped me move from denial to acceptance was realizing that we needed to figure out how to help Lucas catch up on his delays no matter if it was autism, a speech delay, or something else.

Having a child with autism can become an all-encompassing condition that consumes your time, money, and energy. You don’t want the Only Child Syndrome in your family, especially if it means ignoring your other children or your spouse. Charles shares some of his thoughts on how he felt about my role as “the autism mom”.

In today’s video you’ll learn:
-Charles and I talk about the challenges of setting up Lucas’ future without us, and some of our concerns about his care.
-People are normally proud of their kids for academics or sports, but there’s a different level of pride when a child with autism is potty-trained or starts to speak.
-The advice Charles would give to dads as they navigate the new dynamics of their family life after an autism diagnosis.

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Dr. Mary Barbera. I fell into the autism world as an autism mom in 1999 when her first-born son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Since then, she became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author of The Verbal Behavior Approach. Since 2015, she’s created 3 autism online courses based on applied behavior analysis for professionals and "gung-ho" parents. Whether you’re looking for autism parenting strategies, working with development delays in children, or in search of autism help for professionals, I can encourage you to subscribe to the channel and join me on my journey. I’ll be providing weekly autism resources that you don’t want to miss.