The Chronicles of Autism Moms

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Our experiences of families attending large events, vacations, concert theater etc.

01:45 - What are the things you consider that make such events manageable for you and your families?

02:04 - Moira-length of time (travel, entry, event, time of day) need to be considered and planned.

04:40 - What sort of situations have you been in?

04:45 - keeping a check on my child and his actions 

05:20 - appropriate behavior and growing...

This week Alison is joined by Huma and Moira to talk about the excitement around the World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Topics 00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 2 episode 4 – World Cup Excitement

00:34 Introduction  Alison : Hello and welcome to episode 2 of our world cup special , we are joined by Moira and Huma , welcome ladies . To those who don't know , Qatar will be hosting the football world cup. The t...

This week Alison is joined by Huma and Moira to talk about navigating big events with autistic children.

Topics 00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 2 episode 3 – Navigating Big Events  01:00 – With the World Cup almost upon us the excitement is mounting here in Doha so we thought it would be a good idea to discuss the challenges that we face taking our children to large events. 02:00 – Most accessible ...

This week Alison is joined again by Huma and Suzana to discuss breaking from normal routines. What are the highs and lows of summer breaks like in your house? Do you stick to your routine?

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism Moms Podcast, season 2, episode 2: Part 3 – Break From The Norm

00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode

01:00 – When your kids are on break and free from the structure of school they have time feel ...

This week Alison is joined again by Huma and Suzana to discuss breaking from normal routines. What are the highs and lows of summer breaks like in your house? Do you stick to your routine?

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism Moms Podcast, season 2, episode 2: Part 2 – Break From The Norm

00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode

02:20 – Managing your child with Autism and their break from routine and your other childre...

This week Alison is joined by Huma and Suzana to discuss breaking from normal routines. What was your initial anticipation of summer break? How long do breaks last for parents? Do you keep up with what others are doing during breaks?

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, season 2, episode 2 – Break from the norm

00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode

02:30 – How does a break effect you as moms parenting k...

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This week Alison is joined by Huma and Suzana to talk about preparing for the new school year:  How can you manage the transition back to school? How to help children adapt to new routines? And how to encourage positive relationships between school and parents.

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 2 episode 1 – Back to School Transitions

01:00 – Heading back into a new school year after th...

This week Alison is joined by Reen, Moira, and Maha to discuss going back to school. How do we prepare through the summer, or should we just let the normal day and bedtime routine go out the window? How to establish a routine for school? Tips for dealing with jetlag, and much more!

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00:00 - This Life, The Chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 18 –Back To School.

00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode

02:00 – In t...

This week Alison is joined by Hasna, Huma and Suzana to discuss their biggest back to school fears. How do we manage our anxiety about the upcoming school year? How to have a line of open communication with your child’s school and teachers? and much more!

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 19 – Biggest Back To School Fears.

00:30 – Alison kicks off the episode

02:00 – Suzana,...

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This week Alison is joined by Hasna and Suzana to talk with Huma who is currently going through a particularly bad break-up with her son's school.

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence that a lot of parents will experience

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 17 – That’s not inclusion!

01:20 – Can you just share with us Huma, w...

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This week Alison is joined by Reen, Moira and Maha to discuss Travel Tips. How do we manage our anxiety and stress when making a long journey? How do we prepare to deal with scrutiny from other travelers?

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 16 – Travel Tips.

01:20 – In the past what was the most stressful part of the journey?

02:30 – Do you think it helps that we are frequent ...

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This week Hasna and Alison talk about standardized tests. They explore what standardized tests measure, how schools filter students using these tests, consequences of the tests on parents and kid and wrap up with talking about the DSM-5.

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 15 – Standardized Testing with Hasna. 00:01 – What is standardized Testing? 01:50 – Why was Standardize...

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This week Huma, Karina and Alison continue their chat about sibling rivalry! They explore how to balance their family's needs, understanding your neurodiverse children's dynamics, how to help your children develop and maintain a healthy relationship and much more!

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 13 – Sibling Rivalry, Part 2.

00:30 - Alison kicks off the show

00:40 – How ...

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This week Huma, Karina and Alison chat about sibling rivalry! They explore how to balance their family's needs, understanding your neurodiverse children's dynamics, how to help your children develop and maintain a healthy relationship and much more!

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 13 – Sibling Rivalry, Part 1.

00:30 - Alison kicks off the show

1:45 – Tell us about the ...

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This week Huma, Karina and Alison chat about mates and playdates! They explore how to introduce their neurotypical children's friends to their autistic child, how to manage your own anxiety when introducing your child with Autism to someone new, how to prep your child for a playdate and so much more!

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00:00 - This Life, The Chronicles of Autism Moms podcast, series 1 episode 12 – Mates & Playdates

00:27 - Alison ...

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This week Maha, Suzana, Hasna and Alison chat about social interactions! They explore managing their own anxiety, how to guide their kids through navigating social situations and practicing social skills with their kids.

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00:00 - This Life, The Chronicles of Autism Moms podcast, series 1 episode 11 – Social Interactions

00:27 - Alison kicks off the show

01:13 – Suzana, tell us about your experience with uncomfortab...

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This episode includes Hasna, Suzana, Maha and Alison sharing their own unique experiences of getting their child with Autism to eat different foods and their frustrations with seeing them go from eating everything to just beige foods.  These moms chat about what that was like for them and how that affected them and their lives as women, mothers, and professionals.

00:00 - This Life, The Chronicles of Autism Moms podcast, se...

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This episode includes Moira, Huma, Reen and Alison sharing their own unique experiences of getting their child’s SEN team together including their teacher, shadow teacher and therapists, for the most effective approaches to get the best out of their child in school, therapy and home. These moms chat about what that was like for them and how that affected them and their lives as women, mothers, and professionals.

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The episode includes Suzana, Maha, Reen and Alison sharing their unique experiences of choosing a shadow teacher (learning support teacher), or not,  for their child and how that affected them and their lives as women, mothers, and professionals.

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00:00 - This Life, the chronicles of Autism moms podcast, series 1 episode 8 – To Shadow or not to Shadow.

00:30 - Alison kicks off the show

01:40   Reen, can you explain ...