Living the Sky Life - Our Autism Journey

S2. Episode 50 - Author, Autism Mom, Co-founder of the nonprofit Labeled & Loved and so much more...

Sep 30, 2020

Dr. Lisa Peña is a proud coach’s wife, a clinical pharmacist, passionate public speaker and a busy mom of three including a daughter with a unique subset of autism called, pathological demand avoidance (PDA). Dr. Peña is a co-founder of the nonprofit Labeled and Loved and director of the nonprofit’s annual weekend...

Episode 49 - Season 1 Wrap-Up and Recap!!

Sep 23, 2020

Wow!! What a jam packed first season of Living the Sky Life! I want to extend my sincere thanks to all of the many incredible guests who took the time to chat with me and I'm equally as grateful to ALL of the thousands of listeners each week! Your feedback and encouragement has made hosting this podcast so much fun...

Episode 48 - A candid conversation with my daughter Kendall about mental health and growing up with a severely autistic sibling

Sep 16, 2020

My 15-year-old, neurotypical daughter, Kendall joins me for a very candid conversation. We touch on her feelings about growing up with a severely autistic brother, her struggles with anxiety & depression and the need for sibling support groups among many other topics.

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Episode 47 - Communication comes in many forms... Spelling to Communicate is helping those with non-verbal ASD express thoughts and feelings

Sep 9, 2020

Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is a technique that helps children with ASD express their thoughts and feelings through use of spelling! Students point to letters on a board to spell words and eventually create sentences. I'm thrilled to have my son's S2C practitioner Kelley Howe as my guest today to discuss the...

Episode 46 - SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY... important tips for emergency situations

Sep 2, 2020

This is an episode you NEED to listen to! While taping this episode, I learned so many important lessons and tips for assisting first responders in any type of an emergency... things that are crucially important to ensure the safety of our special needs children!

My guest, Ashlee Parker, is from a small town outside...