HeyJaredNot Your Average Autism Mom
This podcast was started for parents and caregivers raising autistic children, but has evolved, and we have listeners across the world who are relatives of someone with autism, special education teachers, and other professionals.
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276. When Your Child Is Afraid to Get It Wrong: Understanding Performance Anxiety (opens the original)
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Your child knows the answer but won’t say it. They’ve completed the task before, but suddenly insist, “I can’t.” They refuse to begin, ask you to do it for them, or fall apart when someone is watching. It may look like defiance, laziness, or a lack of effort. But sometimes your child isn’t refusing because they don’t want to try. They’re afraid they’ll get it wrong. In this episode, Shannon explains how performance anxiety can show up in autistic children, teens, and adults—and why being watched
275. Autistic Shutdown: When Your Child’s Struggle Gets Quiet (opens the original)
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A child who is screaming, crying, or falling apart is clearly struggling. But what happens when an autistic child’s response to overwhelm becomes quiet? Autistic shutdowns can look like ignoring, refusing, withdrawing, or simply choosing not to participate. Your child may stop speaking, become unusually still, retreat to their room, stare into space, or temporarily lose access to skills they normally have. Because shutdowns don’t always disrupt the room, they are much easier to miss—and often mi
274. Impulsive or Oppositional? Why Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Mean Doing Better (opens the original)
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Your child knows the rule. You’ve explained it, practiced it, reminded them—and they may even be able to tell you exactly what they’re supposed to do. So why do they keep doing the thing they KNOW they shouldn’t? It’s easy to assume they’re being defiant, refusing to listen, or deliberately pushing back. But knowing what to do and being able to access that information quickly enough to stop an impulse are two very different skills. In this episode, Shannon talks about why impulsivity in autistic
273. Before You Ask Again: Give Them Time to Process (opens the original)
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You ask your child a question. You wait a beat. Then you ask again, explain it differently, or add another direction. But what if your child is still processing the first thing you said? We’re back with brand-new episodes after our BEST OF Summer series! I’m sharing a quick update on my recovery from hand surgery and basal cell removal on my nose, then getting into a conversation that’s especially useful as school routines begin. In this episode, we’re talking about slow processing and what happ
BEST OF Summer Series - Back to School Pep Talk (opens the original)
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☀️ BEST of Summer Series This episode is part of our BEST of Summer Series , where I'm revisiting some of the most impactful, most downloaded, and most shared episodes from the Not Your Average Autism Mom podcast. Originally released as Episode 233 , The Back-to-School Parent Pep Talk: What Every Autism Parent Needs to Know couldn't be more timely. School has already started for some of our families, and for others, that first day is right around the corner. Whether you're listening for the firs
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