Dr. Sherkow was delighted to join Brigitte Shipman on her podcast, Mother’s Guide Through Autism. The episode is available to watch on YouTube, and also to listen to via Shipman’s website, Spotify, and Apple podcasts.
In the episode, Dr. Sherkow outlines her career and decades of clinical experience working with children with ASD and developmental disorders, gives an overview of current neuroscience on ASD, and offers some revelatory strategies for approaching tough moments with your ASD youngster. We put a list of convenient timestamps for the YouTube video for specific pieces of advice, below.
Brigitte Shipman’s coaching and content creation focus on the experience of raising a child with ASD. Dr. Sherkow is the featured guest on Episode #155 of the Mother’s Guide Through Autism podcast (there’s plenty more to explore!). Shipman co-wrote a book with her son who is on the spectrum when he reached adulthood. The book is titled A Mother’s Guide Through Autism, but when flipped over, the book begins again with the title Through the Eyes of the Guided— her son Joseph’s side of the shared experience. This unique format is a touching dual memoir and offering to others on the journey.
We thank Brigitte Shipman for her work. Dr. Sherkow will soon return to the podcast for an episode on ASD in Adolescence. Stay tuned!
Timestamps for YouTube:
25:50-28:30 How to think about and respond to repetitive quoting behavior (ie: from film and tv)
32:45-33:-19 Strategy: Routine and “terrible twos” in adolescence
35:18-36:52 Strategy: Giving choices
37:32-38:05 What the ASD child is experiencing
39:15-40:24 How to set boundaries & handle meltdowns
Eva Navon & Chloe Haimes