Practical Tips to Help Survive the Pandemic as a Parent of a Child with Autism-COVID Edition, Ep1

COVID-19 Edition - Episode 1 Welcome to this COVID-19 special edition podcast brought to you by Kessler Foundation. In this episode, Nicky Miller, our social media specialist spoke with experts in autism, Drs Helen Genova of Kessler Foundation (https://kesslerfoundation.org) and Regina Peter of the Newmark schools (https://www.newmarkeducation.com) about autism and social isolation.
 In this episode, we discuss how the corona pandemic has affected children with autism. Specifically we discuss: • The effects that Covid-19 pandemic has on children with autism (1:38) • How the Newmark School (Scotch Plains, NJ) - (https://www.newmarkeducation.com) has created an online learning program to meet the needs of children with ASD (4:22) and how educators can utilize the techniques used by the Newmark School (13:14) • Practical tips for parents of children with autism including: • Creating a visual schedule for their child (14:33) • Maintaining physical and sensory activities during pandemic (15:52) • Practicing mindfulness to reduce anxiety (18:05; 33:00) • Maintaining mental health during the pandemic (21:05) • Disconnecting from technology and social media (24:56) • Latest research performed by Dr. Genova on using mindfulness in children with autism (28:33) Podcast transcript: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/practical-tips-to-help-survive-the-pandemic-as-a-parent-of-a-child-with-autism-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Listen in as Drs Genova and Peter discuss practical tips to help survive the pandemic as a parent of a child with autism. 
 To learn more about our experts click on their bio links below: Dr. Helen Genova (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Helen%20Genova) Dr. Regina Peter (https://www.newmarkeducation.com/about/our-team)
 Podcast Resource links…. 
 Autism Resources ==================== A guide to managing social isolation in individuals with autism, written by members of the autism community: https://ausm.org/images/docs/PandemicGuideforASDAdults2020.pdf 
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