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A special episode on the Autism Dad podcast

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On this week’s podcast, CSO Alycia Halladay appears on the Autism Dad Podcast, hosted by Rob Gorski. While we have included the full podcast here, you should also go over to the Autism Dad podcast – he’s smart, funny and has 3 adorable boys with ASD. Rob talks openly and honestly about not just scientific issues, but everyday challenges and successes that is inspirational for families across the spectrum. You can find him on the regular podcast streams or here: https://www.theautismdad.com/listen/

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ASD in the “next generation” of siblings

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Times have changed. Once, parents of a child with autism were concerned about autism in younger siblings. Now those parents are grandparents, and worried about autism in their children’s children. Siblings of autistic adults are considering having children of their own and wondering what they should be prepared for when they have kids of their own. This week, Natasha Marrus from Washington University School of Medicine talks about her new study looking at the increase in probability of ASD in infants who have an aunt or an uncle with ASD. The results are not surprising, but they do have implications for actionable steps.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322320313846?via%3Dihub

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How to be resilient

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Resilience is the quality that allows people to recover from severe trauma or other adverse events with their mental health somewhat intact. For many families, this international public health emergency is a traumatic event and coming out of this is going to require a lot of skills and training. Most of us have never experienced anything like this before and families with autism have additional burdens to deal with. We will be hosting a webinar about it on April 22nd with experts in the field, but in the meantime, this is a list of tips from licensed psychologists in the field.

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Managing autism practice from a distance: it’s called ECHO

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Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) pairs specialist centers with community providers to help them manage cases and empower them with knowledge to help their patients locally. It is done over the computer, which is especially relevant today. The goal is to help clinicians and physicians manage patients when local expertise is not available. Micah Mazurek of University of Virginia recently published a randomized study about the efficacy of this program, and is a special guest on the podcast to explain what it is and how it can be used to help doctors help each other and their families.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2762007