Episode 175-"Raising a Child with Autism" Guest: Jessica Daley

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family, Education, Parenting, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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From suspecting something was different with her son early on when he was a toddler, to researching on her own and approaching her son’s pediatrician with questions and concerns, to a formal diagnosis of autism, guest Jessica Daley has been on an unexpected journey that many parents may also find themselves facing. Jessica explains the importance of having a good pediatrician, as she shares, “Pediatricians hold the key and open the door for parents to get the resources and tools that are needed to support our children with autism, so having a pediatrician that you trust, that you feel supported by, who cares about you and your child, is vitally important to the autism journey.” Jessica further describes her son’s individual needs, which have included speech therapy, occupational therapy and even physical therapy at times, as well as what she anticipates that life will be like going forward, as her son continues to grow throughout childhood and into adulthood. Listen in as Jessica and Dr. Meeker discuss the complexities (and victories!) of supporting a child with autism – shared from the engaging viewpoints of both a parent and a pediatrician. https://www.jessica-daley.com Thanks for listening to Episode #175, Raising a Child with Autism, and for helping Dr. Meg’s parenting revolution reach more than SEVEN MILLION downloads! Please subscribe, rate and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook & Instagram @MegMeekerMD Check out Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools! www.meekerparenting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.9	Welcome to Parenting Great Kids. This is episode number 175 and I'm your host, Dr.
1:10.0	Meg Meeker. Well, you know, there's no doubt about it. We're living in very difficult
1:15.4	times for parents. We talk about food shortages, inflation and war, but we rarely talk about
1:21.7	how tough life is now for parents. If you have a child on the autism spectrum, your
1:28.7	life is even tougher. So that's what we're going to talk about today. My guest is Jessica
1:34.0	Daily, a single mom with a six year old boy on the autism spectrum. The road she walks
1:40.9	is tough and she's going to talk to us about what she's learned and how she's coped and
1:45.5	what joy she has in her life. So even if your child isn't on the spectrum, chances are
1:51.1	good that you know someone with a child who is and you want to help them. So this is going
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