Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life

Lesson #10: "Plan For The Life Ahead: High School and Young Adulthood" In this final episode of 10 Lessons, Dr. Rick summarizes the lessons covered throughout the podcast, and speaks with three...

Lesson #9: "Getting Ready for True Academics: 5th grade - If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere." In this episode, Dr. Rick talks with the McCormick family about their perspectives ...

Lesson #8: "Making Friends: How to Promote Social and Self Awareness (Who Cares About Theory of Mind?)" In this episode, Dr. Rick speaks with Jeff, Heather, and Kate; as well as Jill and Liam a...

Lesson #7: "How to be School Savvy - Give The Children M&M’s (Meaning and Motivation)" In this episode, Educational Consultant and Advocate Sara Huvaere speaks with Dr. Rick about how to ad...

Lesson #6: "Learn to Read then Read to Learn: The critical importance of the 3 R’s" In this episode, meet 3 families who share their practical insights on how to help children on the spectrum ‘...

In Lesson #5: "Welcome Misbehavior: The Immature Expression Of Legitimate Feelings!" In this episode of 10 Lessons, Dr. Rick talks with The McCarthy family about misbehavior, how it often manif...

In Lesson #4: "Please! Delay Kindergarten!" For the child with autism, delaying kindergarten offers them an opportunity to make a full year of developmental progress as they get ready for the a...

In Lesson #3: “When Will My Child Talk? Interaction, Imagination, and Emotion, O My!” In this episode, Dr. Rick interviews Dawn and Alex Ham-Kucharski. Dawn is an author with a new book, Autism...

In Lesson #2: “The Whole Family Matters: Parents who take care of themselves take better care of their families” In this episode, Dr. Rick interviews Dawn and Alex Ham-Kucharski. Dawn is an aut...

In Lesson #1: “When you do what the child loves, the child with autism will love to be with you.” Dr. Rick interviews Jeff and Heather about their daughter Kate and what it takes to get ...