Reflections on autism and anxiety from a young adult - a podcast by Deb Hopper

In episode 14 of the Life Skills 4 Kids Podcast, Andrew Pratt, a 7th Day Adventist Church Pastor who has high-functioning autism and anxiety, joins us to give us a peek into his world and how he has gone through life with autism from childhood to adulthood.

In this episode we cover:

•The story of his diagnosis and how he knew about it.
•Educating children to do things better despite their diagnosis.
•His panic attacks when he was young.
•His pattern of extremes of exploding and shutting down.
•The importance of structure.
•His big stressors that increases his anxiety as an adult.
•The need for self-care.
•His doctors and therapists as a child
•Andrew's experience with depression.
•Advice for parents on how to talk to their children about autism diagnoses.
•Benefits of having autism.
•Creativity in autism.
•Dealing with anxiety.
•Top 3 tips for getting through autism daily.

Links:

•Anxious Kids Quiz
•Deb's Book: Teaching Kids to Manage Anxiety: Superstar Practical Strategies

Further episodes of Superstar Practical Strategies - Life Skills 4 Kids

Further podcasts by Deb Hopper

Website of Deb Hopper