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b'Dr. Christina Madison, Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist \\xae, PLLC a public health consulting firm, returns to The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice Podcast today for a different kind of an interview.\\xa0 April is Autism Awareness Month (or Autism Acceptance Month).\\xa0 Christina and I each have a son with autism, and we use our voices as advocates for our children.\\xa0 Christina\\u2019s son Alex turned 6 just a few days ago, and my son Kraig is 19. \\xa0

Thank you for listening to episode 146 of The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice \\xae Podcast!

For the full show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast/ and click on the link for episode 146. \\xa0

Mentioned in this episode

The Pharmacist\\u2019s Voice Podcast Episode 118 featuring Dr. Christina Madison

LinkedIn:\\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchristinamadisonthepublichealthpharmacist\\xa0

Website:\\xa0ThePublicHealthPharmacist

Email: ThePublicHealthPharmacist@gmail.com

Instagram/Facebook: @ThePublicHealthPharmacist

Twitter: @PublicHealthRx

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWONXNCvgTJE-FE2aWbxZzA?view_as=subscriber Podcast (part of the Pharmacist Podcast Network): https://pharmacypodcast.com/podcast/public-health-pharmacist/

Lovaas Center

Autism Speaks https://www.autismspeaks.org\\xa0

The Autism Society https://autismsociety.org\\xa0

And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov)

Time Magazine article about Andrew Wakefield\\u2019s Vaccine-Autism Myth

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Therapeutic interventions mentioned

• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Art therapy
• Early Intervention (also known as Help Me Grow) for age 0-3 years. \\xa0
• Feeding therapy (Desensitization therapy treats oral aversions)
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for Preschool through Grade 12 (US)
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Physical Therapy (PT)
• PLAY therapy\\xa0
• Speech therapy

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Terms mentioned (in addition to therapies)

• Breathing exercises\\xa0
• Calming behaviors (coping behaviors, self-soothing behaviors)
• Child psychiatrist
• Child psychologist
• Developmental pediatrician
• Diagnosis
• Echolalia
• Expressive language delay
• Gaps in development
• Imagination
• Inability to bond
• Limited diet
• Medicaid
• Meditation
• Milestones (developmental milestones)
• Mindfulness
• Modeling behavior
• No eye contact
• Pediatrician
• Pediatric neurologist
• Person with autism (person-first language)
• Receptive language delay
• Repetitive behaviors
• Resource lists\\xa0
• Sensory-integration dysfunction
• Social-emotional development
• Social skills
• Typical peer

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