Catch up with Autism with a side of Fries Eileen

Parenting A Child with Autism with Eileen “Mama Fry” Shaklee

Welcome to another amazing episode with your host, Colette Evangelista.  In today’s episode, Colette is joined by Eileen “Mama Fry” Shaklee, an autism mom who provides humor, grace, and wisdom to the autistic community. Eileen talks about food selectivity & sensory sensitivity in autistic children, some of the learning activities you can give your autistic child to help them thrive, and vocal stimming in children with autism.

Eileen also discusses the stigmatization of adults with autism, how to manage burnout and stress as a caregiver and how she practices self-compassion. Additionally, she shares how to connect and interact with other families of autistic children and what she has learned from her Journey through autism.

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Episode introduction

[01:15] Know our guest; Eileen “Mama Fry” Shaklee

[03:48] Food selectivity and sensory sensitivity in autistic children

[12:51] Some of the learning activities you can give your autistic child to help them thrive

[18:13] Vocal stimming in children with autism

[21:20] Going out in public with an autistic child

[25:08] Stigmatization of adults with autism

[29:33] How to manage burnout and stress as a caregiver

[37:03] Sources of burnout and stress while parenting a child with autism

[44:48] How does Eileen self-soothe?

[47:11] How to connect and interact with other families of autistic children

[51:56] Eileen’s favorite TV shows

[57:10] What she has learned from her Journey through Autism

[59:38] How to connect with Colette Evangelista

Notable Quotes

●      “A parent has more power of what they can teach their kids than they give themselves credit for.”  [14:16]

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