E11. Parenting Interventions with Dr. Laura Lee McIntyre

In this episode, Dr Laura Lee McIntyre (University of Oregon) discusses her development and adaptation of two parenting interventions for parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She describes her early findings and upcoming projects, and offers tips for parents and other caregivers. (15 min)

E9. Parent-Child Interaction with Dr. Jason Baker

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In this episode, Dr. Jason K. Baker (CSUF) discusses his research examining how parenting and child factors combine to influence the development of children with ASD, the status of the current knowledge with regard to parenting children with ASD, and some tips for parents. (13 min)

E8. The Public Health Crisis

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In this special episode, we break format in order to bring together input from several experts, each giving advice regarding the current COVID-19 health crisis and related stay-at-home issues. (20 min)

Issues discussed include: parenting, stress, family relationships, homeschooling, interventions, and maintaining social contact.

Drs. Baker and Fenning share contributions from Dr. Laura Lee McIntyre (U of Oregon), Dr. Eric Butter (Nationwide Children’s Hospital), Dr. V. Mark Durand (U of South Florida, St. Petersburg), Dr. Cameron Neece (Loma Linda University), Dr. Tracy Guiou (Kadiant), Dr. Sigan Hartley (UW-Madison), Dr. Geovanna Rodriguez (U of Oregon) , Dr. Jan Blacher (UCR), Dr. Diane Hayward (UK Young Autism Project), Dr. Julie Lounds Taylor (Vanderbilt), and Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson (UCLA).

Click here for a document that includes the full contributions of each expert, along with the links that they mention.

E7. Student-Teacher Relationships with Dr. Jan Blacher

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In this episode, Dr. Jan Blacher (UC Riverside) discusses her research focusing on student-teacher relationships for children with IDD and ASD, why we should be concerned, and what she and her colleagues are doing to improve these relationships (14 min)

E6. Aging in Down Syndrome with Dr. Sigan Hartley

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In this episode, Dr. Sigan Hartley (University of Wisconsin-Madison) discusses her work investigating factors that might buffer the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with Down Syndrome as they age. (11 mins)

E2. Bullying with Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson

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In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson (UCLA) discusses bullying, why children with IDD and ASD are at increased risk for being bullied, and what research says we can teach them about how to respond to teasing. (12 mins, 52 secs)

E1. Emotion Regulation with Dr. Rachel Fenning

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In this episode, Dr. Rachel Fenning (CSUF) discusses her work in emotion regulation, why it is so important to understand for children with IDD and ASD, and what parents can do to help. (8 mins, 47 secs)