This episode Dr. Chris and Dr. Toxil interview a very special guest!
Christine has been an infant specialist/ABA (Applied Behavioral Analyst) therapist for about 10 years!
Although she is currently taking a break to bring up her two year old child, she is still passionate about informing parents about the importance of certain behaviors and milestones being met in order to help develop babies' physical, emotional, and social development.
Christine talks about her experiences in the special needs industry, specifically children with autism, and how there are certain signs to look out for to head off future delays in development.
So listen in to learn more about why meeting milestones is important and helpful tips to aid in your baby's neurological journey!
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0:13: Introduction to amazing guest, Christine!
1:24: Christine tells us about where/how she grew up and her health journey
4:00: Christine talks about her premature birth issues and hearing issues
7:50: Dr. Chris asks Christine about the role of hearing in neurological development
9:40: Christine and Dr. Chris explore the possible effects of masks on childrens’ language development
12:00: Christine gives some background her career
13:18: Christine explores the possible effects of masks on childrens’ social development
15:16: Christine talks about difficulty communicating with masks over the face due to hearing impairment
17:00: Dr. Toxil talks about the reaction of the sympathetic nervous system to covering the face
18:45: Christine talks about her role as an APA therapist in working with mentally challenged children
22:30: Christine and Dr. Chris talk about how meeting the cascade of milestones is important to development
24:24: Christine gives an example from the CDC form of how she’d evaluate social-emotional milestones
26:41: Christine discusses what she could do to help a child meet social-emotional milestones
28:40: Dr. Toxil asks if the protocol is different to approaching milestones with autism
31:34: Christine gives an example of putting up boundaries with her daughter
32:50: Dr. Toxil tells the story of her only temper tantrum
34:10: We discuss social development in later childhood and why it’s important to have a good foundation
37:00: Christine and Dr. Chris discuss the effects of social-emotional development on meeting childhood motor milestones
38:12: Christine talks about early red flags for parents to look out for in babies
41:35: Christine and Dr. Chris talks about the ages you’d look out for social milestones
44:35: Christine talks about major red flags for children
49:20: Dr. Chris and Christine talk about maternal instinct and seeking care
51:35: Christine talks about mothers being advocates for their children
53:04: Christine and Dr. Chris discuss whether there’s been an increase in autism
55:20: Christine talks about the effectiveness of ADA therapy
56:55: Christine gives her advice for new moms
59:05: Wrap up with Christine
1:01:00: Dr. Toxil asks Dr. Chris about why we look out for milestones
1:02:58: Dr. Chris discusses some other red flags she looks out for
1:04:13: Dr. Chris mentions how parents can stimulate language development
1:05:00: We discuss crawling
1:06:33: Episode wrap up
