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High Functioning Autism - What Parents Need to Know S2E12 Episode 47

We welcome back our special guest Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Julia Jackson, MD.  Listen as she talks about her own personal experience raising a child with high functioning autism.  She describes the presentation of symptoms of neurodiversity, living with autism, and gives her parenting tips.

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

Special Guest - Julia Jackson, MD

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00:00 Introduction: The Parent Perspective

01:39 Blinders of a Parent Early Signs

03:19 Middle School and the COVID Transition

05:10 High Functioning Autism is Often Missed

08:05 Letting Go of Parental Guilt

11:04 Managing the Home Dynamic

16:09 Avoiding the Argument Trap

22:51 Prioritizing the Relationship