Cinnamon’s Sweet Tea: Southern Mama Doing Autism A to Z: Recent Episodes
Anja
Welcome to Sweet Tea: Southern Mama Doing Autism A to Z where we invite you on our journey with Autism and all the beautiful and challenging things we are experiencing.
In this podcast episode, I want to shed light on the importance of not antagonizing children on the autism spectrum. I want to delve into the impact it has on their emotional well-being and the toll it takes on their families. This is not just an educational piece; it is a personal journey, born out of my love for my son and my desire to create a more inclusive world for him and others like him.
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My personal account on sharing Cortland's diagnosis with family and friends, and the 7 tips that helped me navigate sharing his diagnosis.
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Welcome to the Sweet Tea: Southern Mama Doing Autism from A to Z. Today, we're focusingon a topic that impacts many special need parents - burnout. Burnout is something that can easily happen to special need parents due to the extrademands and responsibilities placed on them. We're going to look at what causes burnout, how to recognize it in yourself, and ways to cope with and prevent it.
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A discussion about self-care for autism parents, including topics such as the importance of self-care, tips for finding time for yourself, and how to manage stress levels. This podcast will provide you with tips, resources, and strategies to help you prioritize your self-care.
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When you are already living in a challenging world and Racism gets added to the list of challenges. This episode is more of a vent episode, it’s real and it’s raw. I want answers, I need answers
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Hey Guys! So I had to come back with another episode. This one I call “Autism With a Side of Liver Pudding. We only got two hours of sleep last night, so I was preparing for a day where Autism just comes in like a wrecking ball, but it’s turning out to be a pretty decent day. But just so you know Autism I see you, we see you and we are prepared in case you want to act up.
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We're back again with our first episode in months. Life has completely taken over with the pandemic and everything, so we haven't had the time to share what's really been going on in our Autism Journey. No worries, we're here now and we are excited to recap and share all the amazing and not so amazing things that have been going on in our lives, Oh and, we have a new project in the works with some amazing women, can't wait to share "The Real Ugly Truth from Us to You". Take Care and Stay Safe. Love You Guys!!
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Over the past week, we have been battling demons within this Autism Journey and for the first time I am defeated. I don’t have the answers, and because us parents like to strive for perfection knowing that there isn’t any, this feat has become debilitating to watch and for the first time I’m scared.
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This episode discusses the transitions and distress we have experienced during the pandemic. It also introduces my podcast for my non profit M.A.D. Moms Advocating Daily for Autism with my friend Dani. Our podcast is MADTalk and can also be found on the Anchor platform.
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Just dropping in to say hello and share with you all how we are fairing during this crazy time. Dropping some nuggets (conversation style)as my sister Monique would say. Take a listen
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Welcome Back 2020! This episode talks about the judgement received by the special needs community from the neurotypical community. Touching on how some of our neurotypical friends view our lives in comparison to theirs, and the notion that this life isn’t hard.
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We’re Back talking about routine, Autism Awareness Month.
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This episodes discusses the struggles faced with Autism. The struggles of dealing with judgmental individuals who refuse to step inside Cortland’s World.
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This episodes touches on the mentality some individuals have when it comes to capabilities that individuals on the Spectrum or have other developmental disabilities possess. Just because they are different does not mean they are less and are capable of achieving the same as you or me.
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First episode of 2019: Antagonizing People: this episode touches on Antagonizing People and how they will constantly create hostile or volatile situations that will trigger certain behaviors that will cause meltdowns. In 2019, we are closing the doors on people like that.
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Back after two months with a new episode. The last two months has brought a lot of challenges, some good, ugly and heartbreaking. Trying to find a balance in life while making sure I’m doing my best to advocate for #1 and that’s Cortland. This will be a two part series. I won’t leave anything out for our journey could help someone just beginning or that has been on for a while. There is no easy way to do this, except take and accept these challenges one day at a time.
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The struggles of feeling like all hope is lost. Sometimes, you feel like no matter how hard you try or what you do it is just simply never enough. However, those that you feel it is simply not enough for are the ones that do not matter. At that point you feel deflated and defeated; all your hope is lost. This feeling can be overwhelming.
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Living in a Therapy World brings many challenges and changes. We have made some major changes in our Therapy World. Sometimes you have to look pass how womderful an individual is, and re-evaluate their position on your team. Remember you are your child's biggest advocate so it is imperative to make sure the individuals in place are actually working for the best interest of your child. Therapists become like family and in some families you face separation and divorce. We've just experienced our first divorce. It's just that way sometimes
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This episode focuses on how we survived Hurricane Florence and all that came with it; check out how we prepared and what transpired despite the preparation
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Transitioning to a new school year, making sure you have crossed all your T’s and dotted all your I’s. Choosing the correct school
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In this episode, I discuss transitioning. Taking a look back at an emotional Facebook post I made a year ago today and discussing how the words in that Post resurfaced at the same time this year. transitioning can be hard, and when a parent is doing all they can it’s hard to hear, “ you need to do more or you need to do better”.
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In this episode I talk about the importance of “tagging yourself out”. This journey can be very overwhelming and one that you can’t do alone no matter how much you think you can. It is important to “Tag Yourself Out” ask for help.
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In this episode we discuss textbook answers and how they don’t relate to every situation. A textbook answer can be anything from an actual textbook, internet research or even a cultural belief.
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In this episode I discuss “when Doors Close” the transitioning stages that come along with our journey.
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On this episode I talk about the feelings after receiving the STAT Screen results and the start of some services.
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This first full episode highlights my pregnancy and my concerns that led up to setting a meeting with Cortland’s pediatrician regarding those concerns. Discusses the STAT screen and the attitudes and judgments we were met with Post STAT.
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Brief introduction to Sweet Tea: Southern Mama Doing Autism A to Z. Inviting you into our world to experience the beautiful and sometimes challenging things we are experiencing on this journey.
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