Understanding Autism Characteristics and Breaking Down Stigmas

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this episode in honor of Autism Acceptance month, I welcome Andi Putt (@mrsspeechiep on Instagram) . She is a pediatric speech language pathologist who conducts Autism evaluations and is a neurodiversity advocate. I welcome her to discuss the following: What is identity-first versus person-first language? Outdated terminology when discussing our autistic community Biggest misconceptions regarding autism Common characteristics with a breakdown of questions that your Pediatrician may ask or screen for during well-visits Tune in to learn more and make sure to follow us on Instagram (@pedsdoctalk and @mrsspeechiep) For more watch Dr. Mona's "Autism Traits and Characteristics" video on YouTube. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 61, autism acceptance,
0:03.2	understanding the characteristics and breaking down stigmas. Hello and welcome to this episode in honor of World Autism Day which was on
0:20.3	April 2nd. I am releasing three episodes today. There's one that I release with a mom.
0:26.0	There's one that I release with the developmental behavioral pediatrician. And now I have
0:29.7	Andy Putt who is Mrs. Speech IP on Instagram. She is a pediatric speech language
0:35.7	pathologist who works in the public schools and practice setting and she is
0:39.6	heavily involved in working with families with autism and I'm so excited to talk to her today all
0:44.7	about autism. Thank you for joining me today Andy. Yeah I'm excited to be here.
0:49.1	I'm so excited to have you. I love following your account your energy is contagious on your
0:54.3	social media and your education is vital so it's the perfect combination to learn from
0:58.5	someone like that so thank you for all you do in your real life and all you're
1:01.5	doing on social media oh yeah I love real life and all you're doing on social media.
1:02.6	Oh, yay.
1:03.6	I love you too.
1:04.6	I think you're amazing.
1:05.6	So excited to talk to you today.
1:07.6	Well, I'm just really excited to talk to you because you work as a speech language
1:11.7	pathologist, but you also have a special interest in autism.
1:15.9	So what drew you to become a speech language pathologist and what drew you to specialize in autism?
1:21.6	Sure. So I actually didn't even know what a speech pathologist was until about six months
1:28.4	before I graduated with my bachelor's degree.
1:31.3	And I was studying psychology and worked in a lab that was studying
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