The Autism Mom Coach

Do you sometimes feel like your life has been hijacked by Autism? If so, this is the podcast for you. The Autism Mom Coach is a podcast for moms who feel overwhelmed, afraid, and sometimes powerless as they raise their child with Autism. Join your host, Lisa Candera, Certified Life Coach, lawyer, and (more importantly) full-time single mom to a teenage boy with Autism as she shares cognitive-based tools and trauma-informed strategies you can use to feel better now and transform your relationship with Autism and special needs parenting. The truth is, Autism is not in charge of your life, YOU are, and you have more power than you think. Visit theautismmomcoach.com for more information

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  Episode #217

  Understanding After-School Meltdowns and Dysregulation in Autistic Children and Teens (Ep. 217)

  Sep 23, 202611 min

  After-school meltdowns don't always look like meltdowns. Some autistic children come home yelling, arguing, or provoking their siblings. Others head straight to their bedrooms and refuse to talk. And some follow Mom from room to room, asking repeated questions or needing constant reassurance. In this episode, Lisa Candera, The Autism Mom Coach, introduces three after-school patterns: the Collider, the Cocooner, and the Clinger. She explains how these patterns can change as autistic children grow into teenagers and young adults, and why understanding your child's pattern can help you recognize your own reactions before the afternoon goes off the rails. In this episode, you'll learn: How to recognize the three after-school patterns and what they may tell you about your child's dysregulation. Why after-school dysregulation can look like defiance, withdrawal, or excessive reassurance-seeking, particularly as autistic children enter adolescence. How to identify your own predictable responses to your child's behavior, whether that means correcting, pursuing, or repeatedly reassuring them. Before you decide how to handle the yelling, the slammed bedroom door, or the tenth question about Saturday, pay attention to what happens when your child gets home and what you do next. In the next episode, we'll tackle the practical question: What needs to happen now, and what can wait. Build Your Meltdown Action Plan (MAP) Live Workshop Want a plan for your child's meltdowns? Join Lisa for MAP Live on October 8 @ 7PM EST. In this 90-minute workshop, we'll identify YOUR triggers, understand your reactions, and build a personalized plan for what to do before, during, and after your child's meltdowns. You will walk away knowing what to do, and what not to do during a meltdown and a clear strategy for staying in control while your child is spinning out. Early bird: $10 until September 25 | regular pricing: $20. Register for MAP Live Here .

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  Episode #216

  The School Called About Your Autistic Child. Should You Rehash It at Home? (Ep. 216)

  Sep 16, 202618 min

  You get the call, the email, or the communication log, and now you are holding information about your autistic child's school day that they do not know you have. The question is whether to bring it up at home, and if you do, when and how. In this episode, Lisa Candera, The Autism Mom Coach, walks through the three-part decision tree she uses to make that call, with examples from her own experience with her son and from clients parenting kids in elementary school through high school. In this episode, you'll learn: How to decide whether the information you received is actually a problem, or just information about an ordinary school day. Why your own regulation comes before your child's in deciding when to have the conversation. What changes when you stop trying to let your child know that you know and start trying to understand the behavior. The goal is not to get in front of every incident. It is to decide, on purpose, which ones are worth bringing home. LIVE Workshop: Discover How To Build A Meltdown Action Plan for Your Child With Autism Using My Before, During, and After Method In 90 Minutes. Thursday, October 8, 2026 · 7:00–8:30 PM ET · Live on Zoom Price: $10 through October 1, then $20 Bring your child's specific triggers. Leave with a plan centered on your own regulation that you can actually use the next time it happens. Register Here.

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  Episode #215

  Parenting an Autistic Adult, Lessons from My First Year. (Ep. 215)

  Sep 9, 202618 min

  Ben turns 19 days after this episode airs, which means Lisa has now spent a full year parenting an autistic adult. She spent sixteen years preparing for his 18th birthday (the will, the special needs trust, the conservatorship petition, the placement research) and none of it prepared her for what the milestone actually felt like. In this episode she shares what that first year taught her. In this episode, you'll learn: Why you can prepare mentally and tactically for your child turning 18, but not emotionally, and what that gap feels like when it finally lands. Why your role as the parent becomes more important after 18, not less, when your child moves to a new placement with an entirely new team and no IEP table to keep everyone informed. Why passing the baton is so difficult when you have been your child's point person for regulation. A year in, Lisa still does not know exactly where the line is between stepping back and stepping in. This episode is what she has learned so far, not a set of answers.

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  Episode #214

  How to Stop Feeling LIke a Failure as an Autism Mom

  Sep 2, 202617 min

  Feeling like a failure as an autism mom can become the default when you are constantly measuring yourself against impossible standards. In this episode of The Autism Mom Coach , Lisa breaks down how those expectations get created, why they keep you feeling like you are always coming up short, and how to replace them with standards that actually make sense for the life you are living. In this episode, you'll learn: How to catch the unrealistic “should” expectations that make every hard day feel like evidence you are doing something wrong. How to set expectations around what you can actually control instead of your child’s behavior, progress, emotions, or outcomes. How to make your expectations specific and achievable so you have something useful to work toward instead of another impossible standard to miss. Autism parenting gives you plenty of opportunities to judge yourself. This episode gives you a better way to measure your effort, your progress, and the way you want to show up for your child.

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  Episode #213

  Autism and Video Games: What You Can Learn and Leverage from Your Child's Special Interests

  Aug 23, 202636 min

  If you have ever stood in the doorway wondering whether your child is spending too much time gaming, this conversation is for you. This week I am joined by Andrew Fishman, a licensed clinical social worker who has spent more than a decade working with autistic kids and teens and is the author of Parenting a Gamer . We talk about why autistic kids and teens with autism are drawn to video games at nearly twice the rate of their peers, what those games actually provide that the real world often does not, and how to tell the difference between a healthy hobby and a genuine problem. Andrew also shares practical strategies for making the hardest part of gaming, the moment it is time to turn it off, go more smoothly for both of you. In this episode, you'll learn: Why autistic kids play video games at almost twice the rate of allistic kids, and why that is not automatically a bad thing; What video games offer that the real world often does not: predictability, fairness, and a social space free of eye contact and unspoken rules; Why the transition from a preferred activity to a non-preferred one triggers so many autism meltdowns, and a simple planning shift (like the "no new game after 8:30" rule) that reduces the conflict; The two signs Andrew looks for when assessing whether a child's gaming has become a genuine problem, as opposed to a hobby that looks intense from the outside; and How to build respect for your child's gaming world, even if you do not understand it yourself, and how to use what hooks them there as a bridge into new interests like art, music, or coding. Resources mentioned: Parenting a Gamer: Help Your Child Build Healthy Habits, Make Positive Choices, and Find Balance in Virtual Worlds. Schedule a consultation with Lisa

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