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In this powerful conversation, Tania sits down with Jonathan Alderson to challenge two of the most persistent myths about autism: the “five-year window” and the “myth of ritual.” Together they unpack the damaging idea that meaningful progress in autism must happen before age five, replacing it with hope, science, and lived experience that affirm growth across the lifespan. They also explore how so-called “rigid rituals” often serve a vital purpose in creating predictability, safety, and regulation.Jonathan shares a compassionate, neurodiversity-affirming lens that helps parents and educators see these behaviors as communication, not pathology. This episode is a reminder that autistic development is not bound by time and that honoring ritual can be an act of respect, not resistance.

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Do you ever feel like your teen is pushing you away — when all you want is to reconnect? In this powerful episode, clinical psychologist, parent coach, and author Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart joins The Child Psych Podcast to unpack her new book, Love the Teen You Have: A Practical Guide to Transforming Conflict into Connection.

Dr. Lockhart draws from over two decades of experience working with families and her own journey as a mom of two teens to help parents navigate the emotional roller coaster of adolescence with empathy, clarity, and compassion. Together, we explore:

- Why your teen’s pushback is actually a test of safety and trust — not rejection

- How to shift from reacting to responding

- The real meaning of “seeing beyond the behavior”

-Practical tools for rebuilding connection after conflict

Dr. Lockhart’s approach blends psychology, science, and lived experience to empower parents to move from frustration to understanding. Whether you’re raising a tween or a nearly-grown young adult, this conversation will help you see your child — and yourself — through a new lens.

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In this powerful episode of The Child Psych Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Pat Ogden, pioneer of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, to explore how trauma lives in the body—and how healing begins from the inside out.

Dr. Ogden helps us understand why trauma isn’t just a story we tell or a thought we think, but an experience stored in our muscles, breath, and nervous system. She explains how parents can begin to notice their own bodily responses—tight shoulders, shallow breathing, clenched jaws—and use gentle, mindful awareness to restore balance.

We also discuss how parents can model this somatic awareness for children, teaching them simple ways to recognize what safety, fear, or calm feel like in their own bodies. Through connection, movement, and attunement, families can begin to release stored tension and build a deeper sense of regulation and trust.

Whether you’re a parent, therapist, or educator, this conversation offers both deep insight and practical tools to help children and adults reconnect with their bodies as a pathway to healing.

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