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Hey there, I'm Farah Danish. My mission is to empower YOU, the parent, to take control of your autistic / special needs child journey. I'm a certified Special Needs Educator, Brain Gym movement facilitator, Certified Life Coach and mother to an amazing teenage autistic son :) I'm going to teach super parents like you to change your mindset and work with your autistic child through movement, breathing, nutrition, education but most importantly holding a 'no judgement' space for you.

Episodes

  1. 10/30/2025

    PDA - What Every Autism Parent Must Know

    Does your child have a melt down at every request? Does every demand followed by explosive behaviours? Your child could have PDA also known as Pathalogical Demand Avoidance. It is a disability found mainly in individuals that fit the Autism and ADHD profile, and because it is not an official diagnosis it is difficult to recognise and and get help. In this episode I have a Jessica Townsend a dedicated advocate for parents, teachers, and educators navigating the challenges of supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). She is going to give us the low down of: 1. How to recognise it 2. How to support your child at home & School 3. Passed down generational parenting that don't work for us Autism parents anymore.

    30 min

  2. 08/02/2025

    The Hidden Challenges of Dyslexia

    The conversation delves into the complexities of dyslexia, emphasizing its comorbid nature and the broader implications for literacy and learning. It highlights that dyslexia often coexists with other challenges, which must be addressed for effective intervention.

    33 min

  3. 08/01/2024

    Ep 13 - Simple Steps to Better Health for Autism Moms

    Summary In this podcast episode, Farah Danish discusses the importance of taking care of oneself as an autism mom and how it impacts mental and emotional well-being. She interviews Adnan, a functional medicine coach, who provides valuable insights and tips on improving gut health to support overall well-being. Adnan emphasizes the need for proper nutrition, including a balanced intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and dietary fats. He also suggests incorporating foods like flaxseed and avocado into the diet. Adnan highlights the importance of simplicity and mindset in making sustainable changes for better health.

    22 min

  4. 04/29/2024

    Ep #12 - The Impact of Diet on Autism

    In this conversation, Farah Danish interviews Rita, a functional diagnostic health practitioner, about picky eating and nutrition for children with autism. Rita shares her personal journey with her son's autism diagnosis and how she discovered the importance of diet in managing symptoms. They discuss the effects of gluten and dairy on the gut and overall health, the challenges of implementing dietary changes for picky eaters, and the connection between diet and sleep. Rita emphasizes the need to add nutrient-dense foods before removing unhealthy ones and suggests strategies for improving sleep through diet. In this conversation, Farah Danish and Rita discuss various strategies for improving the nutrition and eating habits of picky eaters, as well as tips for cooking with healthier cookware. They also touch on the importance of avoiding plastics and using filtered water. Rita emphasizes the need to meet picky eaters where they're at and gradually introduce new foods, using techniques like stealth nutrition and food chaining. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the importance of creating a calm eating environment for optimal digestion. #autism #pickyeater #nutrition #diettips #glutenfree #dairy , #guthealth , #sleep , #parenting , #pickyeaters , #nutrition , #cookinghack , #cookware , #plastic , #filteredwater , #stealthnutrition , #foodchaining , #calmdown #eating #environment

    35 min

  5. 04/18/2024

    Ep 9 - A Sneak Peak Into An Autism Mom's Workspace Setup!

    It is difficult to manage multiple kids with varying needs. Here are a few things to consider when starting off; 1. Have the children’s work on carts with wheels makes it flexible to move with the kids. 2. Keep everything you need for study in the room including healthy nuts you want kids to chew on 3. Ample stationary so that nobody needs to leave the room 4. Praying together is very important to us so we ensure we have enough prayer mats in the room 5. We also use essential oil in the room to help with concentration, you can use a diffuser or dab some with any carrier oil ( never apply by itself) Hope this inspired you to look at your work space again

    9 min

  6. 03/29/2024

    Ep 6 - The Surprising Truth Behind Movement & Prayer (Ramadan Series)

    In this episode I talk about the reason that prayer, any prayer, requires movement. So why is it that we need to move to pray? Listen to the episode and comment below :) ...more

    7 min

  7. 03/23/2024

    Special Guest Episode - Autistic Teen Challenges? Strategies to Help Parents Navigate, with Special Ed Teacher Raefah!

    Physical changes along with Autism can be especially challenging time, even for seasoned parents. In this special episode, I talk in detail with Raefah, a special education teacher as she gives me her techniques for helping Autistic teens manage their behaviour while learning. We also discuss coping strategies for parents in dealing with Autistic teenagers . In this interview, we explore: * How to leverage technology for learning and personal development. * Key life skills every parent should focus on with their children. * The importance of vocational training and how it prepares students for the future. * Plus, invaluable advice for parents navigating the special education journey.

    40 min

  8. 03/15/2024

    Ep 5 - How I easily taught my autistic son to read the Qur'an

    Faith is an important part of a human beings life. And autistic children should not be deprived of this experience. So in this episode, I'm sharing the technique I used to teach my son Sulayman how to independently read the Qur'an and how you can do it too.

    4 min

  9. 03/15/2024

    Ep 4 - How to teach social interaction to autistic kids

    In this episode I'm talking about how our behaviors are being observed by our kids, particularly  our children on the spectrum and how they're modeling that behavior.  What is important for us to understand is that they are always watching, they're always  listening, they're always observing, and they're always absorbing. Yes, they're doing all of those things. Just because they're on the spectrum does not mean they're not noticing things.  They are, but they're in their own special way.

    4 min

  10. 03/01/2024

    Ep 3 - Getting Your Autistic Child To Listen To You. A Proven method.

    In episode 3, we talk about an amazing technique called the "Mehrabian Method" about communicating, not just with your autistic child but pretty much anybody. It was developed by psychology professor Albert Mehrabian at the University of California, Los Angeles, who laid out the concept in his 1971 book Silent Messages (1971). The rule states that 7 percent of meaning is communicated through spoken word, 38 percent through tone of voice, and 55 percent through body language. So how does that relate to you? Listen up..

    5 min

  11. 02/25/2024

    Ep 2 - My "4 Step System" to help you manage your autistic child's meltdown.

    So you're in the car with your teenage child on the spectrum and you can see him slowly spiraling out of control and heading towards an ultimate meltdown. What do you do? Hi this is Farah Danish, I'm your autism family coach and I'm here to give you some tips on what you can practice working on so you can avoid that from ever happening. Well, there's no 100% guarantee for anything, but I'm pretty certain this is going to help you because I have used this on myself.

    5 min
  12. Ep 1 - Long drives, meltdowns & learning to read your autistic child’s signs.

    02/25/2024

    Ep 1 - Long drives, meltdowns & learning to read your autistic child’s signs.

    How can you ignore the signs of your teenage child on the spectrum and experience a full-on meltdown and what you can do to support him through that? Why not quickly get on and share a little bit of an experience that I had recently. This is with my son. He is a teenager on the spectrum. And just when you think you've got it all figured out, that wasn't the case.   Things can surprise you and it can happen to the best of us. And that is what happened to us. We were all out and Sulayman was not his usual self that day. We did notice that, but we just had other things on our mind and we didn't give it much thought and we thought maybe getting out of the house might actually help him. So it was one of those days with Sulayman and he did not want to step out. We still coaxed him into getting out, went for a really long walk for him. Clearly he wasn't really enjoying it but he tried real hard, bless him now when I think about it, he tried real hard to enjoy that long walk with us and we were having such a great time, we thought he's all sorted, that we started extending the activities for the night. And we decided, why not just take a long drive? As luck and fate would have it, we got stuck in traffic. That wasn't helping.   We had music on, the other kids were sleepy, tired. By the time we had our dinner, and then moved on for dessert which meant that we further drive in and can you see how we are adding this to ourselves we went further ahead for dessert and he finally snapped and boy did he snap he had the most violent outburst we have ever seen and we at that moment had the sense not to basically retaliate in the same fashion. We weren't hard, we weren't loud, we were just trying to make sure that we were safe, he was safe, and our other kids were safe because they were sleepy.   They weren't interested in this long drive and Sulayman was just at it. Anyone coming his way, he was like a tornado. He was just ready to destruction mode, basically. That's what he was. And we had to keep our calm, thanks to all the work that we've been able to do as a family, despite our mental state, to give him that support that he needed.   And that support just meant being quiet and letting him all out. Got him safely back in the car and just made sure that we gently placed our hand on his hand so that he doesn't end up hurting himself, the main thing that I feel that you should take away from this is don't ignore your child's signs and signals because even if we were in his place we would have found some other way to snap back and make somebody, the rest of the family's evening miserable by saying something mean, by shouting out and they can do that too. So pick up on the signs as early as you can, if you see the child is not up to it, is not in the mood and if you have to step out make the evening short, make it quick.    You'll basically love me for saying this to you and taking this advice from me. If you can, avoid the evening altogether but if you have to go and if your child is actually putting up with it for you, cut him some slack and just just go easy on the whole evening and come back as soon as you can because it actually took so much out of us and him to be in the right state of mind and for him when we came home he was shivering because he couldn't believe what he had put everyone through and experienced himself he couldn't believe that himself.    I hope you were able to learn something with that and if there's anything you'd like me to speak more about please do were able to learn something with that and if there's anything you'd like me to speak more about please do let me know give me a thumbs up subscribe yeah you take care bye.

    5 min
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Hey there, I'm Farah Danish. My mission is to empower YOU, the parent, to take control of your autistic / special needs child journey. I'm a certified Special Needs Educator, Brain Gym movement facilitator, Certified Life Coach and mother to an amazing teenage autistic son :) I'm going to teach super parents like you to change your mindset and work with your autistic child through movement, breathing, nutrition, education but most importantly holding a 'no judgement' space for you.

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  • Creator
    Farah Danish
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Farah Danish
  • Show Website
    That Autism Coach