Autism coach, school psychologist, and mom Dr. April J. Lisbon on parenting kids on the spectrum(19 minutes) Dr. Lisbon has over 18 years of experience as a school psychologist. She is an autism coach and strategist, as well as an empowerment speaker. She is the mother of a son with autism, and uses her experiences to help other parents navigate raising children on the spectrum. She is the author of 3 books: “Stretched Thin: Finding Balance Working and Parenting Children with Special Needs”, “Unmasking the Trauma: School Bullying & Children with Special Needs” and “Autism in April: A Mother’s Journey During the Tween Years.” Dr. Lisbon discusses raising her son with autism, the challenges of dealing with schools and specialists, and offers advice for other parents.For more about April: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askdocapril/https://www.facebook.com/autismcoachstrategisthttps://www.instagram.com/autismcoachstrategist/http://www.advocacycoaching.com/Follow Different Brains on social media:https://twitter.com/diffbrainshttps://www.facebook.com/different.brains/https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains!http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/