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The Autism Mom Coach

The Autism Mom Coach

De: Lisa Candera
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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 informationCopyright 2026 Lisa Candera Crianza y Familias Desarrollo Personal Higiene y Vida Saludable Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental Relaciones Éxito Personal
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  • Ep 198: What Every Autism Mom Needs to Know in 2026

    Ep 198: What Every Autism Mom Needs to Know in 2026
    Apr 7 2026
    It's Autism Awareness Month, and while awareness of autism has never been higher, our actual understanding of the diagnosis is still far behind where it needs to be. In this episode, Lisa Candera draws on her 18 years as an autism parent, her background as a certified life coach, and her work with over 100 autism moms to break down three things every autism mom needs to know right now: why the experts don't have it all figured out, why your judgment as a parent matters more than you think, and why you deserve real support — not just platitudes about oxygen masks and superpowers.Lisa shares candid personal stories about navigating conflicting medical advice, the limitations of ABA therapy for her teenage son, and the real-world consequences of SSRIs prescribed without autism-specific knowledge. She also highlights examples from her coaching clients — including mothers whose children were diagnosed with everything except autism for years, and a mom whose own observations led to a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis that doctors had missed entirely.This episode is a grounding, no-nonsense look at where we actually are in our understanding of autism, and what that means for you as the person closest to your child.Key Takeaways1. We are still in the early stages of understanding autism. Like other complex neurological conditions, we don't fully know what causes autism or why it presents so differently from person to person. Autism is not a simple spectrum — Lisa describes it as more of a "soup," where the interaction between autism, anxiety, sensory processing, ADHD, and OCD changes everything. Treatments that help one child may not help another, and the experts themselves frequently disagree on the best course of action.2. Your parental judgment is one of the most important tools you have. When the professionals don't agree and the science is still catching up, the parent's proximity to their child becomes a critical source of information. You are the one who sees the full picture — before school, after therapy, after a medication change. Lisa urges autism moms to build the muscle of trusting their own observations, pattern recognition, and instincts, while being clear that this is not about blaming yourself for past decisions with the benefit of hindsight.3. You need support — and you don't need a permission slip to get it. There is almost nothing in the current system designed to support the parent who is coordinating therapies, handling meltdowns, sitting in IEP meetings, and making high-stakes decisions every day. Lisa explains why she built her coaching practice to fill this gap, and why real support means something more substantive than being told you're a superhero or that God gives special kids to special parents.Timestamps[00:00] Introduction — Autism Awareness Month and why awareness is not the same as understanding[02:30] Lisa's updated podcast intro and coaching philosophy[04:45] Announcement: The Autism Mom Coach 2.0 rebrand and new website[07:00] Why we are in the "dark ages" of understanding autism[08:30] Autism is not a spectrum — it's a soup[10:15] Why the experts disagree: Lisa's experience with ABA therapy at age 13[13:45] Conflicting medication advice: SSRIs and autism[17:00] The disconnect between autism specialists and OCD specialists[19:30] Why your judgment as a parent matters[22:00] Mothers who suspected autism years before their child was diagnosed[24:30] Client story: How a mom's observations led to a PANS/PANDAS diagnosis[27:00] Why autism moms need real support, not platitudes[30:00] The gap in the system — and what Lisa's coaching practice is built to address[32:30] Closing: Visit theautismmomcoach.comResources MentionedThe Autism Mom Coach website: theautismmomcoach.comAbout Your HostLisa Candera is a lawyer, certified life coach, and mother to an 18-year-old son with autism. After years of searching for support that actually addressed what she was going through as a parent — and not finding it — she built The Autism Mom Coach to help other mothers of autistic children stop white-knuckling it and start parenting from a grounded, regulated place. She has coached over 100 moms through meltdowns, impossible decisions, and the daily reality of raising a child with a complex diagnosis.If this episode resonated with you, subscribe to The Autism Mom Coach wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you can spare a minute, please leave a review — it helps other autism moms find the show.
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  • 197: Being Unbothered: A Better Way to Stay Regulated in Autism Parenting

    197: Being Unbothered: A Better Way to Stay Regulated in Autism Parenting
    Apr 1 2026

    In this episode, Lisa breaks down the idea of being unbothered and why it matters so much in autism parenting. Using an example from a true crime trial, she explores what it looks like to stay focused, regulated, and clear-headed when other people are escalating, pushing, whining, or pulling for a reaction.

    In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

    • How being unbothered helps you stay focused on what actually matters in the moment.
    • Why defending yourself to a dysregulated child usually adds fuel instead of helping.
    • How extra talking, explaining, and reacting can escalate tension at home.
    • Where this mindset can help most, including meltdowns, boundary-setting, public situations, IEP meetings, and tense interactions with providers.
    • How emotional detachment can lower your stress and help you access the most rational part of your brain.

    Lisa’s Takeaway:

    When I talk about being unbothered, I am talking about staying focused on my role instead of getting pulled into every reaction, accusation, or emotional spike around me. That shift gives me more access to my rational brain and helps me lead with more steadiness in the moments that matter most.

    If this episode hit home, share it with another autism mom who is tired of getting pulled into every hard moment. For more personalized support, visit The Autism Mom Coach and learn how to work with Lisa.
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  • Ep 195: Autism Changes You, Part 2

    Ep 195: Autism Changes You, Part 2
    Feb 25 2026

    In episode 195 of the Autism Mom Coach Podcast, host Lisa Kra (lawyer, life coach, and full-time single mom to a teen with autism) discusses the less positive ways autism parenting can change parents. She explains how advocacy, resilience, and adaptability can shift into constant battle mode, isolation, and tolerating situations that need intervention. Lisa covers chronic hypervigilance and sustained stress, how parents’ baseline for “normal” can become dangerously warped (including her experience at an inpatient autism hospital), and how this can lead to burnout or unsafe circumstances.

    She urges listeners to check in with themselves, drop the “suck it up buttercup” mindset, seek support (doctor, therapy, community), and reach out to her at lisa@theautismmomcoach.com or schedule a coaching consultation at theautismmomcoach.com.

    00:00 Autism Changes You (Part 2) — Episode Intro & What We’re Covering

    01:25 The Hidden Cost of “Positive” Traits: When Resilience Turns Into Survival Mode

    01:58 Hypervigilance: Living on High Alert and the Toll on Your Body

    04:12 When Your “Normal” Gets Warped: The Frog-in-Boiling-Water Effect

    07:23 Resilience vs. Enduring the Unreasonable: Knowing When It’s Too Much

    10:29 Check-In Questions: Is Your Nervous System Stuck in Overdrive?

    11:53 What Help Can Look Like: Doctor, Therapy, Community—and Stepping Back

    13:11 You’re Not Alone: Reach Out + Coaching Invitation (Closing)
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Helpful podcast for moments of helplessness and even more helpful outside of those. Getting the skills and mindset needed to face life as our better selves and for the best of our loved ones is hard work. Each episode is like a small workout in that journey, eyes opening at times. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and life story, which speaks to so many!

Thank you Lisa!

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The autism mom coach has been a wonderful tool to help me dive into my thoughts and wrap my head around all my big feelings in regards to my son with autism. I listen to her in the car and I'm always nodding my head in agreements with her eye opening comments...it's like she knows my story, as we all have similar feelings. Her lines of " we are not alone, we need to be kind to ourselves" really stuck in my mind as I continuously have to be reminded of this. She's a mom with the experience who gets it and it's nice to feel like we have someone who can relate and be on this journey with us.

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