Can we rethink autism and move beyond the stereotypes? - with Dr Krishna Jadav Carle, developmental paediatrician
6/1/202653 min
Can we move past rigid stereotypes in order to better understand and support our autistic children? To dive into this, we speak to Dr Krishna Jadav Carle who explains all the ways in which autism can present in children. She is a developmental paediatrician and Director of ACCESS Paediatric Clinic. In her book, What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?, Dr Krishna introduces the Rainbow Model, a framework to help better understand the huge variety within autism. This is such a valuable episode and we learned so much. We discuss…
- The diagnostic criteria and categories Dr Krishna is seeing in clinic
- How autistic nervous systems interpret perceived threats
- Why are more kids being diagnosed with autism these days?
- What would a world look like if it was completely supportive of autistic people?
- The biggest barriers to families getting a diagnosis
- The stigma around autism and its stereotypes
- Deep diving into each colour of the Rainbow Model to better understand the huge range of needs of autistic kids
- Masking and delayed diagnoses
- Moving within the framework rather than being limiting
- Safety and dysregulation for autistic children (and their families)
- Strategies to help deescalate and coregulate
- How can we learn more to help our kids?
- Seeing your own missed diagnosis within your autistic children
Links mentioned in the episode:
ACCESS Paediatric Clinic: https://www.accesspaediatricclinic.com.au
Book: What’s My Colour On The Spectrum?
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First 90 secondsJayde Couldwell· Host0:00
This episode is proudly sponsored by Bonds. Check out their brand-new Wondergrow range at bonds.com.au or in store now.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:09
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Jayde Couldwell· Host0:18
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Sophie Pearce· Host0:26
Hello, yummy mummies.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:26
Welcome to Beyond the Bump, a podcast brought to you by Jade Caldwell and Sophie Pearce.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:31
This podcast is targeted at mums, mums-to-be, and women in general.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:36
And gents, feel free to have a listen, too.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:38
It's a place to have real discussions and ask real questions, no matter how hard, with honest and authentic people. The aim is to have you feeling lighter, more supported, and more understood after every listen.
Jayde Couldwell· Host0:51
Now, we can't promise that it will always be kept PG, so please be mindful around little ears. Here we go.
Sophie Pearce· Host0:58
Here we go. Hello, Dr. Krishna, and welcome to Beyond the Bump podcast. Before we get started, can you please tell our beautiful bumpies a little bit about yourself and what you do day in, day out?
Krishna Jadav Carle· Guest1:08
Thank you for having me here, Sophie and Jade. Well, I'm a developmental pediatrician, and I work in South Australia in Adelaide. What my work entails is helping children with their different developmental needs and trying to help educators and parents understand those needs and support these kids. I mainly work