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04/17/2026
She looked around the table at her whole family — sitting together, eating, playing bingo — and thought: we look like a normal family.
That was the moment Kristin Selby Gonzales, President of the Autism Hope Alliance, says she will never take for granted.
Progress in autism parenting is rarely a straight line. It is an inch forward, two back, three forward. But the direction matters. And pausing to name the victories — the small ones — is part of what keeps you going.
Share this with a parent who needs to hear it today.
If your child can't always tell you what they understand, that doesn't mean they don't understand.
Kristin Selby Gonzales, President of the Autism Hope Alliance, shares what she learned about her own son: he could follow a full multi-step routine, track timing, and respond to complex instructions, even when he couldn't put it into words.
This is one of the most important shifts parents and caregivers can make. Share this with your child's teacher, therapist, or support team.
This clip is from the ABT webinar "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Path to Hope, Clarity, and Progress."
Follow us for more on autism, sensory processing, and child development.
04/15/2026
She couldn't have glass in her picture frames. She found plastic-fronted ones so her family photos could stay up. She had a carpenter reinforce her doors. She cried in the shower because that was the only space that was hers.
Kristin Selby Gonzales, President of the Autism Hope Alliance, said it plainly: it's not a Hallmark channel. Sometimes it's Lifetime. And she thinks more of us need to say that out loud.
This Autism Acceptance Month, share this with a parent who needs to know they're not alone. The adapting, the detective work, the holding on to every good hour — that is what this actually looks like.
Kristin spoke about this in the ABT webinar "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Path to Hope, Clarity, and Progress."
Follow us for more honest conversations about what families go through and what actually helps.
04/14/2026
Puberty with an autistic child takes years. For some families, it takes longer than most.
Kristin Selby Gonzales lived through five-plus of them. She talks about the aggression openly. The bruises. The crying. The years of not knowing when it would ease. She says she still has PTSD from it.
And she made it through.
If you're in it right now, you are not alone. Share this with someone who needs to hear that.
04/14/2026
The child in front of you is clearly trying. The question that keeps coming up is: why isn't trying enough?
That feeling is worth listening to.
Auditory and sensory processing sit underneath almost everything we ask the brain to do. When those pathways are working harder than they should, the effects show up everywhere: in reading, in behavior, in how a child handles transitions.
The research on The Listening Program has documented what happens when those pathways are directly supported. A peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Listening showed clinically significant outcomes across ages.
Tracey Butler's 24 years of direct work contributed to that research. She has watched those outcomes play out in thousands of real families' lives.
On April 22, she sits down with Alex Doman to share what the evidence shows, what genuine improvement looks like, and what families can realistically expect. Plus, find out:
🔹 What the research revealed, and why it matters
🔹 What improvement looks like in daily life
🔹 What to expect when The Listening Program® is part of the plan
🔹 Real stories from people who found their way through
Free Live Webinar:
🧠 The Listening Program®: Understanding and Remediating Auditory and Sensory Processing Challenges
📅 Wednesday, April 22 | 60 Minutes
🕒 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT
🕒 2:30 AM ACST | April 23, 2026 (Australia)
🔗 Register now: linktr.ee/advancedbrain
Save your seat and tag someone who has been asking these same questions. They need to be in this room.
04/13/2026
Your child's communication challenges may have more to do with brain development than most people realize.
The Listening Program® uses music to gently support the area of the brain responsible for communication. For kids on the autism spectrum who struggle to express themselves verbally, that frustration can come out in other ways. When the root is supported, the whole picture can change.
Wendy Bertagnole, MA, SpEd and Parent Coach, explains it in a way that finally makes sense.
Share this with your child's speech therapist or teacher.
04/10/2026
She walked in and found him with his headphones on. They'd already done his program that day.
His therapist was still there. Jaxson had just decided to keep listening. They were doing a puzzle. He was calm. And when Kristin Selby Gonzalez asked what was going on, the answer was simple: he loves it.
He has Alexa. He could put on any music anytime he wants. He chooses The Listening Program® through his headphones anyway. He has since 2005.
For parents who have tried a lot of things and are still looking for what sticks — this is the conversation to watch.
Neurotypical siblings are often asked to grow up faster than they should.
Kristin Selby Gonzalez, President of the AAutism Hope Alliance shares what she has seen work: when an extended family member or close friend takes that sibling out for dedicated one-on-one time, even just once a month, it can make a real difference.
A movie. A dinner. Time that belongs just to them.
It is a small thing that carries a lot of weight for these kids.
This clip is from the ABT webinar "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Path to Hope, Clarity, and Progress"
04/08/2026
If you're going gluten-free, dairy-free for your child, one of the most powerful things you can do is make it a whole-family shift.
Not "this is yours, that's ours." Just: this is how our family eats.
Kristin Selby Gonzalez from the Autism Hope Alliance has a simple tip to make the grocery store less overwhelming: stay in the produce and meat sections as much as possible. You're already most of the way there. The middle aisles are where you'll need to pay closer attention.
Small shifts. Real difference.
From the ABT webinar "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Path to Hope, Clarity, and Progress."
04/07/2026
Most families spend years being told what their child has. Very few are ever told why.
When it keeps feeling harder than it should, there is often more happening beneath the surface than anyone has named yet.
Auditory and sensory processing challenges affect far more children and adults than most people realize. The path to understanding them is rarely straightforward.
On April 22, Tracey Butler joins Alex Doman for a free live conversation that could change how you see the challenges in front of you.
Tracey has spent 24 years working with families who felt like something was being missed. She started because of her own son, who was diagnosed with a severe auditory processing disorder. She never stopped until she found real answers.
Today she has supported thousands of families, trained more than 500 practitioners, and contributed to peer-reviewed research on outcomes with The Listening Program®.
In this session, you will learn:
🔹 What auditory and sensory processing challenges actually are
🔹 What it looks like when those systems begin to improve
🔹 Real stories from families who found meaningful change
🔹 What to expect when starting The Listening Program
Free Live Webinar:
🧠 The Listening Program®: Understanding and Remediating Auditory and Sensory Processing Challenges
📅 Wednesday, April 22 | 60 Minutes
🕒 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT
🕒 2:30 AM ACST | April 23, 2026 (Australia)
🔗 Register now: linktr.ee/advancedbrain
This is free and live. Save your seat and share this with someone in your life who has been searching for answers. You might just change everything for them.
04/07/2026
If your child was just diagnosed with autism and you're not sure where to begin, Kristin Selby Gonzales, President of the Autism Hope Alliance, has a clear first step: diet.
Start gluten-free, dairy-free. Then take a closer look at sugars, food additives, and food coloring.
And here's the encouraging part: what used to require hours of failed experiments (she once broke multiple waffle makers trying to get it right) is genuinely accessible today. Better products. More restaurants. Real food that actually tastes good.
More from the ABT webinar "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Path to Hope, Clarity, and Progress" coming this week.
Kristin Selby Gonzalez
Autism Hope Alliance
04/06/2026
If you've ever thought "I'll try that when things settle down a bit" — this one's for you.
Shawn Blymiller is a parent of a child with autism. He didn't wait for an easy season. He made The Listening Program® part of how he gets through the hard ones.
That's the kind of real-world story that sticks.
If you're in a tough stretch right now, this might be exactly the right time. Not the wrong one.
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