EP 510 – Unmasking Autism

Join us as we wrap up season 5 and discuss our family’s most recent and shocking autism development.
Join us as we wrap up season 5 and discuss our family’s most recent and shocking autism development.
Tune into the conversation as we talk about the very real guilt many parents feel when we first receive our child’s autism diagnosis.
Join us as we talk about the frustration we experience as parents when others deny our child’s autism diagnosis and assume it is misbehavior.
Join us as we discuss the hostility towards parents of autistic children from the online autism community and how we can continue embracing autism without losing ourselves in the process.
Today we reflect on the social rejection and isolation autistic children face, which often accompanies them into adulthood.
In this episode, we discuss the challenging topic of what happens to our children after we’re gone and how we can best prepare.
Today we look into the debate over the use of the term “disability” to refer to autism and whether or not it’s considered appropriate.
In this episode, we reflect on the challenges of seeking an autism-inclusive Church and discuss how to advocate for simple changes at free or low-cost to your place of worship.
We chat about caregiver burnout and how to recognize the signs.
We delve into the challenging topic of judgment and shame, both as parents of autistic children but also from the perspective of growing up neurodivergent.