{"id":962,"date":"2021-07-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=962"},"modified":"2022-12-09T14:47:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:47:53","slug":"104","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/104\/","title":{"rendered":"EP 104 &#8211; Weathering the Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode, we focus on why it&#8217;s okay and even natural to go through a season of grief after an autism diagnosis and how to overcome it with a simple change of perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-castos-transcript\"><div class=\"ssp-transcript\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col\"><div class=\"tabs\"><div class=\"tab\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"chck1\"\/><label class=\"tab-label ssp-transcript-title\" for=\"chck1\">Transcript<\/label><div class=\"tab-content ssp-transcript-content\"><strong>Weathering the Storm<br><\/strong>Show Notes for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Embracing Autism Podcast\u00a0<\/a>\u2014\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/104\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. 104<\/a><br><br><strong>Intro<\/strong>:<br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0In this episode, we focus on why it\u2019s okay and even natural to go through a season of grief after an autism diagnosis and how to overcome it with a simple change in perspective.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Welcome to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Embracing Autism<\/a>, a podcast for parents of autistic children seeking advice and support while spreading awareness and acceptance of Autism Spectrum Disorder.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0I\u2019m Lia!<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0And I\u2019m Matt!<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0And each week we will discuss our journey with autism and talk about how to embrace your child\u2019s individuality while providing guidance, tips, resources and sharing our personal stories. This is \u2014<br><br><strong>Lia &amp; Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0Embracing Autism!<br><br><strong>Discussion<br>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0In our last episode, we discuss the details of diagnosis day. So I assume if you\u2019re listening to this episode, your child probably received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. If you just received this diagnosis, you undoubtedly are probably struggling with an entire barrage of emotions. I know that I personally felt really overwhelmed and confused. Initially, after that diagnosis, a lot of times parents will be hit with questions and start thinking, \u2018Did I do something wrong?\u2019 or \u2018How could this have happened?\u2019 \u2018Is my child going to be okay?\u2019 Or even those who think a little long term and are thinking \u2018what\u2019s gonna happen to my kid after I\u2019m gone?\u2019 \u2018Is somebody going to be able to take care of them?\u2019 \u2018Will they be able to take care of themselves?\u2019 These are questions that are absolutely natural to ask. I personally remember having to ask these questions to myself initially and a lot of other questions like this suddenly rushed my mind. I couldn\u2019t stop thinking and trying to figure out how did this happen? And what does it actually mean? I know that my daughter got her diagnosis at 20 months old. So there\u2019s a lot of future that I was still not sure about at that time. And it\u2019s definitely something that kind of took me off guard. I also had very little knowledge of autism, I really didn\u2019t know anything about it. So my mind instantly naturally tended to drift towards absolute worst-case scenarios. I started panicking and just feeling a little bit helpless. For my kid, I didn\u2019t really know what I could do or if there was something I needed to do. I simply didn\u2019t know what it meant. Now, I just want you guys to know that if these feelings and emotions and lines of thought seem all too familiar to you, I want you to know that these feelings are absolutely normal, it\u2019s okay to feel confused, frustrated, upset, it\u2019s even okay to feel a little distraught. It\u2019s absolutely natural. And essentially, every parent goes through this. I know when I first learned of my daughter\u2019s diagnosis, I really did go through a grieving process of the future that I had imagined for her. And I felt like that future had suddenly vanished.<br><br><strong>Matt:\u00a0<\/strong>I completely agree Lia, for me, I guess my grieving process was more on the confusion side \u2014 ignorance is bliss. I didn\u2019t really know anything about autism; so, therefore, I couldn\u2019t really be worried about autism initially. But then looking back now, I think that I had two thoughts. In my mind, I was worried about fantasy or the future that I had projected onto my daughter and the experiences that I would share with her as her father. And then I wasn\u2019t sure if that was suddenly brought into question where we might not have that future. And then the other thought that I had was any opportunities that I had projected for her success, whether it be her going to college or any academics and such, I wasn\u2019t sure if that was suddenly brought into question as well.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0I know that actually really stood out to me, the education part of it because we are a highly education-focused family. We\u2019re kind of overachievers in that area, it\u2019s kind of the area where we really thrive. And so we had already had plans for our kids to go to these private schools. And we had that all planned out, we were already looking at schools for them. I mean, we even went and physically toured locations. We were like, \u2018oh, as soon as they hit kindergarten, we\u2019ve got the school lined up.\u2019 And we were really excited about it, we had already grown emotionally attached to these schools. So once we found out that our child was autistic, and later on that our second child was also autistic, that kind of dashed those dreams. And so we kind of felt a little bit of a loss there. Looking back, it is a little bit silly. But it\u2019s really easy to get attached to ideas, and the family fantasy that you get, especially as new parents, because this was our first child. So we didn\u2019t really know what to expect. And we still had that new parent rush. So we always were kind of like nesting but projected out into the future, where we\u2019re trying to get everything situated and in place for them way in advance. And because we did that, we didn\u2019t take into consideration any sort of wrench that could have been thrown in there. So this was essentially a wrench that was thrown in. But I don\u2019t mean that in a negative light. I just mean it in the sense that it was unexpected. And we had to basically find a way to just redirect ourselves and come up with a new plan.<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0Yeah. As I mentioned, I had a delayed reaction as far as the diagnosis because I didn\u2019t know anything about autism, I didn\u2019t know what that meant. But with her developmental delays, if she was lagging behind in certain areas, or how that would equate to her moving forward in the future, I think it hit me later than I think it initially hit you, mostly because I was looking at her and how she was progressing. And I think it was the combination of the therapies mixed with her really struggling with getting speech, or her language developed, I think it was one of the speech therapy appointments, where they mentioned that she should know 200 words at that point, and she may be new 20. So it was just a drastic change of where her development should be and where she was actually at. I also think another thing that kind of hit home was just kind of her rigid behavior. She didn\u2019t really acknowledge, I guess me as, like her actual Father. I guess I want to almost blame Facebook or social media a little bit on this one because I would have friends who are also at the same stage of life having children who are roughly the same age, and I would see them interacting with their child and the child at about the same age recognizing, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s my dad, my daddy\u2019, and they would come running to them. And my oldest daughter didn\u2019t have that reaction, when she saw me walk through the door, her first reaction wasn\u2019t to come and run to me, it was \u2014 she didn\u2019t even notice that the door was opening. And then I was walking in, there was no reaction of excitement, or just noticing that I was even there.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0I can absolutely relate to that. Because one of the things that I also did, and I agree social media is the bane of my existence, is see other people who had children around the same age. So I had had that child, our first child, at the same time that about three or so of my friends had a baby the same exact time, all girls just like mine. And you can\u2019t help but compare, because they\u2019re all posting pictures and videos. And then I started realizing how delayed our child was at that point, I remember one of the moments that I had was seeing the picture of one of my friends\u2019 kids, helping them bring groceries to the car. So she was probably close to two or so. And she had those plastic bags in each hand. I\u2019m sure it was something really light in them. But she was just holding them and helping bring them to the car. And I thought that was super cute. And then I paused for a second. And then it was kind of cathartic thinking, you know, I don\u2019t know that my child will be able to do that. I know that at that time, she definitely couldn\u2019t. Right now, she still probably can\u2019t. But at that time, it was kind of a realization of the reality is starting to hit home and started to sink in a little deeper. And that really made it a little more difficult to process. I think, had we not had Facebook, had we not had comparisons out there, I don\u2019t think I would have noticed as much or even really had it, I guess influence me as much because it really hurt most when I saw potential. So I saw the potential of what she could have done or where she should have then. And though when I saw that she wasn\u2019t meeting those milestones, that was kind of like a reality check hitting home. So I know that for me that the social media aspect was definitely not fun. I started looking at it from a slightly different perspective, because like I said, I come from a neurodiverse background. And I never viewed myself as having any sort of tragic end or anything like that I didn\u2019t really see myself as incapable or less than. So I started kind of reflecting on my situation and how far I\u2019ve been able to accommodate and essentially overcoming my life. And although I went through struggles, I overcame them. And I still made something out of myself. And obviously, I have a family and awesome kids. So that clearly never stopped that from happening. And so that gave me the energy to essentially start rethinking everything. And really, I like to just switch into thinking about the positive and what my child can do and what they\u2019re capable of, instead of focusing on the things that she lacks or can\u2019t do, or is not up to speed with her peers. I know that specifically for me, the one thing I did to really make that switch happen is I started judging her outcomes and achievements based off of herself. So instead of saying, Oh no, my kid is behind in whatever a typical person her age would be doing. I would go into her therapies and appointments saying, \u2018Oh, look at this thing that she just did that she was delayed in two weeks ago and now she\u2019s doing\u2019. So for example, if she wasn\u2019t able to say papa or mama or something like that, I didn\u2019t see it as she\u2019s behind her peers in this. I saw it more as the following week when she did \u2014 \u2018oh my gosh, huge breakthrough, look at this. She\u2019s constantly progressing. She\u2019s constantly achieving.\u2019 So I realized that it was more of a mental journey, kind of like a psychological-emotional journey that you need to go through to get over to the other side of that emotional slump. Pessimism really is what it is, it\u2019s a pessimistic viewpoint to think that because my child has this diagnosis, it\u2019s the end of their world or its worst-case scenario. I do understand that they are definitely degrees of disability. And the future outcome for each child can vary greatly from child to child. So there are some kids who have supposedly a brighter outlook than others. Really, I still think that\u2019s all a matter of perspective. I know, for example, one of the things that I was thinking about with our child initially was, you know, this just means that we\u2019ll get to spend more time with her if she needs our assistance. I\u2019m all about having a mama\u2019s girl. So I kind of see that as a positive that she\u2019ll be around asking for mom\u2019s help more often, I didn\u2019t really see that as a negative, so I just kind of tried to give it a positive spin.<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0Well, let\u2019s be honest here, our oldest is totally a daddy\u2019s girl. So I\u2019m not sure what you\u2019re talking about there. So no, I think you raise a great point. And I kind of think of it almost as the therapist mindset and kind of having her compared to herself, and basically focus on her own achievements. So rather than saying, oh, Little Timmy is able to do all these fantastic things at his age, I don\u2019t really care about Little Timmy, he\u2019s not my kid. So I can just focus on my daughter. So in therapy, she was actually falling every time she would walk onto a mat or anytime she would have a transition from an unbalanced surface. And then as we kept working with her, she got a little bit better and a little bit better. She still, I mean falls down, but, but she\u2019s definitely improving a great deal. And same thing with small things just as giving us a little bit more eye contact from time to time, or when we call her name, she acknowledges that we\u2019re talking to her. And we\u2019re not just saying random words. So I think that kind of ties into you ultimately have to celebrate the small victories in life. Focus on the small achievements that they\u2019re overcoming, regardless of how small, celebrate them make a big deal. And your child will be excited too if you give them hugs and kisses or tickle them or make a big deal when they give eye contact, they\u2019re hopefully more likely to do it in the future. I think another good approach to moving forward is not necessarily to think about the future opportunities as lost that we project for our children. But just think of them as slightly changed, she still has a bright future, no one\u2019s taking her future away from her, it just might not be the one that we had initially planned for her. It\u2019s just her own path or journey that she\u2019ll walk.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0The other thing that I started thinking about is, you know, realistically, our child was going to be autistic whether or not she got a diagnosis. It doesn\u2019t make a difference that she has a label, she\u2019s still going to be who she is. And she\u2019s still going to like what she likes, and she\u2019s still going to dislike what she dislikes. So having that diagnosis didn\u2019t really change that. And it took a second to come to that conclusion in that realization that, you know, yes, she was diagnosed, but it doesn\u2019t really change what her outcome would have truly been. Her outcome in life would have been probably about the same if not better now. Because with the diagnosis, we can now implement better support systems for her, we can have a better understanding of this. And that means that we can be emotionally supportive of her throughout her life as well. So I had that change of heart. And that change of perspective, when I realized, you know, she\u2019s going to blaze a trail forward, and it\u2019s just going to be a different trail than we thought, but it\u2019s still going to be a trail. And a trail doesn\u2019t have to be a billion yards long. It could be a couple of inches here or there. It\u2019s still a trail and it\u2019s her trail darnit. Just enjoy it and appreciate the fact that she has this thing that is unique and is her and enjoy every moment and just really embrace the fact that she is who she is and don\u2019t try to change her. So I really had that change of perspective. And then when we had our second child diagnosed, it was completely different. I didn\u2019t feel like I had to go through that entire grieving process that I went through the first time \u2014 my perspective had already changed. So the second one, it was kind of like, \u2018yeah, okay, we got this\u2019. And we already have made adjustments to our life. We\u2019ve made adjustments to future plans, where we\u2019re going to live, what school we\u2019re going to go to, we\u2019ve already readjusted all of that. And at first, it was hard letting it go. But the realization was that the hard part was just letting it go, it wasn\u2019t actually doing it. So them going to another school or them being homeschooled, that\u2019s not the hard part, the hard part was just coming to the conclusion that what I wanted wasn\u2019t gonna happen. So it\u2019s really all just honestly, all in our heads. It\u2019s just a matter of really embracing that difference and embracing a new way of doing things, even though it might initially be uncomfortable. Or it might initially be just kind of something we want to begrudgingly do, I would just urge you to do it for the sake of your kid. With that said, I completely understand that a grieving process is part of this. It\u2019s really absolutely natural like I said before, and it\u2019s honestly necessary for some people. If you\u2019re not the type of person who feels like they need to grieve, that\u2019s great. But I know for me, I did need to go through a grieving process. And I don\u2019t think there\u2019s absolutely anything wrong with that. It\u2019s just how we learn. I know that when I first learned about my daughter\u2019s diagnosis, that process of having that future taken away from me, it really felt difficult to process. It was something that I thought I had experienced the loss, but it turned out, it wasn\u2019t a loss, it was just again, like I mentioned a change of perspective. I ran into a lot of people that were actually mocking grieving, I know that there\u2019s people out there saying, \u2018you know, if you\u2019re grieving, that means that you\u2019re so focused on yourself, and you don\u2019t care about your child, it\u2019s really all about you.\u2019 But I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the case at all, I think the grieving happens because you care for your child. So I think that if you go through a grieving process, it\u2019s really a cathartic, really natural and even necessary process to go through in order to be the best parent that you can be for your child. I had run into a really interesting article from the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/counseling\/resources-for-students\/healthy-grieving\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Washington Counseling Center<\/a>. And it had said that grieving loss is important because it allows you to free up energy that\u2019s bound to the lost person, object or experience. And then they further said that we might reinvest the energy elsewhere if we\u2019re able to go through that grieving process. But if that we don\u2019t grieve effectively, we\u2019re not going to be able to reinvest that energy. They basically say that that energy gets tied to the past. So if you don\u2019t grieve effectively, you\u2019re essentially holding on to that idea; you\u2019re holding on to the emotions and the processing that\u2019s going on in your mind, or you\u2019re not giving yourself the proper outlet to really get that out of your system and just process it all in a healthy effective way. So go ahead and grieve, and just have that moment and give yourself some time, give yourself a break to process a however long or short, as long as it is grieving, and you know, not turning into a depression. If that\u2019s the case, that\u2019s an unhealthy process. And I would urge you to seek some counseling if you do feel that you fall into depression. But if it\u2019s just grieving, that means that it\u2019s a season of time that happens fresh after learning this. And then you learn from that you move on, you pull up your sleeves, and then you start doing the hard, but really rewarding work that it is to parent a child that\u2019s on the autism spectrum.<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0I know for me that I found during this experience that the best way to kind of move forward was actually finding a social support group of some kind. I think, for me, it was taking a spiritual approach. And Lia actually brought this home to me and focusing on religion. Lia had mentioned early on during this journey that the soul of our daughter could have been put into any other child in any other family and they might have not had the same resources that we have, but by our daughter\u2019s soul being put into her and having us as parents, it has given her the best opportunity to get the treatment that therapies, the love, and support that she needs to move forward. There are other social support groups that are available. Lia hosts a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/parentingautismchat\" target=\"_blank\">Parenting Autism Virtual Club<\/a>\u00a0that meets virtually once a month. And the link will be added to the notes of the podcast. There are other resources that are available through your local public school system.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Yeah, I actually do host a monthly online virtual parenting club. It\u2019s on Facebook. And we will put the link to that in the podcast notes. We meet once a month on Google Hangouts or some other web conferencing format. And it\u2019s just a bunch of parents video chatting with other parents and we talk about our struggles. We talk about our accomplishments, and we give each other advice and support and just hang out. There\u2019s also other resources that you can seek out in your local community. I know that in my local community, I was able to dig up some parent groups that were available through the local public school system and I was also able to find other parents who would meet locally and I took advantage to have as many of those as possible. This completely varies from county to county, state to state. So it\u2019s really town-specific. So just take a look at your local community, get involved in the school, ask maybe that social service worker, she may know of any or he may know of any resources that you have that are local to you. And if your county has something like a Parks and Recreation magazine, or something like that, I know that I found a ton of awesome resources in there for activities that are specifically for the special needs community. So I would definitely take a look at all of that and just try to get yourself involved in a social network so you can feel connected to other parents and not feel so isolated and alone in the process. Because I know that parenting a special needs child can be very isolating. And it\u2019s important to make sure that you don\u2019t fall into that.<br><br><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0My final tip is to educate yourself as best you can on autism. Anxiety is fueled by fear of the unknown. So if you can learn more about autism, there\u2019s less unknown and therefore you\u2019re better off for the future because knowledge is power. The best way to do this I would recommend is to try and seek out any autistic adults. This can be through Facebook or other social media and just talk to them just trying to get their perspective on how they see the world. And this will help you in the long run because then you\u2019ll have a better idea of helping your child in the future.<br><br><strong>Lia:<\/strong>\u00a0Another great and easy way to get educated is to start picking up some books on autism, specifically books that are written from the autistic perspective, those are the most helpful, one of the most popular ones out there is\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/counseling\/resources-for-students\/healthy-grieving\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Reason I Jump<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0(affiliate link)*<\/em>. I believe the author is Naoki, I\u2019m not exactly sure how to pronounce the last name, but that\u2019s on Amazon and in any major book-selling store. And that book is told from the perspective of a 13-year-old boy who is autistic. So it\u2019s a really good insight. Another book that I was looking into is the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lDSAE5\" target=\"_blank\"><em>More than Words<\/em><\/a>\u00a0book\u00a0<em>(affiliate link)*<\/em>. We\u2019ll do a little bit more on that in future episodes. But that book is by Fern Sussman, and that book is talking about how to help your autistic child communicate, even if it\u2019s just non-verbally. So if you have a child who struggles with communication, that\u2019s a great book. I would just look into as many books as possible. The best ones are really again, the ones that are written from an autistic perspective, or from researchers who have worked with autistic individuals who have kind of given them the green light as well, there are some of those there as well.<br><br><strong>Outro:<br>Lia:\u00a0<\/strong>To recap, in this episode, we talked about the importance of allowing yourself to grieve in order to refocus your energy in a healthy way. We also discussed how social support systems such as our parenting autism virtual club can be a great resource. Most importantly, we noted how changing your perspective on autism is critical to your family\u2019s mental health. Thanks for listening to Embracing Autism. Tune in to our next episode where we will offer insights into how to find financial resources and support for your child. We will answer questions such as \u2014 \u2018Is there government assistance available for autism?\u2019 And \u2018Are there resources which offer free support?\u2019 \u2014 This is Embracing Autism.<br><br>&#8211;<br><strong>Resources:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/counseling\/resources-for-students\/healthy-grieving\/\">Healthy grieving<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/parentingautismchat\/?ref=share\">Virtual Autism Parent Support Group<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3lDSAE5\">More Than Words: A Parents Guide to Building Interaction and Lanuage Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (paid link)<\/a>*<br><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3isXPo8\">The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki (paid link)<\/a>*<br><br><em>*As an Amazon Associate AutismWish will earn from qualifying purchases.<\/em><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this episode, we focus on why it&#8217;s okay and even natural to go through a season of grief after an autism diagnosis and how to overcome it with a simple change of perspective.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sync_status":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/episodes.castos.com\/6067cc60525ae0-11655595\/Embracing-Autism-04.mp3","transcript_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"514418","cover_image":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Embracing-Autism-Cover-Art_Cover-Art-3000x3000-1.jpeg","cover_image_id":"958","duration":"00:23:21","filesize":"18.7 mb","filesize_raw":"19621364","date_recorded":"2021-07-02","explicit":"","block":""},"tags":[23,22,40,24,31,38,37,39,28,27,36,25],"series":[30],"class_list":["post-962","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","tag-asd","tag-autism","tag-autism-diagnosis","tag-autism-spectrum-disorder","tag-diagnosis","tag-embracing-autism","tag-grief","tag-neurodiverse","tag-neurodiversity","tag-parenting","tag-self-care","tag-special-needs","series-embracing-autism"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/autismwish.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Embracing-Autism-Cover-Art_Cover-Art-3000x3000-1.jpeg?fit=3000%2C3000&ssl=1","download_link":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast-download\/962\/104.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast-player\/962\/104.mp3","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Podcast\/B08JJPDQGX?qid=1626277344&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=SXD0A1WCBBTYHSS83ATJ","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/embracing-autism\/id1567815239","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbWJyYWNpbmctYXV0aXNtLmNhc3Rvcy5jb20vZmVlZA","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"pandora":{"key":"pandora","url":"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/podcast\/embracing-autism\/PC:73138","label":"Pandora","class":"pandora","icon":"pandora.png"},"podchaser":{"key":"podchaser","url":"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/embracing-autism-1901089","label":"Podchaser","class":"podchaser","icon":"podchaser.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/feed\/podcast","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5LtFSpYK31jTAgRTKa8sCI?si=mT38lgU4TWqrP7AR7-Zn4A&dl_branch=1&nd=1","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/embracing-autism","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"tunein":{"key":"tunein","url":"http:\/\/tun.in\/pkmkV","label":"TuneIn","class":"tunein","icon":"tunein.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/feed\/podcast\/embracing-autism","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2hYRgAynOB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/104\/\">EP 104 &#8211; Weathering the Storm<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/autismwish.org\/podcast\/104\/embed\/#?secret=2hYRgAynOB\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;EP 104 &#8211; Weathering the Storm&#8221; &#8212; AutismWish\" data-secret=\"2hYRgAynOB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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