Creating a Safe Home: Tips for Parents of Children with Profound Autism
Creating a safe, structured home for a profoundly autistic child means thinking ahead to prevent risks. When my son Michael ingested a chlorine tablet due to pica, it reinforced the need for smart loc...
23 Touko 202515min
Creating a Home Program with Insights from our Journey with Profound Autism
In this episode, parent Mike Carr highlights the power of empathy, creativity, and community in raising a profoundly autistic child. By meeting their adult son Michael’s needs with compassion, fosteri...
21 Touko 202514min
From Rejection to Resilience: Building a Better Future for our Autistic Son
When Mike and Kay Carr’s son Michael, who has severe autism, aged out of school services, they faced limited options and heartbreaking rejections from programs unable to handle his needs. Frustrated b...
19 Touko 202511min
Revolutionizing Autism Care with AI: How AI can Transform your Life and your Child's Future
Mike Carr, a parent of a severely autistic adult, envisions AI "Doers" as transformative personal assistants. These advanced tools would seamlessly handle daily tasks, monitor health through wearables...
16 Touko 202514min
Parenting a Severely Autistic Child: Finding Gratitude in the Chaos
This is the heartfelt story of a father navigating the challenges of raising a severely autistic son. One particularly overwhelming day—filled with work stress, a difficult morning, and no time for hi...
14 Touko 20257min
Exploring AI's Impact on Autism Care: Tools, Challenges, and Surprising Results
As a parent navigating the challenges of supporting an adult with severe autism, I took a closer look at AI tools—ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity Pro, and Gemini Deep Research—to see how they could help p...
12 Touko 202514min
The Real MVP: How Mothers can Transform the Autism Journey
Behind every extraordinary journey is a true MVP. For families navigating profound autism, that MVP often wears many hats. Mike Carr’s wife, Kay, embodies this role with tireless dedication—coordinati...
9 Touko 20258min
The 5 Layers of Safety: Every Autism Parent Needs to Know
In this moving episode, Mike Carr shares the deeply personal challenges of safeguarding children with profound autism, offering a window into the constant vigilance required to protect those we love m...
7 Touko 20256min
