Episode #028 - Finding the Fun: Skiing and Sports with Severe Autism

We interview Peg Kerswell, the author of a bold new book chronicling her experiences raising a daughter with extremely severe autism. Ellie is nonverbal and self-injurious, she requires 24/7 care with...

20 Nov 202345min

We interview Rosanne Katon Walden, the mother of Adam Mandela Walden, a young man with autism with remarkable musical talent. At the age of 2 he taught himself harmonica, and to sign opera phoneticall...

13 Nov 202349min

Richard Edley, PhD is President/CEO of Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) of Pennsylvania, and a nationally recognized leader pushing for care options for adults with autism and...

30 Okt 202346min

This interview will blow your mind. You will have just one thought: "We need a thousand more Mary Ogles!" Mary is a force of nature and CEO of A New Leaf near Tulsa, Oklahoma, which serves 500 clients...

23 Okt 202349min

The next few episodes feature esteemed speakers from the recent Together for Choice conference held in Las Vegas Nevada. First up is Molly Nocon, CEO of Noah Homes in San Diego County, California. Noa...

15 Okt 202342min

State policy is hugely consequential for autism families — from state Medicaid programs, to support worker wages, to health care, to guardianship, to recreation and respite. This week we bring you the...

18 Sep 20231h 39min

We are delighted to bring back Dr. Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer of the Autism Science Foundation, who we first featured way back in Episode 4. Alycia and host Jill Escher debate some of the ...

11 Sep 20231h 9min

The vaccine-autism myth is rearing its head again, particularly via statements by Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy, Jr., so it's never been more important to set the record straight ...

7 Aug 202335min