Autism Stories: Ezekiel-Bethany Goff
"I do have to say that getting aide support is difficult in the current climate. Even though I have 15 hours a week approved by insurance, I am looking at hiring less-experienced aides out of pocket t...
21 Mar 202215min
Autism Stories: Dr. Sarai Pahla
"There's probably a company or a person in the world who wants to be active in a field that has to do with your special interest, who wants to globalize their service, and that's the key thing. The fa...
14 Mar 202221min
Autism Stories: CJ LaFontaine
"It surprised me how many things I could find once I was able to kind of organize them. I didn't expect to be able to find that many books, especially written by autistic folks themselves. It didn't s...
7 Mar 202217min
Autism Stories: Noah Seback
"Many times, well-intentioned people, so-called "experts," chart our course, but we are the experts on us. That's why I call myself a lived-experience expert. Non-speakers need to be consulted, and ul...
28 Feb 202219min
Autism Stories: Ludmila Praslova
"When we look at things that specifically are needed for autistic people- clear communication, transparent practices, flexibility- those things for some autistic people are absolutely necessary to be ...
21 Feb 202229min
Autism Stories: Mary Nixon-Hahn
"I'm the kind of person, I come alongside people. You learn more walking together instead of standing there pointing fingers from a distance. I'm a side by side leader. I always tell my crew, "It's ne...
14 Feb 202220min
Autism Stories: Gabrielle Hailstone
"Growing up, not knowing that I was on the spectrum, it was very, very easy just to people please your way through everything, and not understand, or even recognize your own voice, your own internal d...
7 Feb 202223min
Autism Stories: Scott Allen
"In fact, being able to have some respect for another person, and to feel understood by them, is really important from a clinical perspective, therapeutically. I often tell clients that if you don't l...
31 Jan 202237min
