Bringing the Spotlight to Every Artist - Inclusion Through Art with Melissa Smith
This one’s full of feel-good vibes! Tash and Shannon sit down with Melissa Smith, founder of Backlight Productions, a nonprofit that partners with professional artists and organizations to give indivi...
6 Okt 202548min
JJ’s Story - A Teacher’s Journey Through Parenting and Autism
In this episode, JJ McLeod shares her journey as a special education teacher and mom to her son Milo, who was diagnosed with autism. She opens up about the shock of diagnosis, the challenges of naviga...
29 Sep 20251h 17min
A New Chapter for Justin - Growing, Thriving, and Letting Go
Today Emily Zavala returns to share her journey of navigating autism care for her son, Justin. From the struggle of finding the right group home, to the heartbreak of rejection, to the relief of final...
22 Sep 202554min
The Autism Tax - The Emotional and Financial Costs No One Talks About
We’re talking about the “Autism Tax”—not a bill from the IRS, but the hidden costs families like ours face every day. From therapies and medical expenses to careers put on hold and time stretched thin...
15 Sep 202543min
Autism Research and Brain Donation - A Conversation with Dr. David Amaral
Today, Shannon and Jean sit down with Dr. David Amaral and Carolyn Komich from Autism BrainNet to talk about a topic that’s not always easy, but so important—brain donation for autism research. Dr. Am...
8 Sep 20251h 1min
Building Your Autism Community - Finding Connection with Inga Krevatas
Explicit Episode Alert Fellow caregiver and mom, Inga Krevatas, shares the story of her twin girls’ diagnoses, over twenty years ago. Since then, Inga has built a community around her and her family a...
1 Sep 202558min
Answering the ‘How Are You?’ Question - The Honest Truth for Autism Parents
Hey friend… let’s be real for a sec. When someone asks, “How are you?” as a special needs parent or caregiver… do you ever just freeze? It’s not that we don’t know how we feel—it’s that the answer is ...
25 Aug 202548min
Embracing Autism - A Conversation with Lia McCabe
Today we sit down with Lia McCabe, host of the Embracing Autism Podcast. Lia shares her personal journey as an autistic parent raising neurodivergent children, her advocacy work through Autism Wish, a...
18 Aug 202548min
