Episode #050 - Girl Storm: A Stunning New Memoir of Profound 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
Episode #049 - A Musical Mind: The Story of Adam Mandela Walden, a Cellist with Severe Autism
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
Episode #048 - Richard Edley, The Need for Reality-Based Programs for Adults with Severe Autism
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
Episode #047 - Open the Floodgates! Mary Ogle of A New Leaf in Oklahoma
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
Episode #046 - The Benefits of Residential Communities and the Need for Choice: Molly Nocon, CEO of Noah Homes
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
Episode #045 - How to Be an Autism Advocate in Your State
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
Episode #044 - Title: Autism Research Roundup, with Dr. Alycia Halladay
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
Episode #043 - Battling the Vaccine-Autism Myth, with Paul Offit, MD
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
