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EPISODE · Nov 12, 2025 · 40 MIN

Being A Special Needs Dad Of A Nonverbal Autistic Child with John Fela - S7 E75

from Becoming Parents - Birth Stories and Birthwork Wisdom · host Jennifer Campbell

---Father of a child with a disability (autism/nonverbal). Discuss challenges with labor and birth process, expectations vs reality both parents faced.---Following birth, choices we had to make for our child's care, was a preemie and experienced constant failure to thrive, wrestling with opinions of family/doctors.---Navigating early stages of my child's diagnosis, questions and dilemmas we faced as parents, opinions of doctors and specialists as to best protocols or treatments.I'm a national disability advocate, do a variety of speaking at conferences, podcasts, blogging, and a personal memoir of my journey being published later this year.FIND HIM HERE:www.johnfela.comwww.facebook.com/johnsspecialneedsblogwww.instagram.com/john_fela_1/https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-fela-0b839920/www.x.com/jfelageller74

---Father of a child with a disability (autism/nonverbal). Discuss challenges with labor and birth process, expectations vs reality both parents faced.---Following birth, choices we had to make for our child's care, was a preemie and experienced constant failure to thrive, wrestling with opinions of family/doctors.---Navigating early stages of my child's diagnosis, questions and dilemmas we faced as parents, opinions of doctors and specialists as to best protocols or treatments.I'm a national disability advocate, do a variety of speaking at conferences, podcasts, blogging, and a personal memoir of my journey being published later this year.FIND HIM HERE:www.johnfela.comwww.facebook.com/johnsspecialneedsblogwww.instagram.com/john_fela_1/https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-fela-0b839920/www.x.com/jfelageller74

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