Episode #55: Parenting Autistic Children: Finding Gratitude in the Struggle

Show Notes: In today's episode, your host, Tonya Wollum, interviews Amit Chawla, a software product manager and founder of a financial planning company. Chawla has two sons, one of whom is autistic, which led him to become a certified financial planner and chartered special needs consultant. Throughout the interview, Chawla shares his experiences of raising his son on the severe side of the autism spectrum and the struggles he faced in getting consistent treatment for him. He talks about how this experience led him to send his son to a residential school and how it gave him and his wife time to think about their future. Chawla's wife was an attorney, but she went back to school to become an estate planning attorney, specializing in special needs and elder law. During the interview, Chawla also discusses the unique perspective on life that the special needs community has and their ability to find gratitude in things that others may overlook. With his part-time financial planning practice, Chawla plans to continue helping families with special needs for as long as he can. This episode is an inspiring and eye-opening conversation that sheds light on the challenges and triumphs of raising a child with special needs. Connect with Amit: Podcast: https://planningforspecialneeds.podbean.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MySpecialFP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MySpecialFP/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/my-special-financial-planning/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanningForSpecialNeeds Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/