Finding Peace in Autism: Embracing Non-Speaking Parenting Experiences with Donna Ross-Jones

In this moving conversation, Donna Ross-Jones joins Inchstones host Sarah Kernion to talk about the deep, often unspoken realities of parenting children with disabilities—especially autism. Together, they open up about the long arc of grief that can come with a diagnosis, the resilience required to keep going, and the unexpected ways siblings are shaped by these experiences. They talk candidly about letting go of the life you imagined, and learning to embrace the one unfolding in front of you—with love, humor, and hard-won wisdom. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that acceptance isn’t a moment—it’s a process. It’s about holding both the sorrow and the beauty, and choosing connection through it all. If you’ve ever felt the weight of unmet expectations or the ache of wanting to do it all, this conversation will meet you right where you are. Donna's work and writing can be found on her Substack