Why the Hardest Parts of Autism Need to Be Talked About with Tiffany Sumner

What do you do when your perfectly healthy two-year-old stops responding as they typically do? Today on Shift Happens, we’re talking about the kind of shift that no mother prepares for. How do you learn how to do life with a child with profound autism? How do you grieve what you thought life would look like — while still fighting for the child right in front of you?Today, you’re going to hear from a mother who didn’t just survive that reality — she transformed it. Tiffany Sumner found herself navigating being a single mom to a child with profound autism, and the crushing loneliness that so many caregivers silently carry. But instead of staying silent, she went public. What began as survival became advocacy. What felt like devastation became purpose.This conversation is about grief and grit. It’s about a mother who never gets to clock out.And about what happens when the hardest chapter of your life becomes the reason someone else feels less alone. This is Tiffany’s story. FOLLOW @alexisnandra @shifthappensthepod @tiffanysumner RESOURCES FREE STORY METHOD GUIDE- to help you process, own and share your story  RESOURCES FREE STORY METHOD GUIDE- to help you process, own and share your story  FOLLOW@alexisnandra @shifthappensthepod