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Parenting Severe Autism — 88 episodes

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Fighting For Placement When Severe Autism Outgrows The System

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Writing Your Child’s Severe Autism Story At School

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Advocating For A Severely Autistic Teen In High School

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When Stress Turns A Child Into A Weapon

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What If The System Is Not Built For Them

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School Transitions Trigger Dysregulation In Profound Autism

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The Great Midnight Coffee Heist

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I Tried Oils And Herbs And Nothing Worked

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What Safety Costs A Family Living With Severe Autism

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EP.80 How Much Vigilance Can One Parent Hold Parenting Severe Autism

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EP.79 Retirement Villages For Everyone… Except Us?

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EP.78 When Calm Snaps Into Chaos

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EP. 77: Our Son, The Welcome Mat, And The Pants Problem Severe Autism

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EP 76: Private Needs, Public Stress, And The Cost Of Sleepless Caregiving

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EP 75: Morning Reset, Calmer Days, Regulating A Dysregulated Home

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EP.74: What Soundtrack Does Your Severe Autism Child Live To?

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EP 73: From Chaos To Connection: Parenting Severe Autism Without Sleep, Space, Or Support

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EP 72: Bathroom Battles And A Glimmer Of Hope

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EP.71: He Destroyed Things Because He Was Hurting Emotionally

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EP 70: It's Only Applesauce - Severe Autism Therapy Backfires

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What if compassion—not credentials—keeps our severe autism kids safest?

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When Home Hurts: Moving, Meltdowns, and the Search for Care

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The Fight for Inclusion in a World of Exclusion Severe Autism

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Navigating Severe Autism: Our Family's Difficult Relocation

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EP. 64 When Teachers Don't Listen: A Parent's Struggle for Understanding Severe Autism

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Your Child Is Not a Zoo Animal: Fighting for Dignity in Special Education

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When Schools Fail: Navigating Autism Education and Therapy

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When They Function Better Without You: The Parental Paradox

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My Son Deserves Joy Too: Fighting for Inclusion in a World That Says No To Severe Autism

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Healing From Within: How Self-Care Transforms Caregiving

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EP. 58 The Exorcist in Room Two: Our Journey Through Severe Autism's Nighttime Challenges

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Building S.A.F.E.R. Lifestyles: A Vision for Severe Autism Families

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Our Son Lost Everything When He Turned 15, and No One Warned Us

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Living With My Decision to Accept Help From Family

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EP.54 - The Caregiver's Dilemma: Fighting for Your Child While Fighting for Yourself

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Navigating Teenage Severe Autism: When Everything Changes and Nothing Makes Sense

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The Unseen Struggles of Parenting a Child with Severe Autism

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Adventures in Parenting a Child with Unique Communication - Severe Autism

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Navigating Parental Identity and Community Misunderstandings in Severe Autism Caregiving

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Toileting and Dietary Challenges Amidst Family Clashes In Parenting Severe Autism

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Embracing Unique Identities in Severe Autism Parenting

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Our Son's Severe Autism Test Results, Cherished Progress and Family Hurdles

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Behaviors, Coping Strategies, Empathy, Growth and Legislation in Severe Autism Living

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EP.45. Learning Differently: A Story of Severe Autism, Resilience, and Compassion

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EP.44. Embracing Severe Autism's Challenges with Humor and Heart

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EP.43. Transformative Moments in Autism Education

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EP.42. Empowering Choices and Building Support: An Unconventional Journey Through Severe Autism Parenting

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EP.41. Navigating the Complex Terrain of Parenting: Severe Autism, Homeschooling, and Healing Journeys

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EP.40: Balancing Challenges and Triumphs: The Journey to Advocate for Our Son

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EP.39: Navigating Holiday Joys and Challenges with Severe Autism

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EP.38: Exploring Resilience and Gratitude in Severe Autism Parenting

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EP.37: Creative Parenting and Severe Autism Insights

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EP.36: A New Home and Fresh Hope

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EP.35: New School Nightmare After Relocation, Adult Stuff is Autism Stuff

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EP.34: Recounting When Autism Started To Show As Severe For Our Family

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EP. 33: Unexpected Proposals and Parenting Challenges in Severe Autism

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EP.32: Family Dynamics and Severe Autism A Tale of Love and Patience

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EP 31. Behind the Scenes of Severe Autism Parenthood and Perseverance

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EP. 30. Finding Laughter Amid Severe Autism Struggles

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EP. 29 Firing Family

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Ep. 28. In the Trenches of Severe Autism Healthcare: A Parent's Story

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EP 27. All The Great Things Our Kid Can Do

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Ep.26. Never-Ending Needs

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Ep. 25. The Key to His Happiness

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Ep. 24. A Broken Boundary and New Communication

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Ep. 23. Boundaries and Consistency

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Ep.22. Comprehension

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EP.21. Typicals Say the Darndest Things

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Ep.20. Oh, The Autonomy

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Ep.19. He Deserves Some Respect

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Ep. 18. Well Thank God That's Over

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Ep.17. Speech Apraxia, External Communication, Better Speech-Part 2

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EP.16. Speech Delays, Expressive, Receptive, & Assistive Tech-Part 1

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Ep. 15: 'tis The Season For Family Weirdness

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Ep. 14: Let's Talk About Speech

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Ep. 13: Down in the Dumps

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Ep. 12: We Need to Teach the Teachers

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Ep. 11: Is My Child Being Abused At School?

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Ep. 10: A New School Year & Everything's Not Fine

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Ep. 9: Hindsight - The Best Advice We Never Heard

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Ep. 8: Our Family's First Lesson in Severe Autism Assumptions & Expectations

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Ep. 7: Sharing One Small Win With Listeners

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Ep. 6: Making Food Transitions

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Ep. 5: Let Thy Food be Thy Medicine? Does it Make a Difference?

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Part 3: Protecting Our Mental Health/ Let's Get Through These Severe Autism Summer Blues

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Part 2: Eloping/Let's Get Through These Severe Autism Summer Blues

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Ep. 2: Let's Get Through These Severe Autism Summer Blues

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Episode 1: Podcast Intro