The Autism Dad

I Had No Idea Until My 40s | Caroline Warnes (S9E20)

This episode is presented by Mightier. Caroline Warnes had no idea until her 40s. When her son went through his autism and ADHD diagnosis, a few bells started ringing fo

Level One Does Not Mean Easy | Stephanie Kerns (S9E19)

Stephanie Kerns was a teacher before she was an autism mom, and the only autism she had seen up close was in boys. So when her daughter started putting sponges in her mou

Autism Doesn't End With Your Military Service | Jaime Parent (S9E18)

This episode is presented by Mightier. In 1988, Jaime and Tracy Parent were stationed in England when their son Bryan was diagnosed with autism. There was nothing out th

Does He Ever Shut That Motor Off? | Nicole Carbone (S9E17)

This episode is sponsored by PESI. Nicole Carbone's son Luca is almost four, nonspeaking, and diagnosed with Level 2 autism. When he can't tell her what he needs, he bang

I Feel Like I'm Tolerated | Melvin Lopez (S9E16)

Melvin Lopez is autistic. So is his five year old son, Mateo. And the first thing Melvin does in this conversation is take apart the assumption that those two facts give

The Brain Isn't Broken, It's Inflamed | Dr. Theoharides (S9E15)

Dr. Theoharis Theoharides is back, and this time we got into the stuff that has been all over the news. Leucovorin. Tylenol. Benadryl. Underneath the headlines there is a

The Day He Called Her Mom | Deena Nathan (S9E14)

Deena Nathan's five year old son Hayden is autistic and non-speaking, and he's fluent on his AAC device. In this episode she walks through a day that starts with therapy

Outsourcing the Panic | Erin Lamb (S9E13)

Erin Lamb has been a speech language pathologist for 26 years. She runs a Baltimore nonprofit with its own school for autistic kids. She has a Ph.D. She still missed her

What Level 2 Autism Can Look Like | Lauren Murray (S9E12)

“Most people don’t even tag her with autism, because she’s smart, she’s so articulate.” Lauren Murray Lauren Murray is a New Jersey mom of two, and her daughters are alm

Autism in Real Life | Christine Bauereis (S9E11)

"Accommodating these children is like giving them a lifeline, and these children are worthy of it." Christine Bauereis didn't find out she was autistic and ADHD until he

Stop Comparing the Hard, Start Validating It | Heidi Price (S9E10)

"Stop comparing the hard. Start validating the hard." That one line from Heidi Price might be the whole episode. Heidi spent years in the autism community before she was

Seen&Heard | Mariam Shapera (S9E09)

Mariam Shapera is a family doctor. In medical school, she got one lecture on autism, and it was clinical and deficit-focused. Then she became an autism mom, and everythin

The Dad Who Built an App for His Autistic Son | Justin Bowman, VizyPlan (S9E08)

Justin Bowman had a dream his son would be autistic before the boy was born. Years later, after his son Sawyer was diagnosed with level 1 autism, Justin did what a lot of

This Is What Level 1 Autism Parenting Can Look Like | Liz Covington (S9E07)

Liz Covington's son Bennett was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD at age four. The autism diagnosis didn't come until he was ten. Now he's 18, in college, and just spent two ho

We Rock the Spectrum (S9E06)

She got kicked out of five indoor playgrounds with her autistic son. Then she built her own. Today, We Rock the Spectrum has over 200 sensory-friendly, inclusive gyms in

The Sensory-Friendly Multivitamin Built for Neurodivergent Kids | Brittyn Coleman (S9E05)

If you have a neurodivergent kid who will only eat five foods, you already know that picky eater does not begin to cover it. The sensory processing, the oral motor challe

This Is Not What We Were Told to Expect | Amol Deshpande (S9E04)

What if you could get access to a Masters or PhD level BCBA for free, within 24 hours, from your phone? That is exactly what Amol Deshpande built after spending years f

This Is What Level 1 Autism Parenting Can Look Like | Justin Bowman (S9E03)

What does autism level one actually look like inside a real family's home? That is exactly what Justin Bowman, autism dad and founder of VizyPlan, is here to share. In

This Is What Level 1 Autism Parenting Can Look Like | Brandon Shaw (S9E02)

What does it really feel like to fight for your child's autism diagnosis, navigate school battles, and find joy in a glove and a game of catch? In this episode of Seen an

Season 9 Kick Off | How We Met, Life Updates, and a Major Announcement | (S9E01)

Season 9 of The Autism Dad Podcast kicks off with the episode you have been requesting for three years. Rob's girlfriend, partner, and biggest supporter — Kelly Clark — f