Shifting the Narrative on Everything Autism
”Shifting the Narrative” is a podcast that seeks to dispel the myths, misconceptions, and fears around Everything Autism. Stacy Badon is an Autism Education specialist, Sensory Enrichment Therapist, and Parent Coach, with previous experience as a Speech Therapist and Early Intervention teacher for public schools. She has 20+ years of professional experience supporting families in the Autism community, as well as global experience volunteering with nonprofit organizations. Torrin Kearns is an Autistic screenwriter, blogger, and neurodiversity advocate. Each week, they’ll deep-dive into a different autism-related topic in a quest to provide answers, skills, and strategies for parents, caregivers, teachers, and therapists.
Episodes
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
EP 71: Your Autistic Young Adult Needs A Job, Now What?
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss the finer points of employment for autistic young adults.-Why is finding the right job is important?-What are workplace accommodations?-Why Do Autistic People Struggle To Keep Jobs? ***
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If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
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Saturday Jan 06, 2024
EP 70: Virtual Autism: The Fake Disorder With Real Consequences
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
Saturday Jan 06, 2024
This week, Stacy and Torrin have some fun discussing a fake disorder known as Virtual Autism.Basically, some doctor in Romania constructed a theory, backed up by zero scientific research, that screen time was giving toddlers autism-like symptoms.While the idea of Virtual Autism is BS, the potential for grifters to prey on vulnerable parents is a ligament concern. ***
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If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
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Saturday Dec 09, 2023
EP 69: Why We Need to Make Speech Therapy Accessible w/Karina Saechao
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Karina Saechao is a speech therapist and PhD candidate focusing on language understanding and use in the Black and African American population. Karina joined us to discuss the difficulties many autism families, especially autism families of color have accessing therapy and appropriate supports, such as AAC (Alternate and Augmentative Communication). Karina provides therapy, coaching, and evaluations through her online clinic Golden Oak Speech Therapy. You can find Karina on Golden Oak's website as well as their Instagram page.Link to Golden Oak's website: https://www.goldenoakspeech.com/ Link to Golden Oak's IG: https://www.instagram.com/goldenoakslp/ ***
Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
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Saturday Dec 02, 2023
EP 68: Understanding PDA Part II w/Laura Kerby
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Laura Kerby returned to the podcast once again for more talk about PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance).
This time, Laura also discussed:
-Her counseling and assessment service: PAST (Positive Assessments and Suppor and Training.
-Her new book: The Educator's Experience of Pathological Demand Avoidance
-Her personal journey in becoming an autism educator.
-Her own realization that she was autistic.
This episode was a banger.
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Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
EP 67: The Struggles Of Caregiving For A Child With Autism Part 2
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
In our follow-up episode to last week's discussion on Caregiving, Stacy and Torrin again dive into the the topic. This week, they talk about the consequences of not making the right choices in caregiving for an autistic child. ***
Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
Follow Stacy:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutismSageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingautism/
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
EP 66: The Struggles of Caregiving For A Child With Autism: Part 1
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
On this episode, Stacy and Torrin talk about people who care give for a child with autism, and the tough choices they regularly need to make.We had so much to say, we had to split this topic into two episodes. ***
Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
Follow Stacy:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutismSageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingautism/
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
EP 65: How To Navigate Halloween
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin tell you everything you'll need to know (hopefully) about navigating Halloween with your autistic child. -Custom is causing sensory hell? Do this.-When are autistic children to old to trick-or-treat? TL;DR: when people stop giving them candy.-What to do if your child can't say "trick-or-treat." -and more. ***
Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
Follow Stacy:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutismSageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingautism/
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Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Special Episode 1: Why Shifting The Narrative is SO Important
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
While taking a mental health day to clear her head, Stacy took a few moments to record this short, special episode of the podcast. In this episode, Stacy emphasizes the points we've made over the past year and a half of doing this podcast:-Do the work-Listen to neurodivergent children-Let neurodivergent children be themselvesWe'll be back with our normally scheduled episode in a few days. ***
Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary
If you are looking for one-on-one coaching with Stacy to help your child with autism reach their full potential, click the link below.https://autism4home.com/services/ola/services/parent-consult?fbclid=IwAR3V-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTPCoZh0h36gp_KFDcFE_0d_JUBCrCqA-Fztf6qcg
Follow Stacy:Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutismSageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingautism/
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Thanks for Joining US
Torrin and I are on a mission to Shift the Narrative on Everything Autism! We want to thank you for listening, sharing, and initiating discussions with others in support of our mission.
TOGETHER we CAN Shift the Narrative around
Everything Autism, beyond the Label!