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.
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Episodes
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin talk about the problems with inclusive education, what to look out for, and how to make sure your child's needs are met. ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Finding the right summer camp or after-school program can be difficult for parents of autistic kids. On this week's episode of the podcast, we gave some 2 cents on how to find the right placement for your 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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
On this week's episode, we're joined by educator, social media influencer, and young adult author, Lauren Melisssa Ellzey. Known by her nearly 100,000 Instagram followers as autienelle, Lauren speaks about her experiences growing up as an autistic girl, her late(er) diagnoses, and her advocacy work around inclusive education. (She's also a young adult author, which Torrin thought was cool).Lauren's links:IG-https://www.instagram.com/autienelleWebsite-https://www.instagram.com/autienelle ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin were joined by Sam Brandsen. Sam is an autism researcher, a parent of an autistic child, as well as being autistic himself. He spoke about what the latest autism-related research is saying, and how it might be used to help autistic children. ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss autism special interests. What are they? Why are they important? And are they really "Obsessions?" ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss The Autism Checklist, the list of things Autistic children and adults have to do and think about in order to function on a daily basis. ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
You're a hard-working autism parent. You do your best to plan every detail of your child's life in order to avoid meltdowns and burnout. Yet, both of those things still happen. The problem is, autism doesn't run on a schedule, and sometimes, you need to be flexible. In this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss what you can do when autism decides to run on its own schedule. ***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin checked off a major goal of theirs when they interviewed Dr. Barry Prizant, author of the best-selling book Uniquely Human; along with his podcast partner, David Finch. This interview was wide-ranging, covering topics such as:
-Dr. Prizant's empathetic approach to children-Dave Finch's work as an autistic relationship coach
-Dr. Prizant's and Dave's opinions on autistic stereotypes-How Dr. Prizant's work influenced Stacy's work. Dr. Prizant's website: https://barryprizant.com/about/Dave Finch's website: https://davidjfinch.com/Check out Uniquely Human: The Podcast:https://uniquelyhuman.com/***
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/
Follow Torrin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TK_AspyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/autistic_author/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tmkearnsFollow us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChjxv0ezN3mFTGbxsc5jmbw/videos
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!