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 Feb 20, 2023

EP 41: How To Protect Your Child With Autism From Abuse

Monday Feb 20, 2023

In this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss the importance of respecting your autistic child's consent and teaching them how to give it. People with autism suffer significantly higher rates of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as manipulation, compared to their non-autistic peers. This episode will teach you how to protected your child from these dangers. ***
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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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Monday Feb 13, 2023

EP 40: Can People With Autism Have Romantic Relationships?

Monday Feb 13, 2023

In our first ever autism panel, Erika McCorkle, Brandi Thomson, and Ryan Navarre, joined Torrin and Stacy to discus how romantic relationships might look different when one or both people are autistic. We also talked about marriage and parenthood while autistic. How do those things differ from non-autistic people? What's it like being autistic and raising autistic children?If you ever wondered if autistic people are capable of maintaining romantic relationships; if you ever wondered what an autistic parent experiences, this is the episode for you. ***Guests' social mediasErika's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kiraofthewind1Brandi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesomebrandiRyan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjnavarre
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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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Monday Feb 06, 2023

EP: 39 A Day With No Words w/ Fidgets And Fries

Monday Feb 06, 2023

The lovely and brilliant Tiffany Hammond joined Stacy to discuss her upcoming book A Day With No Words, a children's book about a black autistic boy who communicates using an AAC device. In the interview, Tiffany and Stacy talk about what made Hammond decided to become a children's author and the influence her autistic sons have on her writing. ***Preorder A Day With No Words here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-day-with-no-words-tiffany-hammond/1142487056?ean=9781736949795&fbclid=IwAR1riExZCwBjzGGd9zCeRGNcuEkSG_QFAmawYhMCSmEXimtlgrAFnJqBNeYAnd here: https://www.amazon.com/Day-No-Words-Tiffany-Hammond/dp/1736949799/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37FO0W9RU1PQ4&keywords=A+Day+With+No+Words&qid=1675035891&sprefix=a+day+with+no+words%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1
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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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Thursday Feb 02, 2023

Aspy Talk 10: Don’t Mourn The Child You Never Had

Thursday Feb 02, 2023

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Torrin talks about parents who publicly complain about their autistic children and how that resentment can affect those children.***
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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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Monday Jan 30, 2023

EP 38: How LaTonya’s Autistic Son Ended Up In A Chick-fil A Commercial

Monday Jan 30, 2023

Empowering mother of an autistic teenage son, LaTonya joined Stacy and Torrin to discuss how they ended up in a Chick-Fil A commercial, her non-profit, and how she's utilizing non-conventional education to help her son achieve his potential.***LaTonya's non-profit: https://www.josephshappy.com/our-mission
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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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Monday Jan 09, 2023

EP 37: Online Speech Therapy For Children With Autism w/ Lenora Edwards

Monday Jan 09, 2023

Lenora Edwards is a ASHA Board Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Chief Knowledge Officer with Better Speech. Since obtaining her CCC’s in 2010, she has worked with individuals of all ages from little ones who are learning to understand and express themselves to adults who want to improve their speaking skills and become a more fluent and effective communicator. Lenora loves to teach and educate others so if you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Better Speech is an online speech therapy company that has been providing professional, affordable and convenient speech therapy services for more than a decade. All the Speech Language Pathologists with Better Speech are Board Certified and State Licensed with more than 10 years experience each which allows them to provide outstanding online speech therapy services nationwide and internationally. At BetterSpeech.com , we are experts at helping people communicate in the most efficient and affordable way possible!

Website: https://www.betterspeech.com/
Start Now: https://www.betterspeech.com/start-now
Better Speech Resources: https://www.betterspeech.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourbetterspeech/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@better.speech
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterspeech/
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-speech/mycompany/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetterSpeechVideo***
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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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Monday Jan 02, 2023

EP 36: Crushing Your Family’s Autism New Year’s Resolutions!

Monday Jan 02, 2023

For our New Year's special episode, Torrin flies solo, as he lays out his autism-related New Year's resolutions and how his own goals could help autism parents. ***
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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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Monday Dec 26, 2022

EP 35: Why Teens With Autism Still Need Supports Part II

Monday Dec 26, 2022

Much is said about autistic children and their needs for different types of supports in order to thrive. Often, however, we forget about these support needs once an autistic child becomes an autistic teen or an autistic adult. In this episode, part 2-of-2, Stacy and Torrin talk about what supports for autistic teens look like and why they are still vital for older autistics to live their best lives.***
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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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!