The Autism Family Resource Podcast
Practical, neurodiversity-affirming conversations to support families navigating autism, ADHD, sensory differences, and school systems.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed navigating therapy, school systems, behaviors, or sensory challenges, this podcast was created for you.
Across our episodes, we explore:
• Communication strategies, including functional AAC
• Regulation, sensory routines, and executive functioning
• Feeding, mental health, and puberty conversations
• School advocacy, IEPs, and insurance planning
• Safety topics like elopement and community supports
• Sibling support and navigating family changes
• Autistic voices sharing lived experience and advocacy
• Products, apps, and resources families can use right away
You’ll hear from autistic adults, parents, clinicians, and advocates offering real perspective, practical tools, and genuine encouragement.
Whether you’re newly navigating a diagnosis or years into the journey, you’ll leave feeling more informed, more confident, and less alone.
You’ll leave feeling more informed, more confident, and less alone
Real conversations. Practical strategies. Honest perspectives from parents, professionals, and autistic voices. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Interested in Being a Guest?
The Autism Family Resource Podcast features conversations with therapists, educators, advocates, and individuals with lived experience who support neurodivergent children and their families.
If you have expertise, lived experience, or insights that could benefit families navigating autism, ADHD, sensory differences, or school systems, we’d love to connect.
Learn more about becoming a guest and schedule a meeting below.
Browse episodes below and explore conversations that matter most to your family.
Featured Conversations
All Episodes
28 | Communication, Language Development & AAC Basics | Lydia McKay & Staci Dover
Speech-language pathologists Lydia McKay and Staci Dover explain how communication develops in children and how AAC can support kids who are non-speaking or experiencing speech delays.
27 | Autism Recovery, Detox & Holistic Health Approaches | Karen Thomas
Karen Thomas shares her experience exploring nutrition, detoxification, and environmental health approaches after her son’s autism diagnosis in this Autism Family Resource Podcast episode.
26 | Lyme, Bartonella & Overlooked Health Clues in Autism | Debbie Kimberg
Debbie Kimberg and her son Sammy share their family’s experience exploring Lyme disease, Bartonella, and other overlooked health questions that affected learning, behavior, and daily life.
25 | Picky Eating, Gut Health & Autism Nutrition Support | Brittyn Coleman
Brittyn Coleman shares practical support for picky eating, gut health, constipation, and nutrition concerns in autistic children in this Autism Family Resource Podcast episode.
24 Relationships & Parenting Neurodivergent Children with Rach Wilson
A supportive conversation about communication, emotional burnout, and maintaining healthy relationships while parenting neurodivergent children.
23 | Sibling Relationships & Autism | Crestina Yaiva
A thoughtful conversation about sibling dynamics in neurodiverse families, emotional connection, and the parenting insight that changed one family’s daily interactions.
22 | DMI Therapy & Gross Motor Development | Becca Stoddard
Brian Keene talks with pediatric OT Becca Stoddard about DMI Therapy, gross motor development, low tone, and practical ways parents can support movement at home.
21 | Echolalia & Gestalt Language in Autism | Jodi Thomas
In this episode, Jodi Thomas explains why echolalia can be meaningful communication and how parents can support gestalt language development.
20 | Delayed Speech & Early Communication Signs | Lenora Edwards
Speech-language pathologist Lenora Edwards discusses delayed speech, communication milestones, receptive language, and ways parents can support communication at home.