On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss the condition most commonly associated with autism, ADHD. -What is ADHD exactly? -Does it present differently in people who are also autistic? -Is medication a good option; how young is too young for meds? *** 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 belo...
Sep 11, 2023•48 min•Ep. 72
On this week's episode, now twice-published YA author, Lauren Melissa Ellzey joined Stacy and Torrin once again to discuss her upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Gimmicks and Glamour . Know on social media by the screen name Autienelle, Lauren Melissa also discussed: -How autism informs her creative process -Why writing intersectional and neurodiverse characters is important to her -What it takes to be published. -And more You can find Lauren Melissa's social media and link to her books here: ht...
Aug 28, 2023•40 min•Ep. 71
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss "co-morbidities," disorders that tend to show up alongside an autism diagnosis. We also talked about: -Can autism cause disorders like ADHD, depression, dyslexia, and more? -What can you do if your child has multiple diagnoses? -Why do these disorders tend to co-occur with autism? -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 wi...
Aug 14, 2023•54 min•Ep. 70
On this week's episode, Torrin conducts his first solo interview with fantasy author Erika McCorkle. Erika discusses her struggles with autism, why she doesn't seek a diagnosis, and her upcoming novel Merchants of Light and Bone . Order Erika's books: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B0CB775LY7… Signed Copy: https://ko-fi.com/erikamccorkle Her website: https://authormccorkle.com Check out Erika's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@shadowsparkpublishing/videos *** Help marginalized youth get the educ...
Aug 07, 2023•50 min•Ep. 69
In this companion to our Au-Crew episode about the struggles autistic people face finding employment, Stacy and Torrin discuss ways autism parents can help prepare their children to enter the workforce, and strategies autistic adults can use to help themselves. *** 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 li...
Jul 31, 2023•49 min•Ep. 68
As you have probably noticed, there hasn't been an upload in a little while. Sorry about that... You see, Stacy has had some major life changes recently. As for Torrin, after over a decade of ignoring his physical and mental health, their rotted corpses have come crashing through the door like a zombie Kool-Aid Man. This forced him to make some changes... But don't worry! They'll be back soon with a ton of new content and maybe even some upgrades to your listening (and visual experience). See yo...
Jul 22, 2023•48 sec•Ep. 67
In this first episode of our new series, the Au-Crew , Torrin, Ryan, and Henry discuss the issues many autistic adults face finding and keeping jobs. *** 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_...
Jun 26, 2023•58 min•Ep. 66
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-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVT...
Jun 19, 2023•50 min•Ep. 65
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/ser...
Jun 12, 2023•51 min•Ep. 64
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/autienelle Website-https://www.instagram.com/autienelle *** H...
Jun 05, 2023•49 min•Ep. 63
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 po...
May 30, 2023•50 min•Ep. 62
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_KF...
May 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 61
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...
May 15, 2023•45 min•Ep. 60
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 ...
May 08, 2023•57 min•Ep. 59
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: ...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 58
On this week's episode, we were joined by Timothy Boykin, an autistic actor, writer, singer, and content creator who goes by the screen name Black Infinity King . Timothy touches on his childhood as an autistic person of color, his advocacy work, and the reasons he sees himself as a "Renaissance Man." Follow Timothy at all of these places: https://blackinfinityking.carrd.co/ *** Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary If you ar...
Apr 24, 2023•42 min•Ep. 57
Autistic content creator, podcaster, and life coach Thomas Henley joined us this week to discuss the role fitness can play in the lives of autistic children. Could regular exercise help keep autistic children regulated and prevent meltdowns? We also talked about Thomas' prolific output on social media as well as our thoughts on the ways toxic masculinity hurt autistic people. This episode was a banger. Links to Thomas' coaching, podcast, and more. https://linktr.ee/thomashenleyUK *** Help margin...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 56
This week, Stacy and Torrin interview the Burns family. They came on to discuss the methods they use to parent their autistic son and the impact positive parenting has on both their relationship with each other and their son. *** 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/se...
Apr 10, 2023•50 min•Ep. 55
This week's episode is a sequel to the Torrin Reads His IEP show we did a few months ago. Torrin reads some of his numerous psychological evaluations and exercises quite a bit of dark humor as he and Stacy comb through all the misdiagnosis and gaslighting. *** 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 be...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 54
On this week's episode of Shifting The Narrative On Everything Autism , Torrin and Stacy were joined by autistic advocate and podcaster, Toni Borneo. Toni was diagnosed late, (at 40, hence the name of her podcast Autistic at 40 ). She went through a lot: childhood trauma, heavy masking, autistic burnout, and more. Like many undiagnosed autistic people, she was forced to rely on her academic gifts and keen eye in order to power through a total lack of supports. Now, she podcasts about her experie...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 53
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin were joined by activist, entrepreneur, and autistic mom Maisie Soetantyo to discuss the role both watching and playing sports and have on an autistic child's life. Can sports help with sensory needs? Can sports help parents bond with their autistic children? ________________________________________________________________________________________Maisie is the found of Autism Career Pathways, a non-profit geared towards helping autistic people find meaningf...
Mar 13, 2023•53 min•Ep. 52
In this week's episode, the first one Stacy and Torrin have done live, the duo discuss the pros and cons of screen time for autistic children. Can they learn social and life skills from pieces of technologies such as tablets? *** 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/se...
Mar 06, 2023•48 min•Ep. 48
On this week's episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss what your next steps might look like once your child receives an autism diagnosis. *** 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...
Feb 27, 2023•54 min•Ep. 47
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. *** Help marginalized youth get the education they deserve. Buy VQ Library a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/vqlibrary If you are ...
Feb 20, 2023•52 min•Ep. 51
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 aut...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 50
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=IwAR...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 46
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. *** 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-YBbbOFJM9...
Feb 02, 2023•20 min•Ep. 49
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 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 auti...
Jan 30, 2023•49 min•Ep. 45
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 spee...
Jan 09, 2023•53 min•Ep. 43
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. *** 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-YBbbOFJM9g6hdVTP...
Jan 02, 2023•17 min•Ep. 44
