In this episode, we’ll be talking about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and why some are hesitant to get it with Dr. Stephen Morris.

In this episode we’ll discuss health disparities in the Black autistic community. In 2020 the CDC reported that for the first time, autism prevalence was the same for Black and white children but Black children are still diagnosed later, delaying critical early intervention services. To discuss this health disparity, we’ve gathered a panel of some influential voices in the Black autistic community.

In this episode, we’ll talk about some financial topics that are important for families in the autism community and offer some helpful advice with Financial Planner, Andrew Komarow.

This episode is brought to you thanks to Truist Bank and the Truist Foundation.

In this episode we’ll be talking about voting.

According to Rutgers University, in 2020, over 35 million eligible voters will be people with disabilities. That figure jumps to over 62 million eligible voters when you count family members in the same household. But unfortunately, the turnout rate for voters with disabilities is lower than that of people without disabilities.

You'll hear from voters in the autism community talking about why their, and your, vote matters.

For many autistic people, discovering their interests can lead to a world of possibilities. In this episode, you’ll learn the story of Tarik El-Abour. In 2018 he made headlines when he signed a professional minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. He was being hailed as the first autistic professional baseball player.

Major League Baseball has been a long-time supporter of the autism community and now there is a new way that the MLB and the cause have collided. Lids is the largest brick-and-mortar retailer for the MLB and they have teamed up with Autism Speaks for a very special campaign. Lids stores are selling custom Autism Speaks caps with messages of love and kindness.

Lids Chairman and CEO Tom Ripley, discusses his personal connection to the campaign.

If you were a child of the 90s, then you've definitely heard voice artist Rob Paulsen. He's voiced iconic characters in shows like "Animaniacs," "Pinky and the Brain," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and many more. In this episode, Rob talks about how meeting his autistic fans over the years has given his life and career a new purpose. You'll also hear from one of Rob's biggest fans as well as Adam Wilson, a dad who is trying to make comic conventions more autism-friendly for fans like his son, Logan.

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In this special episode, we’ll talk about some exciting changes at Autism Speaks we want you to know about.

According to a 2015 review of studies in the journal, Qualitative Health Research, fathers are underrepresented in research into parents' experience of having a child with autism.

In this episode, you'll hear from Michael Hannon, Ph.D. and Robert Naseef, Ph.D., two dads who are challenging misconceptions about dads of autistic children by supporting other dads in the autism community.

In this episode, you'll hear from Haley Moss. She made headlines in 2019 for being the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida after landing a job at a law firm.

Haley is much more than that though, she is also an author, artist and autistic self-advocate. I asked her about her personal journey, how autistic people are portrayed in the media and much more.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and national data indicates that the vast majority of adults with autism are either unemployed or underemployed, with estimates ranging to as high as 90%. This should not be the case, and it won’t be for long.

In this episode, you’ll meet 21-year-old Comcast employee Matthew Brennan. Matthew is a full-time Data Analyst who in 2018 was named the Engineering, Information Technology, and Scientific Sector All-Star by the American Staffing Association.