Please join host Steve Nearman and guest Nicole Young - endearingly known as "The Plymouth Trash Lady," a South Shore, Plymouth-born autistic mom of three autistic children - as they dive into candid, unfiltered conversations about Nicole's own late diagnosis with autism, the everyday challenges and triumphs of raising three autistic kids, and her adventurous world of trash removal. 

You can find Nicole Young (The Plymouth Trash Lady) at the links below:

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We discuss her work with the Citizen's Police Academy of which she is a graduate and its alumni group of which she is a Board Secretary and the positive relationship she has developed with the police department and the inclusive community through her sensory kits.

How does the upcoming Island Autism Gala on June 19th aid in providing services to its autism community, including day and residual programing?

Find out on this episode of the Breaking the Ice Lets Talk Inclusion podcast.

Joining host Steve Nearman are his guests:

Brooke Avakian, Board Chair, Island Autism

Kate DeVane, Executive Director, Island Autism

Jen Woods, Special Education and Transitions teacher, Martha's Vineyard High School

In addition to talking about the fundraiser, we also discuss the symbiotic relationship between Martha's Vineyard schools and Island Autism, including students making dog treats, working with horses and hanging out with chickens!

It's no secret that people in the medical community don't always get it right.

They told the parents of Andrew Roberts when he was a baby that he would never speak. 

On this episode of the Breaking The Ice - Let’s Talk Inclusion podcast, host Steve Nearman discusses Andrew's recent graduation from Ithaca College's Sport Media program.

He received an autism diagnosis shortly before his second birthday and is the first and youngest Flutie Foundation Fellow, only 14 years of age when he started with the organization.

As a junior announcer for the Boston Red Sox, Andrew’s fandom grew over the years, and when he was 10 years old, (after borrowing a book at the library called “How to Start a Blog”), he started his own sports website, bostonsportsmania. com. It now has over 750 posts.

On the podcast, Andrew discusses his time at Ithaca and his incredible depth of sports media work in just 22 years of life.

How does Second Summer Cycle help raise thousands of dollars for charities on Cape Cod? Find out on the Breaking The Ice - Let’s Talk Inclusion podcast!

On this episode, host Steve Nearman sits down with Andi Genser, Organizer of Second Summer Cycle Charity Rides and Robert Goydas, Great Blizz supporter and past rider.

This show takes a deep dive into Andi's long and passionate career of championing those in need, especially women who need supports. And her long love affair with bicycling which came together during her years at the helm of Cape Cod non-profit We Can. Plus a sit-in by Blizz fundraiser Robert Goydas, on the staff of our production company Marshfield Community Media, as he reviews his successful Second Summer ride last year.

The Blizz again will be participating, along with 18 other non-profits, on September 13. Learn more: Secondsummercycle.com

What happens when your loved one with special needs turns 22? It’s major quandry, but one of the places to turn to is Plymouth County Family Support (PCFS).

Find out more on this episode of the Breaking The Ice - Let’s Talk Inclusion podcast, hosted by Jim Coughlin, Executive Director of PCFS, with Dakota Phillips, Agency with Choice Coordinator.

They discuss what their function is, along with upcoming programs, services, and resources for adults ages 22 and over who have aged out of the school system. PCFS serves the numerous towns of Plymouth County.