Autism Movement Project a nonprofit organization providing fitness and sports programming for special needs individuals. AMP believes that physical fitness is an important part of every day — They are committed to bringing it to the special needs population in a fun and engaging way.

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Claudia has a 6 year old son with Autism. She shares the story of the abrupt diagnosis, struggles of her families journey, as well as the beauty revealed after embracing these struggles. Claudia's wisdom in her perspective and how she lives her life show how though autism comes with its challenges, but it also come with its infinite beauty and teachings.

In today's interview, we are joined by Lou Blankenship. Lou is the mother to 3 (now adult) children, one of which whom is a non speaking autistic. Lou tells about her journey with her and her husband having to discover Reece's autism on their own, and also following their intuition on Reece's capabilities in order to allow Reece to keep pushing towards his potential. She tells about her journey to now being the owner and operator of ReClif, a fitness based therapy center in Atlanta serving the autistic community. Being the parent of an adult with autism, Lou's perspective is invaluable and she discusses what was helpful while Reece was growing up as well as practical advice parents can use everyday. https://reclif.com/ https://youtu.be/0ZYNqaIddUY

Shelley Carnes, co-founder and Head of School at Hirsch Academy in Atlanta shares a wealth of knowledge and insight into how to support the neurodivergent community. She tells of her journey to her mindset shift in her career, offers practical advice when it comes to impulsivity in autism, and much more.

Autism is more prevalent now than ever. It is our responsibility to learn more to include and support individuals within this population. In this episode, we will discuss the life long friendship of Riley and Reece, a neurotypical and a non-speaking autistic, who communicates via letter board.

Viraat is an 8 year old nonspeaking autistic individual. In this interview with his parents, Bharani and Sandeep, we discuss Viraat's start and progression with the method of learning and communicating through the process of RPM (rapid prompting method). Viraat shares his insights and demonstrates his learning via letterboard. For more information on RPM, check out https://www.halo-soma.org/ #autismpodcast