Helping Families Go Beyond

In this episode, we are speaking with Lora Carpenter, Executive Director of Beyond the Spectrum. Lora provides her perspective on being a parent of a special needs child, information she wishes she knew before, and how she uses her experience as a parent to inform her work as the Executive Director.

Takeaways:

10:12 - Don't panic, development does not stop at a young age.

11:53 - Celebrate the small things, Success looks different for every student

12:59 - Everything won’t always be perfect, and that’s okay

23:46 - No two individuals with Autism are the same

Timestamps:

00:00 - Lora Carpenter, Executive Director and Parent

03:30 - How have resources and interventions changed over time?

08:05 - What would you tell your past self with the information you have now?

12:45 - What misconceptions should families be aware of?

16:16 - What should someone consider when deciding a school for their student?

18:20 - What has been the most fulfilling project for you?

22:35 - What advice would you give to parents and caregivers?

25:00 - What advice would you give to families with neurotypical siblings?

29:50 - Closing advice

Join us every month for a new episode of Helping Families Go Beyond. Visit beyondthespectrum.org for more information.

Welcome to Helping Families Go Beyond, the podcast by Beyond the Spectrum. On this inaugural episode, we are interviewing Catherine Peabody, founder of Beyond the Spectrum alongside her husband Chris. Catherine shares with us her experience of trying to find resources for her child with autism, starting Beyond the Spectrum, and the future plans for the school. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Introducing Catherine Peabody, founder of Beyond the Spectrum

02:30 How did you start Beyond the Spectrum?

07:50 Having the trust of the parents

11:35 Tell us about your experience raising a child with autism

15:45 Trying to find services in the public system

18:30 A sibling’s perspective

21:13 How autism changed Catherine’s perspective

22:20 What aspects of your work with Beyond the Spectrum have been most rewarding?

24:30 What are the future plans for Beyond the Spectrum?

Join us every month for a new episode of Helping Families Go Beyond. Visit beyondthespectrum.org for more information.

Welcome to Helping Families Go Beyond, a podcast by Beyond the Spectrum. At Beyond the Spectrum, we provide specialized academic and therapeutic services for students with autism, Down syndrome, and other intellectual or developmental disabilities. The main goal of this podcast will be to explain the various interventions that we provide for our individuals. Through this podcast, we look forward to being a resource for the entire family.