Sensory Overload

We're excited and honored to welcome special guest Mark Wolfe, President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) - Mark discusses his own experiences as the parent of a grown autistic child, working with the various Regional Centers of California, and his previous career producing movies, and the new generation of Reading Rainbow!

[NOTE: This interview was conducted over Zoom, so you will hear occasional dropouts and inconsistencies.]

https://arcanet.org/about-arca/

https://www.readingrainbow.org

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Ali & John download the last couple of months - Ali's movie premiere, Christmas, the first trip to Disneyland in over three years... and the whole family catching Covid.

Disneyland's Disability Access Pass FAQ

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See some of Ali's media tour!
Dread Central
Women and Hollywood
Making Movies Is Hard
The Freshman 15

Positive depictions of autism in media-
Shout-out to Greg Weisman and the team at Young Justice!
Young Justice, Season 4, Episode 18 - Beyond the Grip of the Gods
(or watch the scene on YouTube )

Ali & John are joined by special guest, ABA Program Director Erin! We discuss the goals, mechanics, and controversies of ABA therapy.

Ali's movie "The Apology" premieres Dec. 16th in theaters in LA/NY, and on Shudder and AMC+! Here's the trailer:
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Ali & John talk about making your own community, when to hold in the anger and when to let it fly.

Ali's movie "The Apology" premieres Dec. 16th in theaters in LA/NY, and on Shudder and AMC+! Here's the trailer:
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Ali went off and made a movie! "The Apology," a psychological thriller, written and directed by Alison Star Locke herownself, coming to theaters, Shudder and AMC+ on December 16th, produced by Company X ! We tell you all about it, and how being a parent of a special needs child inspired it!

Ali also joins us on The Hold Up podcast, where we talk about the movie "Alison's Birthday!"
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The Bairn has begun Middle School. Alea iata est.

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We put the spotlight on our fourth family member: Conan, our 16-year-old Norwegian Forest Cat, his long, slow coming to terms with having a child in the house, and how being cat parents prepared us for being human parents. We also tell you about Ali's bum ankle, and bring the hammer down on Neurotypical Goodbyes.

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In a desperate attempt to get their daughter reading this summer, Ali & John have resorted to bribery. We also discuss the term "Asperger's," and how John could be watching "The Deer Hunter" instead.

Bethany's fav YouTuber:
Cookie Swirl C

LOL Surprise! dolls

The golden calf:
The Barbie Care Clinic Playset

Asperger Syndrome

The Deer Hunter

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Our angel has culminated! Elementary school is in the rearview mirror, and yet, Ali & John STILL manage to squeeze in another disappointing IEP. But all is not lost, as our child also got to go to her first rock/roll show!

"This is the best concert EVER!"
                         - Bethany's review

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Ali's back from making movies, here to tell you how easy and effortless following your dreams is. We also discuss our impromptu family trip to Boston, and the newest adventure with our tween - braces!

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