Taking Authority Over Autism

Taking Authority Over Autism

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Taking Authority Over Autism episodes

  • Become the parenting paraprofessional...
    After seeing the desperation of a fellow autism mom on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Sheletta is helping parents learn to become paraprofessionals so they can help their special needs children during this unprecedented pandemic...
    8 min
  • Miss Shannan shines in new role...
    Sheletta's friend and fellow autism mom Miss Shannan Paul joins the show to talk about her new role at the Twin Cities Film Festival and how she uses her social media platform to encourage other parents during these difficult times.
    15 min
  • Things can and will get better...
    On her son Daniel's 6th birthday, Sheletta shares the message with parents that things can and will get better for their children with special needs. Once the most severely autistic of all the Brundidge babies, Daniel is now the family's strongest reader and is a Lego master builder.
    10 min
  • Help for kids who need it most...
    Sheletta chats with her friend NBC anchor Lauren Leamanczyk about an investigative story she did that offers help and glimmer of hope to special needs students struggling with online learning at home.
    9 min
  • An autism treat for Halloween
    Sheletta was blown away when she found out a family in Lake Charles, Louisiana was giving away copies of her autism book Cameron Goes To School to kids instead of candy for a Halloween treat.
    9 min
  • Special needs students in Texas can get $1,500
    Sheletta's informing all her autism families down in The Lone Star State about a new $1,500  government grant that's available to buy school supplies and electronics for the home. After COVID-19 hit, many parents have to educate their children from home. Now they have access to free money to buy the things they need...
    6 min
  • Netflix needs to call Sheletta...
    When Sheletta read Michael Schneider's story in Variety Magazine that Netflix was making a cartoon reboot of the 1970s sitcom "Good Times" she was outraged and said the network needs to call her to find uplifting Black families to spotlight.
    13 min

About Taking Authority Over Autism

From the publisher's feed

They call Sheletta Minnesota’s Autism Mom, not just because she has three kids on the spectrum, but because she’s an advocate for parents who have children with special needs. Each week, the…