Autistic Adults and Parenting: a different brilliant podcast S2 Ep6
3What it's like parenting a child on the autism spectrum, when you are Autistic yourself? Orion Kelly and Ainslie Robinson, Research Assistant and Future Leaders Project Officer at Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice, are both Autistic adults raising children on the autism spectrum. In the latest episode they share their experiences and differences compared to neurotypical parents.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Welcome and purpose
1:02 - Episode focus: autistic adults parenting autistic children
1:09 - Guest introduction: Ainsley Robinson
1:38 - Ainsley’s autism diagnosis journey
2:57 - Autism for women and self-discovery
4:00 - Parallels between Orion’s and Ainsley’s journeys
5:13 - Ainsley’s perspective on parenting and autism
7:11 - Differences between autistic and neurotypical parenting
10:01 - Autism and parenting challenges
12:50 - Navigating parenting roles as an autistic parent
15:35 - Experiences with neurotypical siblings
18:40 - Balancing parenting and personal challenges
21:15 - Advice for neurotypical partners of autistic parents
25:00 - Explicit communication in parenting roles
27:00 - Outro
Further Resources & Reading:
What is autism? https://www.aspect.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism
Autism fact sheets: https://www.aspect.org.au/about-autism/fact-sheets
Latest research: https://www.aspect.org.au/our-research/latest-research
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