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Podcast: Mother's Guide Through Autism
Episode: Warrior Mama: Creating Opportunities and Hope for People with Autism - Stella Spanakos
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this week's powerfully inspiring episode, Brigitte Shipman interviews Stella Spanakos who is a co-founder of Spectrum Designs and The Nicholas Center. Stella tells her story of how she started a t-shirt business that employs people with autism because she didn’t see a lot of employment opportunities for adults with autism like her son and she was concerned about her son's future. Stella started Spectrum Designs in the barn of her backyard on Long Island, NY shortly after the tragic death of her husband Paul. After the success of...