Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Neurodivergent Connection / The Curious Storyteller
Episode: From Diagnosis to Advocacy: How One Mom Built a Supportive World for Her Nonverbal Autistic Child
Description: Dana’s journey into the world of parenting a nonverbal autistic child began with a heavy sense of uncertainty, realizing in a little gym class that her daughter wasn’t meeting the same milestones as the other kids. At first, she tried to brush off her worries, chalking it up to first-time parent nerves and hoping her daughter was just a late bloomer. But those feelings of doubt grew stronger as she watched other children play and interact, while her own daughter struggled to sit up or show interest in toys. The weight of not knowing what the future held...