Adulting on the Spectrum Autism Speaks

Eileen Lamb speaks with Director Kim Bass and acclaimed Actress Claudia Zevallos. They shed light on the powerful impact of employing autistic actors, drawing from their experiences and the journey of bringing the Netflix sensation 'Tyson's Run' to life. They discuss behind-the-scenes moments, their effort to include autistic actors, and why Major Dodson was the best actor for the role.

In this first episode of Just Another Autism Podcast, Eileen Lamb sits down with Autism Speaks' CEO, Keith Wargo, to discuss the rise of misinformation and disinformation on social media, and the impact it has on the autism and autistic communities.

Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Austin Wolff. 
Austin is an autistic screenwriter and is currently making a movie called 'Wally Jackson,' that draws inspiration from his own autistic experience.

Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Andrew Kingston. 
Andrew has recently been diagnosed with autism at age 60. His special interests are cycling, running and weights. He loves science especially sports science. 
Before had a career in education gaining many qualifications like a honors degree in biology/biochemistry. He is married and has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Andrew is lives in the United Kingdom and is retired. 
 

Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Armani Williams. 
Armani is a professional stock car driver. He competes in NASCAR and was diagnosed with autism at age two. As his career with NASCAR flourished, he wanted to raise awareness for autism ensuring that other kids who maybe felt weird or out of place would know that they had a place in this world.

Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Rose Lawrence. 
Rose is an autistic actor and she is passionate about creative arts and inspiring others to follow their creative dreams.
Rose was featured on Autism Speaks social channels and got very positive feedback. So she wanted to share her story more intensively.