Mom-mentaries: Stories of Autism, Miracles and Mayhem

Monica Meyer
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Raising a child to adulthood with autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability; a Mom’s perspective and experience peppered with humor and a dash of sarcasm.

Episodes

  1. 12/05/2020

    Adult Autism An Expectation of and Sustainable Supports for High Acuity Needs

    A perspective and affirmation of my concerns that I thought it was only me having! After an interview was a new customer of mine and his parent, I saw through the lens of another the true reality that waning services and supports for high acuity individuals was a systemic issue. The passion for changing a service system, the movement of advocating for our sons through the school system that didn’t know what IDEA was, has seemed to have been misplaced. Working on the rights of inclusion is more than acceptance, more than inclusion, its full participation.

    17 min

  2. 11/27/2020

    Adult Autism Parenting: Persistence versus Resilience

    This is my first podcast!! I will be sharing a bit of wisdom about the difference between persistence and resilience. Persistence is your short game, resilience is your long game, and know the difference in parenting your adult child with autism. This is a lifelong commitment, pace yourself, and live with hope each day.  I hope you will join me.

    12 min

  3. 05/09/2017

    What Challenges And Barriers Have You Found In Working With Families Who Have Adult Children With Autism?

    Adults with autism and their families face many roadblocks in getting the right support. In our ongoing series, Monica Meyer shares some of her many experiences in working with adults who have autism and their families. https://monicameyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/What-Challenges-And-Barriers-Have-You-Found-In-Working-With-Families-Who-Have-Adult-Children-With-Autism.mp3 Listen or Read Today we’re talking with Monica Meyer of Monica Meyer Consulting, an expert in adult autism. So Monica, what challenges and barriers have you found in working with families who have adult children with autism? Monica Meyer: A lot of times the barriers that families come across are just service providers, as well as medical professionals, don’t understand the uniqueness of autism, the characteristics of autism, and what supports are necessary for their success in the community, or just being able to access community resources. What was the most significant barrier you personally encountered? Monica Meyer: Oh, wow. I would say the most significant barrier that I have come across is, especially with health care providers, as well as my son’s support needs at home, is understanding how autism affects an individual and build the support strategies around them and their uniqueness, and their strengths, and talents. Maybe you could go into just a little more detail on how did you specifically tackle that? Monica Meyer: By giving information about my son. A lot of times what happens is a provider looks at the behavior of an individual as being a barrier, and I see it as the barrier of a service provider understanding that all behaviors are a communication and that we have to find a more effective, efficient way for this person to get their needs met. Thank you, Monica. For more information, listeners may call Monica at 360-904-8938, or visit monicameyer.com. With so many potential challenges and barriers to getting support for an adult child with autism, Monica loves to share with others what she experienced in getting the right supports in place for her son.

    2 min
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Raising a child to adulthood with autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability; a Mom’s perspective and experience peppered with humor and a dash of sarcasm.

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