Autism Rewritten

Autism Rewritten
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Parenting a child with autism comes with a lot of questions. Does speech therapy really help? What about ABA therapy? How do you travel with an autistic child, survive restaurants, train a service dog, find the right providers, and figure out whether something is autism... or just plain old orneryism? Welcome to Autism Rewritten, where Carrie “The Mom” shares what life is really like raising her autistic daughter, and Helen “The Aunt” asks a lot of questions. Sometimes very basic questions.  Carrie talks openly about what's worked for their family, what hasn't, the therapies they've tried, the things they've done differently, and the things they've learned along the way. We'll chat about nonverbal autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA therapy, service dogs, traveling with an autistic child, everyday family life, adventures, and those moments nobody prepares you for. No two autistic children are the same, and this isn't a podcast about telling you how to raise yours. It's one mom's experience raising one pretty amazing kid, with an aunt along for the ride who is perfectly willing to ask, "Wait... what does that mean?" There will be opinions. There will be questions. There will probably be '80s and '90s references. And occasionally we'll wonder why we thought adding a podcast to our busy lives was a good idea. This is autism in real life. The hard parts, the funny parts, the things that worked, the things that absolutely did not, and the wins worth celebrating.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Nonverbal Autistic Child Speech Therapy: Is It Working?

    If your autistic child isn't talking, how long is speech therapy supposed to take before you actually see progress? When Zoe was first approved for speech therapy once a week for seven months, Carrie genuinely thought that meant they'd do the therapy, Zoe would start talking in that timeframe, and they could check that off the list. Yeah. That's not quite how it went. Carrie also gets into something every autism parent eventually figures out: a good therapy day and a productive therapy day aren't always the same thing. Sometimes Zoe made it through the whole session. Sometimes 15 minutes was enough and it was time to go. So how do you know if speech therapy is actually working? That's where expectations get tricky. Progress for a nonverbal autistic child doesn't always show up as suddenly talking in sentences. Sometimes it's a word. A request. A song used to communicate. Or sometimes it's realizing your child has been finding ways to tell you things all along. And then, one day, you look back and realize just how much has changed. So if you're searching for answers about speech therapy for autism, wondering whether speech therapy can help a nonverbal autistic child, trying to figure out how long speech therapy takes, or quietly asking yourself “Is this even working?”... come hang out with us. We're talking about what speech therapy really looked like for Zoe, the expectations versus the reality, and how she went from nonverbal to an unreliable speaker.  We also somehow end up discussing whether Bubbles the cat is the reincarnation of Carrie's mom. As one does. Because autism can be serious without every conversation about it having to be. 🎧 Next episode: ABA therapy. And yes, we know. People have feelings. 😬

  2. Sep 8

    Parenting an Autistic Child: Heartbreak, Hope & a Little Orneryism

    Parenting an autistic child can make a successful trip to the dentist feel like winning the lottery. That's where we start. A dentist visit that turns into a HUGE win. But this first episode also goes much deeper. Carrie, The Mom, talks about the heartbreak of losing one of her twins during pregnancy, the fear that followed when her surviving baby spent five days in the NICU, and some of the things she noticed long before an autism diagnosis entered the picture. We also get into what parenting a child with autism actually looks like when you're living it every day: trying different therapies, wondering if you're making the right decisions, figuring out what works for your child, and celebrating progress that other people might not even recognize as progress. Carrie shares her experience with nonverbal autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA therapy, and some of the less conventional things their family has tried. Helen, The Aunt, asks the questions, including the very important distinction between autism and what we've decided to call "orneryism." Because sometimes it's autism. And sometimes your kid is just being a kid. Autism Rewritten isn't about pretending we have all the answers or telling you how to raise your child. It's about one mom sharing what she's actually tried, what helped, what didn't, what surprised her, and what she wishes other parents knew. If you're parenting an autistic child, facing a new autism diagnosis, raising a nonverbal child, or just looking for honest conversations about autism and family life, this one's for you.  We'll talk about the hard stuff, celebrate the wins that other people might not understand, share what's worked (and what definitely hasn't), laugh at some of the absurdity along the way, and occasionally break into an '80s song. We can't help ourselves. Because autism can be serious without every conversation about it having to be.

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Parenting a child with autism comes with a lot of questions. Does speech therapy really help? What about ABA therapy? How do you travel with an autistic child, survive restaurants, train a service dog, find the right providers, and figure out whether something is autism... or just plain old orneryism? Welcome to Autism Rewritten, where Carrie “The Mom” shares what life is really like raising her autistic daughter, and Helen “The Aunt” asks a lot of questions. Sometimes very basic questions.  Carrie talks openly about what's worked for their family, what hasn't, the therapies they've tried, the things they've done differently, and the things they've learned along the way. We'll chat about nonverbal autism, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ABA therapy, service dogs, traveling with an autistic child, everyday family life, adventures, and those moments nobody prepares you for. No two autistic children are the same, and this isn't a podcast about telling you how to raise yours. It's one mom's experience raising one pretty amazing kid, with an aunt along for the ride who is perfectly willing to ask, "Wait... what does that mean?" There will be opinions. There will be questions. There will probably be '80s and '90s references. And occasionally we'll wonder why we thought adding a podcast to our busy lives was a good idea. This is autism in real life. The hard parts, the funny parts, the things that worked, the things that absolutely did not, and the wins worth celebrating.

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  • Creator
    Autism Rewritten
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Autism Rewritten
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