“Annoyed at the intro to the point where I considered taking a star away. However, I appreciated the body of the podcast so much that I’m glad I got past the intro and was able to enjoy the podcast. I appreciate that there are four different viewpoints and these are real people who aren’t claiming to know it all or be right about everything but are sharing their everyday life experiences and are just in the thick of it and trying. There is comfort in shared experience. And I appreciate that in sharing their experiences and some of the struggles, successes and everyday living of their kids you are able to hear about such diversity within the autistic community, and that that diversity isn’t limited to “high needs or low needs” or (and I understand this terminology is outdated) “‘high functioning’ or ‘low functioning’” or (and I understand this terminology is also very outdated) “‘mild or ‘severe’”. In sharing simple, everyday stories one is better able to hear about the complexities of the autistic community and in the experience of parenting children who are autistic (and also non autistic, as many of the Moms also have non-autistic children too). Their children are *not* the same and yet they all have some shared traits and the Moms have some shared parenting experiences. This is a long winded way of saying that the podcast is good because it’s real. Don’t come here for medical advice. Come here to hang out with some Mom friends. **********************************************Update: I barely write reviews and I’m updating this one, so that goes to show how invested I am. I’ve noticed lately that there have been a variety of professionals in varying areas that have come on the show. I loves the one about Gestalt Language Processing because I’ve been hearing about that but hadn’t taken the time to look into it and I was able to learn about it in an easily digestible way while doing dishes and that was great! I cringed at the guest who worked through the son-rise program because that program is heavy into propaganda and peey reviewed research confirms the low efficiency (effectiveness) of that program (or is is spelled scam?). I also tend to just love the episodes where you guys get into a kind of natural flow talking about your kids and experiences you’ve each had with your kids in certain areas (the sleep and holiday episodes are ones I especially appreciated). However, I don’t want to be too critical of your having professionals on because, as stated, I so appreciated you having one on to discuss Gestalt Language Processing. This is a bit rambling, so here’s the TLDR: I’ve noticed you’ve had a lot of professionals on and the quality of those episodes seems to vary greatly. But, I still really enjoy hearing you guys talk about your experiences with your kids.”
Ms.Teary Reviewer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/24