10 lessons I learned from raising a child with autism - Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month 2024
I have a 21-year-old son named Kraig who was diagnosed with autism in the year 2005, at the age of 2.5.\xa0 His diagnosis changed my life and my career path, so we\u2019re talking about autism today.\xa0 After I share some background information, I \u201cdispense\u201d 10 lessons I learned from raising a child with autism. \xa0
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- Create a vision for your child\u2019s future. \xa0
- Keep an open mind.\xa0
- Think ability first.\xa0
- Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. \xa0
- Don\u2019t underestimate the ordinary.
- Discover your \u201cgifts of autism.\u201d
- Take care of yourself.
- Embrace disruption.\xa0
- Be a leader.
- Save what you love.
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This is not my typical kind of episode, but this is also not the first episode I\u2019ve published about autism. If you\u2019d like to listen to the other two, they are episodes 213 (2023) and 147 (2022).
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I created this episode for pharmacy professionals in America raising a child with autism because I\u2019m an American pharmacist raising a child with autism.\xa0 You can read about stats and definitions online, but to find out how autism impacts a pharmacist Mom or a family, you should be listening to people like me. If you\u2019re raising a child with autism, you will be able to relate even if you\u2019re not a pharmacy professional. I wish someone would have shared their stores with me in 2005 when my son was diagnosed.
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Links from this episode
The Pharmacist\u2019s Voice Podcast Episode 147 (2022)
The Pharmacist\u2019s Voice Podcast Episode 213 (2023)\xa0
Ohio Shared Living Program - Ohio Dept of Developmental Disabilities\xa0
Accent 1000 communication device by PRC-Satillo
iCan Shine (formerly Lose the Training Wheels) https://icanshine.org/\xa0
Wersell\u2019s Bike Shop Toledo, OH\xa0
Look Me in the Eye:\xa0 My Life with Asperger\u2019s by John Elder Robinson
Proud, Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad (Young Readers Edition)
Chumbawamba song Tubthumping a.k.a. \u201cI Get Knocked Down\u201d (YouTube version)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth \xa0
Star Wars Episode 8 (The Last Jedi)
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