Autism Rewritten Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:47:56 -0400 https://autismrewritten.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Autism Rewritten yes 91dbb084-4383-50a6-81dc-e128a5bbeb74 hello@autismrewritten.com Autism Rewritten episodic false 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.


]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Autism Rewritten hello@autismrewritten.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/980iz7jifpaz16the8np62vh71cs?.jpg Autism Rewritten https://autismrewritten.buzzsprout.com Parenting an Autistic Child: Heartbreak, Hope & a Little Orneryism 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.

]]> 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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