Sound Familiar?
You are not navigating this alone. Real parents, siblings, and caregivers have recorded their stories to raise authentic awareness about severe autism.
Jodi Hansen, mother of a 26-year-old profoundly autistic son, shares her lived experience and makes a plea for multidisciplinary care access across the United States.
"The ideal change — something I dream big about — is that every state would have a multidisciplinary clinic or hospital for our kids. They deserve a team of doctors. Just like we need a village to raise them."
— Jodi Hansen
Mother Tammy Snyder and siblings Grace & Juliet share their lived experiences with severe autism, raising urgent concerns about medical access and crisis care.
"They just give him to my mom and expect her to figure it out. If they can't figure it out, how can she? It just doesn't make any sense."
— Grace Snyder
Your Story Belongs Here Too.
Recording takes five minutes. No app. No account. Just your voice — and the families who need to hear it.
Parent caregiver Debra Rich makes a plea for programs that accept individuals with profound autism requiring 1-to-1 support, and for flexible vocational options for family caregivers.
"Between my full-time job and full-time caregiving — which I'm not paid for — that adds up to a lot of hours. Self-care can be very hard."
— Debra Rich
Parent caregiver Valerie Herskowitz discusses the multigenerational impact and complex considerations involved in securing appropriate long-term housing for her adult son with severe autism.
"I just don't want a life where his brother is going to have to do all that and then not be able to live his own life in some way."
— Valerie Herskowitz
Jane Kleiman shares her story of caring for her 23-year-old son Jackson, who faces severe autism with anxiety and behavioral challenges, and makes an urgent case for better-trained professionals.
"We need people who are trained, who have BCBA support behind them, and who get paid what they deserve and what this job entails."
— Jane Kleiman
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