To celebrate Autism Awareness & Acceptance Month and the millions of Ausome & Autistic people everywhere on tonight’s episode we’ll be talking about Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD.
Joining me for this important discussion are:
Neurodiversity trainer, Certified Purpose Coach, Certified Autism Specialist and Founder of Akili’s Corner, Akili Atkinson. Akili says that purpose and passion drive her work.
My second guest was Mrs. Chanel McGriff-Sok. Chanel is a stay at home mom, personal caregiver to her mom and the Owner/Founder of this episodes sponsor Ausome S.W.A.G. Apparel!
Some key takeaways from this episode are:
- 1 in 44 children in the US is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
- 1 in 27 boys identified with autism and one in 116 girls identified with autism.
- Autism affects all ethnic and socioeconomic groups
- Minority groups tend to be diagnosed later and less often.
- There is no medical detection for autism
- Resources and programs vary from state to state
- Young adults and those leaving the school system that are Autistic often are not properly equipped to handle “real life” situations.
- Autism presents in many different ways and no 2 cases are exactly the saem
- “If you know 2 autistic people, you just know 2 people with autism”
Connect w/ Akili Atkinson:
Akilis Corner
https://www.facebook.com/Akiliscorner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akiliscorner/
Shop @ Ausome SWAG
https://www.ausomeswag.com
Resources for ASD:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/resource-guide
https://autismnow.org/
https://autismsociety.org/
Intro: Welcome to The Kandid Shop: Anthony Nelson aka BUSS_TE
Outro: Unreasonable Expections: Rafa Sessions
Kristin McGriff aka “Kandidly Kristin,” Founder & Host of The Kandid Shop Podcast
Kristin is a voice-over actor and Founder & Host of The Kandid Shop Podcast.
She believes we each have a purpose, a path & a platform to candidly share our unique voices with the world if we just tap into it.
Her personal motto is “Don’t let your inner me become your enemy”
When not podcasting or doing voice-over work, Kristin enjoys swimming, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family, especially her 3 grandbabies!
