Speaker | Comedian | Author | Parent Surviving Autism
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: It’s There | http://www.sonyaking.com/its-there
Because Josh doesn’t have a physical disability, sometimes people meeting him for the first time don’t realize that he is working over-time to present the way he does. His gentle nature is genuine, his intelligence is obvious, his sarcasm is on point (sometimes), and his diagnosis is invisible…at first. But
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: My Friend | http://www.sonyaking.com/my-friend/
It has been clear from the very beginning of life with Josh, that he has a different take on the things that society holds as important. He is very comfortable being alone, and what others think of him doesn’t change the way he lives, or thinks, or behaves. During his
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: Disappointment | http://www.sonyaking.com/disappointment/
Sometimes I wonder how disappointment feels to Josh. To me, what it looks like is him “shutting down” and then disappearing for a while, and then it’s as if nothing happened. It does not seem that he’s being stoic or suppressing the emotions that come with disappointment, but more like
This is a podcast about both having Autism, and living with somebody who has Autism. This series brings perspectives of living on & with the Spectrum from Sonya King, her son Josh, and various guests. Visit the website at http://www.sonyaking.com/ Read the Blog: Blind-Sided | http://www.sonyaking.com/blind-sided/
Raising another human is hard. I’ve done it twice – three times if you count my husband. So far, raising a son with Autism is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, because every time I think I’ve got it figured out, I’m blind-sided with issues there’s no way I could