Moms Raising The Spectrum
Autism Awareness
Episodes
28 episodes
S1 Episode 22 - Kirsten Acklin: Part Two
*Shine In your Spectrum Part Two* Please enjoy our final episode celebrating autism moms during the month of May — and what a beautiful way to close out the month. This conversation is heartfelt, inspiring, emotional, and full of lo...
S1 Episode 22 - Kirsten Acklin: Part One
*Shine in Your Spectrum *🎙️As we close out the month of May celebrating autism moms, we are honored to welcome our final guest for the month — Kirsten Acklin 💙👑🧩Kirsten opens up about her journey as a mom to her son Hudson, who is o...
S1 Episode 21 - Sabrina Kearney: Part Two
*Mom& Daughter: Navigating Autism Together*Don’t miss Part Two of our conversation with Sabrina Kearney this Thursday at 1PM Arizona time! Sabrina opens up about her pageantry journey and the extra challenges she faced wh...
S1 Episode 21 - Sabrina Kearney: Part One
**MOM & DAUGHTER: NAVIGATING AUTISM TOGETHER**Part One of our episode with Sabrina Kearney Sabrina is a brilliant woman working in the aerospace industry and a former Arizona pageant title holder who shares her powerful story o...
S1 Episode 20- China Allen: Part Two
* LED BY THE CROWN & THE CROSS *Join u for Part Two of our powerful conversation with China Allen China continues sharing her heart about motherhood, faith, advocacy, and raising her two sons on the autism spectrum. She a...
S1 Episode 20- China Allen: part one
*LED BY THE CROWN AND THE CROSS*Join us for Part One of our inspiring conversation with China Allen, Ms. International USA 💙✨👑China Elizabeth opens up about:🧩Raising her two sons on the autism spectrum👑 Her journey in pageantry<...
S1 Episode 19- Jasmine Bias: part two
The conversation with Jasmine Bias continues in Part Two of this powerful episode as she shares even more about her family’s journey, faith, and navigating autism services for Micah.This episode is filled with heartfelt moments, encoura...
S1 Episode 19- Jasmine Bias- Behind the scenes
Some behind the scene footage that got recorded- raw real talk.
S1 Episode 19- Jasmine Bias
*FAITH THROUGH THE JOURNEY*This month we continue celebrating amazing autism moms and their journeys Join us for a special TWO PART episode with
S1 Episode 18- Marisa Gadway
🌸 Kicking off our month honoring amazing mothers this Monday! 🌸GUIDED BY FAITH We are so excited to welcome Marisa Gadway to the podcast 💙 Marisa is an inspiring author, devoted mother of 3, and proud autism m...
S1 Episode 17- Armani Williams
We’re honored to feature trailblazer Armani Williams — the first autistic NASCAR driver! In this powerful episode, Armani shares his journey to the NASCAR O’Riley Auto Parts series and what it took to break barriers in the rac...
S1 Episode 15- Faye Nehrkorn
We’re so excited to introduce our incredible guest this week, Faye Nehrkorn Faye is on the autism spectrum and continues to inspire those around her with her strength, faith, and passion for life. She recently competed in the Arizo...
S1 Episode 14 - Sam Shimel
🧩 We are so excited to introduce our 2nd special guest for Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month Sam Shimel 🎙️ In this episode, Sam shares her journey as an adult on the autism spectrum, breaking barriers and redefining what it...
S1 Episode 13- Cyrus Bringardner
kicking off Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Month we will have our first guest for this special month aired on 4/1 This week, we are joined by our incredible special guest, Cyrus Bringardner—an adult on the spectrum who shares his joy, personality...
S1 Episode 12- Amy & MJ Discussions: Tantrums VS Meltdowns
Amy and MJ discuss the challenges autism parents face with figuring out their kiddos meltdowns vs having a tantrum and hard it is to find the balance of disciplining your child on the spectrum
S1 Episode 11- Guest Ted Kackowski / Exercise Prescription
Guest Ted Kackowski with Exercise Prescription joined us to talk about the services he provides for Autistic Kiddos and about his Adaptive Pickleball project.
S1 Episode 10 - Guests: Tyler Potter and Family Part Two
Tyler who is on the Autism Spectrum talks about college and living independently. He is joined by his mom and sister who talk about their careers and what they would like to see change within the Autism Community.
S1 Episode 9 - Guest Felicia West Part Two
Pageant Queen/ Director, Author and Autism Mom Felicia West shares with us about her remarkable son who is on the Autism Spectrum and her wonderful family. She talks about how being involved with pageantry has given her a platform to advocate f...
S1 Episode 8 - Guest Felicia West Part One
Pageant Queen and Autism Mom Felicia West shares with us about her remarkable son who is on the Autism Spectrum and her wonderful family. She talks about how being involved with pageantry has given her a platform to advocate for her son and bri...
S1 Episode 7 - Amy & MJ: Blended families and traumatic experience
On this episode Amy and MJ join each other virtually for some discussions that are close to their heart. MJ makes a wonderful announcement and shares what its likes to be in a blended family with a kiddo on the autism spectrum. Amy opens up abo...
S1 Episode 6 - Guests Tyler Potter and family
Amy and MJ talk to Tyler and his mom and sister. Amy met Tyler at the Phoenix Children's autism summit in 2025. They talk about the summit and when Tyler was diagnosed with Autism and his childhood with school and services. Unfortunately, due t...
S1 Episode 5 - Guest Diane Wasley
Co Host Amy's dear friend Diane is our first guest that is on the Autism Spectrum. She shares her life story and accomplishments with us. From being involved in pageants, working with Special Olympics and graduating college she has done some in...