Around The Spectrum
Around the Spectrum
Honest conversations from the people around the spectrum — the ones supporting, questioning, and showing up daily.
This podcast is for those in the trenches: parents navigating new diagnoses, BCBAs striving to lead with integrity, educators, caregivers, and allies asking, "Am I getting this right?”
Hosted by a longtime autism parent and healthcare communicator, Around the Spectrum brings together real stories and practical guidance from individuals who support autistic children every day. No extremes. No preachy vibes. Just honest conversations with parents, professionals, and those in-between.
Because when we listen more and judge less, we all do better.
Around The Spectrum
Latest Episodes
Around the Spectrum - Get Up, Get Out, Get Active: Inclusive Sports and Raising a Child on the Spectrum (with James Paoletti)
What happens when a special education teacher becomes an autism parent? James Paoletti taught in a self-contained autism classroom for nine years before his own son's autism diagnosis put him on the other side of the IEP table. Then he turned a...
Around the Spectrum - When You’re Both Dysregulated: Parenting a Child on the Autism Spectrum (with Diana Toronto)
Diana Toronto joins the conversation to share her lived experience raising a child on the autism spectrum while also navigating her own ADHD.This episode focuses on what it actually looks like when parent and child are both working throu...
Around the Spectrum – Inside the IEP: What Schools Are Responsible For (with Leila Farshchian)
Walking into an IEP meeting can feel confusing, especially when you’re unsure what’s required, what’s flexible, and how decisions are made. In this episode, Leila Farshchian, a special educator and Board Certified Behavior Analyst, breaks down ...
Around the Spectrum - Compassion Is the Intervention: Rethinking Autism Care at the Start (with Anna Sturgeon)
The starting line of an autism journey can feel like a maze of waitlists, opinions, and second-guessing. We invited BCBA and clinic founder Anna Sturgeon to sit with us at the table and make that first stretch less lonely and far more practical...
Around the Spectrum - Not Bad, Just Communication (With Kea Lee)
Ever been told your child is “bad” in the checkout line while you’re just trying to make it through the day? This episode centers on a different lens: not bad just communication. We dive into the real story behind behavior with BCBA and ...