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Jenn Jordan has always loved talking about her life with her son Jakob, who has autism. Here, she shares all the feels that come along with sharing space with someone who is different. It’s the journey they’ve taken together, finding ways to connect, love and laugh through all the challenges. At its core, this podcast isn’t just about parenting autism, it’s at the heart of the human experience that we all share.
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Jakob talks about graduating from school and what that means to him. And then I try to figure out what he's laughing so hard about. This is one of the tough parts of dealing with unreliable speech...the disconnect when he can't fully communicate what's going on his brain and I have no clue and none of my questions get me any closer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
With school ending, major decisions need to be made. So what's next...would he like to work in the culinary arts, landscaping or tech his summer? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Working hard on getting him to use more precise language. And what's amusing here is what I spent a lot of time convincing him he was wrong about...well, he was right. And how we plan on handling next year when the Special Olympics Regional Track Meet and Pigabilities are on the same day...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's the day after prom and he has a few things to say about that. Plus we have new baby lambs on the farm and we're very excited about track practice!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The baby lambs are coming and he's got one thing on his mind.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
He's not feeling well and it's a stressful time, for both of us.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jakob is wanting to know when he's going to get snot again. Impossible questions are a regular thing at our house. This is my best attempt to calm his fear and worry.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
When Jakob is having a challenging day, it's extra hard for him to answer questions. So on those days, even though I know that he has an answer for my questions, all his mouth can muster is "I don't know". But we get through it. And he sure brightens up when we talk about his big crush...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We record these podcasts when Jakob says we do. He'll just out of nowhere say "podcast room" and I know he has something to say. I think he had to work through some impulse before he got to what he really wanted to talk about. That happens. A lot. One of the moms from his hip hop group said they probably won't make it to caroling and he talked about it for a week. A lot. He starts the conversation with that and then we move on. I'm always fascinated by what he latches onto and often impossible to predict.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Just a quick check-in as he gets more and more excited about his holiday plans!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jakob loves to dance and he really loves to sing. Luckily we have a lot of outlets for him to perform. And it's pretty obvious where he gets all his skills...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jakob worked his first ever craft fair selling his cards and it was a huge success on multiple levels. Not only were people so kind to us, but Jakob showed some kindness to a couple young guys that reminded him of himself. So sweet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jakob had a party and invited some of his favorite people. There was fun and disappointment and making future plans. he's a busy guy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We went to a wedding so I asked him if he wanted to get married someday. He has some definite ideas on that one and whether or not he'll be doing any dating anytime soon...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Two big major adventures...Spellers Camp in California and his big 21st Birthday Bash!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Finishing school is on his mind. What's next? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
He is full of it today! All fired up and ready to talk...about musical preferences, a road trip to Grandma's and his hip hop teammates. His smile was huge the entire time and you can hear it. Doing this podcast makes him so happy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We live in an Agri-Community and Jakob just loves it. He loves feeding carrots to the donkeys, sheep, and goats and he loves to volunteer. Recently, he joined some neighbors and he pulled some weeds...and he learned a couple life lessons in the process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
A conversation about 4th of July turns into a passionate discussion about toilet paper. And he is mighty passionate about his brand of choice.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
He worries. A lot. Which means we have our share of repeating conversations. Over and over with the same questions and concerns. Not sure he ever quite feels that there's no need to worry, but we do our best to feel like everything is gonna be ok.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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