Welcome to episode #73 of the Mount Motherhood Podcast.

In today’s episode, we chat with Katie. Mother to three, Katie has led the charge in her province of Saskatchewan, Canada to connect families with children on the Autism Spectrum with resources and support. In this two-part series, Katie dives deep into her family's journey reflecting on the time her son Avery was diagnosed with "bad parenting" to today where her family navigates a new season of change for Avery and his severe non-verbal Autism diagnosis.

In this first part, Katie focuses on how asking for help and not just waiting for it has made the difference in her son Avery's diagnosis and obtaining the therapies and support he currently has. This has also been the driving force that led her to advocate for individual families and the community for more and quality supports for the children of the province on the Autism Spectrum. Katie has been featured and interviewed on multiple outlets, speaking out and shining a light on the current state of what is available to her underserved community.

You can connect with Katie on Facebook where she shares Avery's journey, Autism specific news, research, and provincial support and events.

You can also follow Avery's journey on Instagram.

Mam'a Tip:

"I really, really believe that help is not just given to you. And I find that to be something that a lot of people that I've, you know, connected with or talked with or met, just with this whole Autism roller coaster, is that everybody is waiting for some shape or form of help. They don't really know what they're looking for or what even really they want. They just want someone, you know, to be in their corner and someone to help them. And I just, I believe that help isn't given that you have to ask for help and you have to push for help and you have to want help and you have to want help for your entire journey."

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You can find a full transcript HERE.