DiscoverInchstones with Sarah Kernion | Advocacy for Profound Autism and NeurodiversityNeurodiversity and Endurance: What Profound Autism Motherhood and A Navy SEAL Share in Common
Neurodiversity and Endurance: What Profound Autism Motherhood and A Navy SEAL Share in Common

Neurodiversity and Endurance: What Profound Autism Motherhood and A Navy SEAL Share in Common

Update: 2025-09-04
Share

Description

Navy SEAL veteran Sam Alaimo joins Inchstones host Sarah Kernion for a conversation that bridges two worlds: combat and caregiving. Together, they explore how the endurance, intuition, and community forged in military life parallel the realities of raising children with profound autism. Their dialogue dives into the power of choice in the face of adversity, the way grief reshapes identity, and the resilience required in motherhood. With honesty and depth, Sam shares how lessons from the battlefield illuminate the daily challenges of profound nonspeaking autism and neurodiversity, offering a perspective that redefines what strength and meaning look like when measured in inchstones.


Chapters


  • (00:00:01 ) - Sam Alaimo on What Then?
  • (00:02:10 ) - How Do You Get Back From the SEAL
  • (00:04:26 ) - In the Elevator With a Marine
  • (00:07:32 ) - In the Elevator With Motherhood
  • (00:11:51 ) - The Need for a Team
  • (00:16:55 ) - On the Importance of Freedom
  • (00:21:49 ) - The Science of Knowing Your Child
  • (00:23:48 ) - In the Elevator With Autism on
  • (00:26:28 ) - How I Learned To Love My SEAL Experience
  • (00:30:36 ) - What is something now that you can, you know, even the
  • (00:32:52 ) - In the Land of Loss
  • (00:35:43 ) - The Caregiver Mother
Comments 
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Neurodiversity and Endurance: What Profound Autism Motherhood and A Navy SEAL Share in Common

Neurodiversity and Endurance: What Profound Autism Motherhood and A Navy SEAL Share in Common

Sarah Kernion | Profound Autism Mom and Advocate for Neurodiversity