#1 My guests today are autistic, nonspeaking and adhd Henry's older siblings. An informal chat about their own experiences with their brother, understanding what autism is and coming to terms with how it impacts their brother and the whole family. As usual with the siblings they become mentors for the parents, just the most unconditionally accepting and loving humans who have none of the deep concerns of the parents and do not see the autism at all.

#2 Ben (20) and Abi (18) - Henry's siblings. Henry is 12.

#3

0:00 Intro

1:41 Introducing guests...Ben and Abi, the siblings!

2:17 Discovering autism in their sibling and how they felt

3:30 The play date with Jess and her younger children

4:45 How do they feel about autism now and would they change it?

8:25 has your sibling ever embarrassed you?

13:17 The wonderful, divergent, aware, understanding younger generations

15:10 Worry for their sibling

19:30 The uniqueness of their sibling and what they love about him

23:56 Noticing the parent strain

28:05 Hopes for their siblings future

#4

• Finding out your sibling is autistic
• Wishing your sibling wasn't autistic, or not wishing it
• Is life unfair and does your sibling embarrass you?
• Worry for your sibling
• Whats great about their personality and/or autism
• The strain on the parents
• The future for your autistic sibling

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#6 Calls to Action

Pre=roll: changes afoot and new name coming soon.

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#8 Next Episode: School options for your autistic child