Navigating Severe Autism: Awareness, Care, and Solutions | with Jill Escher #223

About this episode

Jill Escher discusses severe autism, its challenges, and the need for better care and treatment options.

This week, we’re joined by Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, a dedicated advocate, autism research philanthropist, and mom to two children with nonverbal autism. Jill has spent her life working to support individuals and families affected by severe autism. She’s funded important research, provided housing for adults with developmental disabilities, and raised awareness about the challenges faced by the autism community. Today we will be discussing severe autism, the rising prevalence of autism, the need for long-term care and housing, and better access to treatments for severe behaviors. Download latest episode to learn more! Resources President National Council on Severe Autism Founder Escher Fund for Autism Board Secretary and Past PresidentAutism Society San Francisco Bay Area Writings and presentations: jillescher.com ............................................................... Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic…

People in this episode

Host: ABS Kids

Guest: Jill Escher

Topics covered

• severe autism
• autism awareness
• long-term care
• housing for adults
• treatment access

Keywords

• severe autism
• autism research
• developmental disabilities
• long-term care
• treatment access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Council on Severe Autism, Escher Fund for Autism, Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area

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