Advocating for Connection

About this episode

Angela Karadsheh discusses her experiences advocating for her neurodivergent son and offers insights for parents facing similar challenges.

Have you ever felt misunderstood and isolated as a parent of a child with disabilities, or struggled to know how to educate members of your community regarding your child's needs? This month Angela Karadsheh shares her advocating approach and offers suggestions for those who find advocating to be challenging. Being a mom to a neurodivergent son has opened her heart to the Parental understanding of God, and what it means to be fully human.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kerry Pappas, Melanie DiStefano

Guest: Angela Karadsheh

Topics covered

• parenting
• disabilities
• advocacy
• neurodiversity
• community education
• spirituality

Keywords

• advocacy
• parenting
• neurodivergent
• disabilities
• community
• spirituality
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Faith Ministries

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