Ep. 56 - AAC & Autism: A "Tigerish" Mom's Gift of Voice with Lana Marcucio

Ep. 56 - AAC & Autism: A "Tigerish" Mom's Gift of Voice with Lana Marcucio

April 28, 2026 · 53 min · Season 3 · Episode 56

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Lana Marcucio shares her journey as a mother of a non-verbal daughter with Autism in honor of Autism Awareness Month.

Today's guest, Lana Marcucio, found us through last year's episode 40 that we did with Not a Tiger Mom Podcast's hosts (two neurodivergent moms raising their own autistic kids), and she connected with us in hopes of sharing her story too. In honor of April as Autism Awareness Month, we were thrilled to speak with her about her journey. Lana is a 1.5 generation Vietnamese/Chinese American mom of 3, one of which is a non-speaking or non-verbal daughter with Autism. She eventually turned to tech...

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