Learning You: Conversation with Actor and Autism Dad John Wells
From Just Another Autism Podcast by Autism Speaks
February 9, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
Eileen Lamb interviews actor and autism dad John Wells about his experiences raising a child with profound autism and his film 'Learning You'.
In this episode of Just Another Autism Podcast, Eileen Lamb talks with John Wells, a father, fitness influencer, actor, and autism advocate, about his experience raising his son with profound autism. John shares his story of raising both of his children and how his perspective on parenting changed when supporting his child with high support needs. Additionally, we learn about John’s latest film, Learning You, which follows a father taking his autistic son on a road trip. For him, this wasn’t just another film; it was a meaningful opportunity to share his real-life experience as an autism dad. John recently served as an advisor on the set of Autism Fit, Autism Speaks’ newly launched fitness series hosted by autistic television personalities, Eva Erickson (Survivor) and Tanner Smith (Love on the Spectrum).
People in this episode
Host: Eileen Lamb
Guest: John Wells
Topics covered
- autism advocacy
- parenting
- film
- personal experience
- fitness
- road trip
Keywords
- autism
- parenting
- John Wells
- Learning You
- fitness
- advocacy
- road trip
- Eileen Lamb
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Autism Speaks
Books & works: Learning You, Autism Fit
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