Ep56 - Profound Autism

About this episode

Michelle discusses the implications of the label 'profound autism' and challenges the narrative surrounding emotional expression in non-speaking children.

In this fiery, deeply personal episode, Michelle tackles a growing trend in the autism parenting community: the rise of labels like “profound autism” and the quiet acceptance of helplessness that often comes with them. Sparked by a viral reel of a crying child using his AAC device to say “I’m sad,” Michelle shares why she doesn’t see tragedy — she sees potential. She challenges the narrative that emotional expression from non-speaking children is mysterious or unreachable, and breaks down ho...

People in this episode

Host: Michelle B. Rogers

Topics covered

• profound autism
• emotional expression
• non-speaking children
• parenting
• autism community

Keywords

• profound autism
• AAC device
• emotional expression
• autism parenting
• potential

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