Episode 365- Grandparenting On The Spectrum with Jennifer Kaufman

Episode 365- Grandparenting On The Spectrum with Jennifer Kaufman

July 14, 2026 · 35 min · Season 16 · Episode 365

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Jennifer Kaufman discusses the challenges and adjustments of grandparenting an autistic child after years of experience in education.

Send us Fan Mail The hardest part of “helping” a family after an autism diagnosis can be admitting that your old playbook no longer fits. Jennifer Kaufman knows that tension from both angles: she spent years as a principal at a school for children with autism through age 21, and she’s also the grandmother of an autistic eight-year-old. When her grandson was diagnosed, expertise wasn’t the missing piece. The missing piece was learning how to shift expectations, step back from the expert role, ...

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