Life with Autism: An Unexpected Journey

Where am I Now?

In this final episode, Sasha highlights her social skill accomplishments and other milestone achievements. She also shares her current struggles, especially with making friends, as well as her worries and hopes for her future. *The intro audio is AI-generated* Attribution Code "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Special Interests

In this episode, Sasha highlights special interests as the most essential feature of Autism. She emphasizes their significance, including the joy and comfort they bring to many autistic individuals. Sasha also highlights the important roles that lifelong special interests play in autistic people's lives. *The intro audio is AI-generated* Attribution Code "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Early Intervention

In this episode, Sasha interviews Tina Romig-Mozena, her former speech-language therapist, about the importance of early intervention and how speech therapy has contributed to her social skill improvements. *The intro audio is AI-generated* Attribution Code "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Childhood Struggles

In this episode, Sasha opens up about the social challenges she faced as a child, both at home and at school, as well as in public. Among her biggest struggles were controlling her stimming and understanding social cues, which deeply concerned her mother. *The intro audio is AI-generated* Attribution Code "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Autism Early Life & Diagnosis

In this episode, Sasha explores her first Autism symptoms, which appeared during the earliest years of her life. This episode also features Sasha interviewing her mother, which further uncovers the beginnings of her journey leading to her diagnosis. *The intro audio is AI-generated* Attribution Code "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/