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My Son's Autism Diagnosis - A Birth Story.
My son Conor was the youngest child to ever be "diagnosed" as Autistic almost 15 years ago in County Mayo.
What lead to that diagnosis are some of the most hard to talk about times of my life.
When my gorgeous Conor was born he changed all of our lives irrevocably in an instant, that moment he took his first breath here on earth changed everything for good. He opened my eyes to a world of pain and suffering, to the inhumane way in which people who were different were shunned, mistreated and cast out.
We have been on a journey every moment since learning about Autism, discovering my own Autistic identity, and trying to change the world one day at a time to make it a safer more accepting place for my son, and Autistic people just like him.
This is a two part episode. This being Episode 1 and Episode 2 to follow next.
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Hello and welcome to the unfiltered Autistic Podcast.
The Podcast that aims to give an unfiltered account ofAutistic lived experiences, created and hosted by me Amanda Mc Guinness, anAutistic Autism and Visual Support Specialist and parent to 4 Neurodivergentchildren.
Having spent a lifetime filtering my true self, to be theperson I felt others wanted me to be, I realised at the age of 39 I could no longerbe that person.
It was time to be my true unfiltered Autistic self.
I realised I deserved to have the same compassion andthoughtfulness I put out into the world. I deserved to be me.
The Unfiltered Autistic Podcast is for and by Autisticpeople, safe place to share our stories of self-discovery, our stories of loveand lived experience.
The Unfiltered Autistic Podcast is also a podcast for thosewho are not Autistic, those may have a loved one who is Autistic and for thosewho have the cultural humility to know that to truly understand the Autisticlived experience of the world, they must listen to Autistic voices.
Thank you for listening and thank you for being here withme.
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