Description

Chris Krasovich wears many hats, as a wife, elected official, board member, butterfly raiser, rabid volunteer, stress baker, world traveler, and appointed representative on the Wisconsin Governor's Autism Council, but her favorite hat is her mom hat. Chris has two spectacular children, one of whom is neurospicy, who she laughs with and learns from every day.

In this episode, Chelsea chats with Chris about what acceptance means for her, especially since her son Jacob was diagnosed autistic as a young child. 

The following topics and terms, in order of their appearance in the podcast, might evoke some curiosity:

• World Autism Awareness Day: April 2 was designated as such by the United Nations in 2007.
• ableist/ableism: a belief that being able-bodied or neurotypical is somehow better than being disabled or neurodivergent. (Full episode on this topic scheduled for October.)
• expressive language: the ability to use words, sentences, gestures, and writing to express oneself, often through spoken language
• perfect pitch: the ability to recognize and produce a specific pitch without relying on a reference note or interval
• “allistic”: someone who is not autistic
• double empathy problem: a bi-directional failure of one neurotype (allistic) to have empathy for another's (autistic) experience

Next episode: Practicing Neuroaffirmation

Podcast includes an introduction for episodes 6 and following at the beginning. Transition music, "Taking a Vocation", by Noey Budde.

Closing narration for episodes 6 and following.