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Dads in AutismlandLord of the Rings Meets Autism: Roger Kuhrt’s Path to Parenting Gordy | Dads In Autismland Season 1, Episode 17Send us a textIn this heartwarming episode of Dads In Autismland, host Mark de Grasse welcomes Roger Kuhrt, a devoted father who shares his inspiring and humorous journey of adopting his son Gordy from South Korea during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. Roger opens up about the parallel challenges of adoption and autism—initially mistaking Gordy’s behaviors as effects of adoption, only to later receive a life-changing autism diagnosis. The episode explores early intervention, ABA therapy, and the emotional highs and lows of discovering your child’s unique path. With a dash o...2025-03-2733 min
The Why? CurveWelcome to Cold War 2The Cold War was supposed to be over twenty years ago, but are China and Russia now a new bloc of autocracy, posed against western democracies in competition for global dominance? And do they have a point - are states where electors don’t have to be appeased every four or five years, better able to plan and make difficult decisions? Do Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump show up the weak points of liberal democracy? On this week’s episode Phil and Roger raise all this with Dr Natasha Kuhrt, senior lecturer in international peace and security at King...2022-09-1533 min