At Home with Autism

by Q102 | Hubbard Radio

Jenn Jordan has always loved talking about her life with her son Jakob, who has autism. Here, she shares all the feels that come along with sharing space with someone who is different. It’s the journey they’ve taken together, finding ways to connect, love and laugh through all the challenges. At its core, this podcast isn’t just about parenting autism, it’s at the heart of the human experience that we all share.

Episodes

Episode 56...Aging out and what's so funny

7m · Published 08 Jun 13:39

Jakob talks about graduating from school and what that means to him. And then I try to figure out what he's laughing so hard about. This is one of the tough parts of dealing with unreliable speech...the disconnect when he can't fully communicate what's going on his brain and I have no clue and none of my questions get me any closer.

Episode 55...what's next...culinary, tech or landscaping

6m · Published 01 Jun 13:58

With school ending, major decisions need to be made. So what's next...would he like to work in the culinary arts, landscaping or tech his summer?

Episode 54...Clarifying, Track and Pigabilities

13m · Published 01 Jun 13:31

Working hard on getting him to use more precise language. And what's amusing here is what I spent a lot of time convincing him he was wrong about...well, he was right. And how we plan on handling next year when the Special Olympics Regional Track Meet and Pigabilities are on the same day...

Episode 53...Prom, Lambs, and Track

7m · Published 25 May 13:28

It's the day after prom and he has a few things to say about that. Plus we have new baby lambs on the farm and we're very excited about track practice!

Episode 52...Connie and the Lambs

10m · Published 18 May 13:48

The baby lambs are coming and he's got one thing on his mind.

Episode 51...The Snot Continues

9m · Published 18 May 13:03

He's not feeling well and it's a stressful time, for both of us.

Episode 50...Impossible Questions

8m · Published 18 May 12:34

Jakob is wanting to know when he's going to get snot again. Impossible questions are a regular thing at our house. This is my best attempt to calm his fear and worry.

Episode 49...Lots of I Don't Knows and a Huge Crush

11m · Published 08 Mar 14:11

When Jakob is having a challenging day, it's extra hard for him to answer questions. So on those days, even though I know that he has an answer for my questions, all his mouth can muster is "I don't know". But we get through it. And he sure brightens up when we talk about his big crush...

Episode 48...Close to Caroling! (with Jakob)

6m · Published 21 Dec 12:00

We record these podcasts when Jakob says we do. He'll just out of nowhere say "podcast room" and I know he has something to say. I think he had to work through some impulse before he got to what he really wanted to talk about. That happens. A lot. One of the moms from his hip hop group said they probably won't make it to caroling and he talked about it for a week. A lot. He starts the conversation with that and then we move on. I'm always fascinated by what he latches onto and often impossible to predict.

Episode 47...His Excitement Builds (with Jakob)

5m · Published 20 Dec 12:00

Just a quick check-in as he gets more and more excited about his holiday plans!

At Home with Autism has 56 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 10:51:09. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 11th, 2024 11:11.