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Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting & Neurodiversity Insights

Sarah Kernion | Profound Autism Mom and Advocate for Neurodiversity

Autism, neurodiversity, and parenting come together on Inchstones, where we illuminate the real lives of profound autism mothers and caregivers.

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All Episodes

00:26:35

Autism Parenting and Travel: Real Strategies,...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/04/02

Autism parenting often changes what families believe is possible—especially when it comes to travel. In this episode of the Inchstones Podcast, Sarah Kernion speaks with Jennifer Wallace of Caleb’s Courageous Travels about navigating travel with autism. They discuss autism travel tips, sensory considerations, preparation strategies, and how community support can make travel more accessible. This conversation is grounded in real experience and offers

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00:34:20

Autism Parenting and the Nervous System: Why Change...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/26

Autism parenting often challenges not just what parents do—but how they think, regulate, and respond. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion speaks with Sara Intonato about the internal shifts required to support a child with autism, particularly in the context of nonspeaking autism and emerging communication methods like open spelling. At the center of the discussion is self-regulation. The nervous system of the parent becomes part of the environment the

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00:34:20

Autism Parenting and the Nervous System: Why Change...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/26

Autism parenting often challenges not just what parents do—but how they think, regulate, and respond. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion speaks with Sara Intonato about the internal shifts required to support a child with autism, particularly in the context of nonspeaking autism and emerging communication methods like open spelling. At the center of the discussion is self-regulation. The nervous system of the parent becomes part of the environment the

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00:31:59

Autism Parenting Isn’t Linear: The OODA Loop,...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/24

Autism parenting often forces a complete reorientation of how life is understood, planned, and experienced. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion and Alex Vohr explore the OODA loop—Observe, Orient, Decide, Act—not as a military concept, but as a framework for navigating the complexity of special needs parenting. At the center of the discussion is orientation: the lens through which parents interpret reality. When a child’s development diverges from

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00:32:41

Severe Autism, Caregiving, and the System That Fails...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/17

Autism parenting at the severe and profound end of the spectrum often reveals a reality that systems are not built to support. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion speaks with Jackie Kancir, Executive Director of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), about the growing gap between what families need and what existing structures provide. Drawing from both personal experience and national advocacy work, Jackie outlines how caregiving for

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00:32:41

Severe Autism, Caregiving, and the System That Fails...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/17

Autism parenting at the severe and profound end of the spectrum often reveals a reality that systems are not built to support. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion speaks with Jackie Kancir, Executive Director of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), about the growing gap between what families need and what existing structures provide. Drawing from both personal experience and national advocacy work, Jackie outlines how caregiving for

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01:03:42

The Profound Autism Conversation We’re Not Allowed to...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/12

Parenting profound autism reshapes identity in ways few people outside the experience fully understand. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion and Tyler Hudson, Dad to teenage son Lyric with profound autism, engage in a candid discussion about autism parenting, grief, advocacy, and the tensions within modern autism discourse. The dialogue centers the lived realities of families raising children with profound autism and nonspeaking autism—where

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01:03:42

The Profound Autism Conversation We’re Not Allowed to...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/12

Parenting profound autism reshapes identity in ways few people outside the experience fully understand. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion and Tyler Hudson, Dad to teenage son Lyric with profound autism, engage in a candid discussion about autism parenting, grief, advocacy, and the tensions within modern autism discourse. The dialogue centers the lived realities of families raising children with profound autism and nonspeaking autism—where

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00:25:32

Autism Parenting and Personal Growth: Jess Daily on...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/05

Autism parenting often requires mothers to live at full capacity—emotionally, physically, and mentally. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion sits down with Jess Daily, coach, podcast host, and mother of a child with profound autism and a rare genetic condition, to explore what it means to build a life that is not just survivable, but sustainable. Jess’s journey into motherhood began unexpectedly through foster care and evolved into advocacy and deep

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00:25:32

Autism Parenting and Personal Growth: Jess Daily on...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/03/05

Autism parenting often requires mothers to live at full capacity—emotionally, physically, and mentally. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion sits down with Jess Daily, coach, podcast host, and mother of a child with profound autism and a rare genetic condition, to explore what it means to build a life that is not just survivable, but sustainable. Jess’s journey into motherhood began unexpectedly through foster care and evolved into advocacy and deep

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00:22:59

Nonspeaking Autism and NeuroFit Connections: A...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/26

Autism parenting often means navigating systems that focus on behavior before biology, compliance before connection. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion sits down with Dr. Timothy and Jackie Beck of NeuroFit Connections to explore a developmental approach to autism and nonspeaking autism that begins deeper—at the level of primitive reflexes, sensory integration, and foundational neurological patterns. Through the lens of inchstones—the small, cumulative

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00:22:59

Nonspeaking Autism and NeuroFit Connections: A...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/26

Autism parenting often means navigating systems that focus on behavior before biology, compliance before connection. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion sits down with Dr. Timothy and Jackie Beck of NeuroFit Connections to explore a developmental approach to autism and nonspeaking autism that begins deeper—at the level of primitive reflexes, sensory integration, and foundational neurological patterns. Through the lens of inchstones—the small, cumulative

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00:26:26

Autism Parenting and AAC: Building Communication...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/24

Communication is not an accessory skill in autism support, it is foundational. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion speaks with Rose Griffin, speech language pathologist and BCBA, about the intersection of speech therapy, ABA, and AAC in supporting students with autism and complex needs. Rose’s work lives at the overlap of two fields that are often siloed: speech therapy and applied behavior analysis. Rather than competing frameworks, she

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00:26:26

Autism Parenting and AAC: Building Communication...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/24

Communication is not an accessory skill in autism support, it is foundational. In this conversation, Autism Mom Sarah Kernion speaks with Rose Griffin, speech language pathologist and BCBA, about the intersection of speech therapy, ABA, and AAC in supporting students with autism and complex needs. Rose’s work lives at the overlap of two fields that are often siloed: speech therapy and applied behavior analysis. Rather than competing frameworks, she

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00:35:30

ABA and Autism Parenting: Myths, Realities, and...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/19

Few topics in autism parenting generate as much emotion as ABA. For many families, it represents hope, structure, and support. For others, it carries controversy and concern. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion speaks with Susan Marcovsky, Hand over Hand ABA education center owner and parent of an autistic adult, about the evolution of ABA and what individualized autism education truly requires. Rather than defending or dismissing, this dialogue focuses

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00:35:30

ABA and Autism Parenting: Myths, Realities, and...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/19

Few topics in autism parenting generate as much emotion as ABA. For many families, it represents hope, structure, and support. For others, it carries controversy and concern. In this conversation, Sarah Kernion speaks with Susan Marcovsky, Hand over Hand ABA education center owner and parent of an autistic adult, about the evolution of ABA and what individualized autism education truly requires. Rather than defending or dismissing, this dialogue focuses

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00:40:00

Trauma, Resilience, and Parenting Autism: The Choices...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/12

Trauma does not disappear simply because love is present. For mothers parenting autism and special needs children, trauma often lives alongside devotion, strength, and responsibility. Autism Mom Sarah Kernion and Kit Perez examine the layered realities of emotional processing, resilience, and the difficult choices caregivers make daily. This conversation refuses simplification. Trauma is not just discomfort—it is the accumulation of moments where

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00:40:00

Trauma, Resilience, and Parenting Autism: The Choices...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/12

Trauma does not disappear simply because love is present. For mothers parenting autism and special needs children, trauma often lives alongside devotion, strength, and responsibility. Autism Mom Sarah Kernion and Kit Perez examine the layered realities of emotional processing, resilience, and the difficult choices caregivers make daily. This conversation refuses simplification. Trauma is not just discomfort—it is the accumulation of moments where

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00:30:15

Ky Dickens on Autism, Non-Speakers, and Assuming...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/02/10

The Telepathy Tapes Season 2 is out now! Ky Dickens, creator and producer of The Telepathy Tapes—one of the most talked-about and shared podcasts of 2024 and 2025—joins Autism Mom Sarah Kernion for a conversation that sits at the intersection of autism, non-speaking communication, and caregiver belief. Her work has reignited global discussion about how intelligence, awareness, and connection are understood in the absence of speech. The dialogue centers

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00:27:21

Parenting Autism with Heart: Routine, Connection, and...

Inchstones with Sarah | Autism Parenting &... ·

2026/01/29

Motherhood—especially when parenting autism—demands presence, flexibility, and a willingness to be honest about what’s hard. In this episode, Sarah Kernion and Meaghan Murphy, editor of Women's Day and a 25+yr vet in the media industry, explore the emotional terrain of motherhood, focusing on vulnerability, routine, and the unexpected ways joy shows up in everyday life. Through shared caregiver stories, they reflect on how structure can create space for

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