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The Autism Dad Podcast
289+ episodes of twice-weekly autism parenting conversations, hosted by Rob Gorski — a father of three autistic sons in his 25th year of autism parenting.
The Autism Dad Podcast launched in 2018 and is now in its 9th season. Each episode is a real conversation — usually 30 to 60 minutes — with autism parents, clinicians, autistic adults, and the occasional sponsor. Every episode is fully transcribed for accessibility and search.
What you won't find here: clinical jargon, toxic positivity, cure narratives, or scripts. What you will find: meltdowns at 3 a.m., IEP fights, sensory survival, sibling dynamics, sleep, caregiver burnout, grief, advocacy, and the small daily wins that don't make it into the clinical guides. Rob has been writing publicly about autism parenting since 2009; the podcast is the conversational layer on top of 13,000+ blog posts.
Most-listened topics: early diagnosis and what comes next, navigating school and IEPs, ABA therapy (and the conversation around it), apraxia and non-speaking autism, sleep and sensory regulation, autistic adulthood and transition, parent mental health, and life after a major life transition (divorce, loss, medical crisis).
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S6E35
Before He Could Speak (S6E35)
In today's very special episode, I'm sitting down with my 15-year-old autistic son, Emmett, for a truly unique conversation. For the first time, Emmett opens up about his experience of being non-verbal for the first 4.5 years of his life. This intimate discussion gives us a rare insight into the wor
S9E01
Season 9 Kick Off | How We Met, Life Updates, and a Major Announcement (S9E01)
Nine seasons. That is not a number I take lightly. When I started The Autism Dad Podcast, I was a dad in the thick of it, trying to figure out how to raise three autistic sons without a roadmap, without a community, and honestly without much hope that anyone else out there understood what our daily life actually looked like. Nine seasons later, I know they do. You do. And that means everything.
The Day This Autism Dad Almost Gave Up (S8E24)
Rob Gorski opens up about the darkest moment in his autism parenting journey — when burnout, single parenting, and undiagnosed ADHD nearly pushed him past the brink. Joined by men's mental health expert Dr. Kristen Guillory, they discuss why dads raising neurodivergent kids need to break the silence and ask for help.
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