15. Autism and Always Advocating for Your Children with Melissa Hammerle

Motherhood Meets Medicine

Lynzy Coughlin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever had a gut feeling that something was concerning about your child’s development, behavior, or health? This is what Melissa Hammerle experienced when she knew something was going on with her son and suspected he had autism. Melissa is on the podcast to share her story of all the heartbreaking challenges her family went through to get an official diagnosis for her son, Parker. She reminds us how important it is to fight for your children and continue to ask questions, even when you feel like no one is in your corner. Melissa is the ultimate queen of chaos. As an army wife and a momma to four, life is anything but boring. She is a former teacher and postpartum depression survivor. She currently spends her days playing chauffeur and advocating for women to love themselves in all their stages and serve as a reminder that it’s ok that life is completely messy. In this episode we discuss: -Misconceptions about autism -Resources for parents who are trying to get their child an official diagnosis -Early signs that intervention is needed -What research says about the cause of autism -How we can best support family and friends who have a child with autism Resources: -Learn more about early intervention here Connect with Melissa: -melissainchaos.com -Instagram: @melissainchaos Connect with me on Instagram @motherhoodmeetsmedicine. For full show notes, head to lynzyandco.com/motherhood-meets-medicine-the-podcast/ Join the Motherhood Meets Medicine community at patreon.com/motherhoodmeetsmedicine. Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. Today's episode will be a bit different. I am not talking with a medical
0:12.0	expert, but with someone from my community who reached out willing to speak about her
0:16.0	life, advocating for her son with autism. She is quite a bit of experience in the educational
0:20.8	realm as a teacher and currently stays at home with her four children. Melissa Hammerley is
0:25.5	an army wife, post-partum depression survivor, and the ultimate queen of chaos. She loves to
0:30.8	advocate for women to love themselves and all of their stages, and serve as a reminder that it's
0:35.5	okay that life is completely messy. In today's episode, Melissa opens up about life with her son
0:40.4	Parker, who is autistic. She walks us through a typical day, talks about how much she had to
0:45.5	advocate for him in the beginning years, and will give us some resources that may help others
0:49.9	listening. Let's dive right in. Good morning, Melissa. We are so excited to have you today. How are you?
0:58.8	I'm good. How are you? I'm so excited to be here. Yes, doing well, doing well, you know,
1:04.2	not enough coffee yet. Still a bit in the morning. What time is it where you are? It's 9.30 here in
1:10.9	Texas. I've got my gallon of anybody who's from here. We'll appreciate this. My gallon of
1:17.2	water, burger, diet, doctor, pepper, so we're good to go. I love it. Oh, that's hysterical.
1:24.4	Yeah. I think that once I go there too often, I used to be addicted to diet coke for years,
1:32.2	for like probably 10 to 12 years, and it was one of the hardest things I've ever had to
1:39.6	like get off. And then I, when I, when I see it now, I'm like, oh, that looks real good.
1:44.6	Yeah, don't do it when they don't do it. I don't drink coffee, so this is my coffee.
1:50.4	But you don't want to see me without the diet, doctor, pepper, and the mornings. No one would want
1:55.9	you know what you got to do what you got to do. But I mean, revival is what it is, you know what I mean?
2:00.8	Yeah, I do. First term. So, so why don't we just start talking about, you know, what your
2:08.7	background is and a little bit about your personal story with all of this before we jump into
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