Danny Combs and the TACT Story: Crafting New Paths for Autistic Individuals

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Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 3 July 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Send us a text What does it take to turn frustration into a thriving nonprofit that changes lives? Meet Danny Combs, a devoted father whose journey of supporting his autistic son, Dylan, led to the creation of TACT, an organization that empowers autistic individuals through trades and crafts. Discover the deeply personal story of Dylan's early autism diagnosis and the signs that led to it, as Danny shares the unique challenges Dylan faces as a teenager, from navigating soci...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me The World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mantour.
0:07.0	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.0	Some will make your laugh, some will make you cry. Real life people who
0:28.0	will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:35.0	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance,
0:39.2	and a better understanding for autism around the world.
0:43.0	Hi, I'm Tony Mature. Welcome to Why Not Me the World. Today's guest is Danny Combs.
0:57.6	He has an autistic child who inspired him to start his business called Tacked. He's here to tell us about his child and his business. Thanks for coming on.
1:07.0	Good, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me today. I appreciate it.
1:10.0	Oh, it's my pleasure. So I understand that you have an autistic son, is that correct?
1:14.6	Yes, sir, that's correct. Dylan. What age was he diagnosed autistic?
1:19.1	He was like two-esque at Vanderbilt's down in Nashville.
1:22.8	Oh, okay.
1:24.8	My neck of the woods.
1:26.0	Yeah.
1:27.0	What was some of the things that was happening that led you to believe that you might have
1:31.0	to have him checked out?
1:32.3	It was a lot around his speech.
1:34.0	That was a big thing.
1:35.0	He wasn't, didn't say hello dad, I love you until he was like six, six and a half.
1:39.0	Some of his sensory stuff into regards to when like we would be out about if he was at like a
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