Ep 261: A Parent Perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorders with Julie Rau

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Parenting, Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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April is Autism Awareness month. As you may know, one in 36 children have been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Talking about not only how to understand but how we can help these amazing kids has never been more important. In this episode, we’ve got a wise parent in the trenches, who also happens to be Sissy’s step-sister helping us learn more about what we can do to support the kids and families in our lives who are living with this diagnosis. We also have a podcast playlist on our website on Raising Neurodivergent Kids, on the resource tab, for more help from other parents and professionals. Aspergers Experts Raising Neurodivergent Kids Playlist . . . . . Grab your tickets today for the Raising Capable Kids Conference with David Thomas, Sissy Goff & Special Guests! Sign up to receive the monthly newsletter to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Go behind the scenes and watch our podcast on YouTube! Download a copy of the Raising Boys and Girls Feelings Chart. Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at raisingboysandgirls.com. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our Advertise with us form. A special thank you to our sponsor: Geviti: Use code RBG FOR 20% off your first three months of membership. Just visit GoGeviti.com to learn more about how you can start optimizing your health without leaving home today. Location based restrictions apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you know that feeling when your kids seem to ask for a new snack every three minutes,
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0:37.0	You all, we are always so honored to come alongside you, and we want more folks to get to
0:42.6	join in on the conversation in this hurting chaotic world. And it helps. If you all feel like
0:49.1	you can, we would be so grateful if you could rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast because it just helps us get
0:55.7	the word out there. So grateful for you guys.
1:07.1	Hey, friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. I'm Sissy Goff.
1:12.1	And I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan.
1:15.0	And we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation. Let's dive in.
1:25.8	Julie Rao lives in Atlanta with her husband Stephen and their dog George.
1:30.2	Together they have five children, one a sophomore at University of Texas, and four who are all
1:35.4	out in the world living independently.
1:37.7	Julie holds degrees in marketing and education, previously working at Coca-Cola Inc.
1:43.0	and spending over 20 years as an elementary educator,
1:46.7	specializing in language-based learning. We're so excited for you to hear from our friend and a part of
1:52.0	my family, Julie Rao. Well, it is a delight, Julie, to get to have you on the podcast. We've been
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