Gabriella Russo: Embracing Self-Discovery and Advocacy in Autism – Overcoming Challenges and Building a Supportive Community

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Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Send us a text What if discovering your true self could transform your entire life journey? Join me, Tony Mantor, as I sit down with the insightful Gabriella Russo for a powerful discussion on self-discovery and acceptance within the autistic community. Gabriella shares her personal narrative, revealing how her godchild's involvement with an autism support group prompted her own recognition of being autistic. Through her candid reflections, she recounts overcoming challeng...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:11.0	Broadcasting from Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.6	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.6	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.9	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance,
0:39.3	and a better understanding for autism around the world.
0:43.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor.
0:56.3	Welcome to Why Not Me the World.
0:58.2	Today, we are joined by Gabriella Russo, an expert with 25 years of experience in supporting
1:04.6	organizations that cater to children, young people, and families in the UK and internationally.
1:10.4	Her work has taken her
1:11.5	primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities where she helps ensure their
1:17.2	safeguarding measures are up to date. Gabriela is passionate about creating a workplace culture
1:22.6	that is inclusive, empathetic, and compassionate. We're excited to share her inspiring story. Thanks for coming on.
1:30.8	Oh, I really appreciate the opportunity. Thank you so much. Oh, it's my pleasure. How did you get
1:35.5	involved with the autistic community? So my godchild is autistic. When she was, when they, I'm sorry, they've just identified as non-binary and I'm still learning
1:47.3	a language.
1:47.7	When they were much, much smaller, their mom belonged to an autistic support group for families
1:53.0	of autistic children and she asked me to come along so I could get to know things and
1:57.8	kind of learn things that would be useful for my relationship with my godchild.
2:01.5	So I started going and then I started being like, hang on, this is feeling a bit like it's
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