Hope McPheeters: The Challenges and Triumphs of an Autism Advocate Mom

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?

Tony Mantor

Alternative Health, Celebrities, Autism, Positivity, Special Needs, Entertainment, Never Give Up, Autism Awareness, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Autism Acceptance

5.0 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Send us a text When we think about autism, we often forget that it's not just the individuals on the spectrum who need to adapt; it's also up to us, the neurotypicals, to learn how to interact with them. Join us for a profound discussion with Hope McPheeters, a mother of two kids on the autism spectrum. She navigates us through her personal journey, from the realization that her daughter was different, to the testing and diagnosis, and finally accepting that it was not her ...

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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
0:15.0	Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.0	Some will make you 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.
0:34.8	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,
0:51.0	Hi, I'm Tony Mature.
0:52.0	Welcome to Why Not Me The World. Today's guest has two children that are autistic.
0:58.0	She started a charity for autism and has so much information to give us.
1:03.6	Joining us is Hope McPeters.
1:05.7	Thanks for joining us, Hope.
1:07.5	Well, I appreciate you having me.
1:08.9	Oh, it's my pleasure.
1:10.2	So I understand that you have two children that are autistic.
1:13.0	If you would, give us a little information about them.
1:17.0	Ellen, she is 18 now and Luke, he's 14.
1:22.0	When Ella was two, we noticed something different and we moved to
1:29.2	Columbia, Missouri because they were opening an autism center, the Thompson Center for
1:36.5	autism at the University of Missouri. Both my husband and I had gone to the
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