Madison Marilla: Embracing Every Part of Me
The Squeeze
Taylor Lautner
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode, Tay sits down with Madison Marilla and her dad, Brennan Marilla, from Love on the Spectrum! Madison shares the full story of her proposal, including the special moment her fiancé Tyler White asked her parents for their blessing, and what that experience meant to all of them. Madison and her dad open up about already being fans of the show before ever being contacted, what it felt like when the opportunity came their way, and why they ultimately decided to join. They also share more about Madison’s autism diagnosis, the early signs they noticed, and what that journey looked like for their family, including the therapies that supported her along the way. Madison talks about her specific experience with autism, what helps her feel calm when she’s overwhelmed, and the stigmas she hopes to break. She also shares her favorite part of herself, something she still dreams of doing, what makes her feel most proud, and the advice she would give to others!
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a Dear Media production. Hi, I am Madison from Love on the Spectrum. I don't know if you know this, but we've been trying to plan this for a really long time. And I want to extend a congratulations. You can't believe it. Will you marry me? Yes, neither. I had no idea our families. We're hiding in the bushes. Oh, my gosh. He tricked me this whole time. He got you. Show the ring. Let's see it. |
| 0:23.5 | Now I'm happy. |
| 0:24.5 | Love on the spectrum reached out to me when they did. What was that like for you when they reached out? First reaction, my first instinct was, let's not do this. Glad to be back, Kean. Kean is an absolute genius how he has struck this balance between entertaining. It's funny. I'll find my prints. I'll find my prints. But it doesn't make fun. Not if the glass slipper fits, but if the cowboy boot fits right. I want to talk a little bit about when you found out about her diagnosis. I was diagnosed in 1999 with what was called classic autism. Okay. I was also diagnosed with developmental delays. How old were you then? |
| 0:54.8 | Two years old. |
| 0:55.6 | My parents explain it to me is there's some stuff that's easy for you and some stuff that's |
| 0:59.5 | harder for you. |
| 1:00.4 | Autism is a journey, non-disorder. |
| 1:02.2 | It's meant to make you. |
| 1:03.3 | It is not meant to break you. |
| 1:04.4 | And there are so many gifts that come along with autism. |
| 1:10.7 | Music Okay, I am so I am so excited because the time. I am so excited because the time has finally come. I have been waiting to do this episode and now |
| 1:30.0 | to release this episode because I am just, I'm literally giddy to share it with you all. |
| 1:36.0 | I've been trying to plan this episode for a very long time. And I finally worked out because |
| 1:42.8 | our guests ended up being out in L.A. |
| 1:46.0 | And I was also here at the same time. So we made it work. But you guys know how much I love, |
| 1:52.0 | love on the spectrum. We have had Abby and her mom on and that was such a special experience |
| 1:58.2 | for me. And this week's guest is Madison and Marilla and her dad |
| 2:02.7 | Brennan. Madison has become a fan favorite on love on the spectrum for her warmth, her honesty, |
| 2:09.3 | and being just totally unapologetically herself. She's a neurodivergent creator who has been |
| 2:15.7 | open about living with autism, ADHD, and |
| 2:18.3 | OCD. |
| 2:19.2 | And she uses her platform to show what that actually looks like day to day, both the challenges, |
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