there is no gp in my town , 600km to specialists....

at 41, a support worker for physical issues gave me a radds test.... always overlooked by doctors now diagnosed

diagnosed at 41

All teachers need to listen to this, especially inclusion support who should know better than to be dismissive of the parents!

Lol I'm listening to this the day before school. Bit late now 😂

What kinds of age groups are we talking about? Toddlers, daycare, elementary School, high school ?

Healthy food and Bvitamins , D3 with K , iron, omega3 (fish oil) propolis and fresh Royal jelly the are very very good. Must of children who has autism or DHD the also deficiency of vitamin D3 and iron.

Thanks for sharing the video, very helpful.

Well said, Nicole. All of it. 👏 👏 👏

im a struggling dad of a autistic son. I really appreciate this video. IT meant the world to me. I cried mostly through this video. Certainly felt nice to hear other fathers struggles and wins with their kids. An to hear their advice. Thankyou again.

Amazing video, i still watch this every now and then, great encouragement.

Amazing. Just Amazing. 🫶

I am a father of an 8 year old Autistic boy but I never look at it as if it is a disease...

This is a very helpful video, but it would be nice to hear from people with normal incomes. These guys all have good paying jobs, which makes it a lot easier. Those of us who live paycheck to paycheck with autistic children need a voice too.

Would be great to have a video on navigating medical gaslighting. Personally we are currently still going on 3 years of public health system autism denial of our son with irrefutable evidence (over 100 pages of professional documentation, autism screeners, IEPs etc from multiple professionals and disciplines) except that he masks in front of the clinicians (but his behaviour is still very not typical). We're hoping we are nearly at the end but thought a video with tips for anyone else caught in this situation would be extremely helpful so it's not as painful as even our extremely well informed journey was. For reference the entirety of the rest of the family is already diagnosed privately and we started our diagnostic journey years later. It's not just a public system issue but a clinician/clinic training and understanding issue as also have heard lots of people having issues with outdated understanding from private clinicians too.

With my own 2 PDA children I would say PDA becomes apparent around 20 months (then really obvious at 3.75 years old) but I would think there is also a possibility that if they are coping then PDA behaviour may not be obvious until social demands exceed capacity (also there is internalised PDA so not obvious). In my case I didn't realise I was a PDAer until I wasn't coping and didn't have the option to recover from what I now know as a shutdown. My kids' PDA outside home isn't obvious and is masked and internalised so definitely listen to parents. Would love to do a lived experience Q&A if you are interested? I've done presentations on PDA and Autism at multiple Carers Gateway peer support groups and have also recently done a mental health livestream. I'm very passionate about neurodiversity and advocating for those of us who (and sometimes) quite literally can not speak. I'm neurodivergent (autistic, adhd, PDA, dyslexic etc) and have seen all sides of autism as a young carer of a classic level 3 sibling, now a parent of PDA children and someone who in their teenage years experienced autistic catatonia.

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Autism and Neurotypical workplaces dont and never will mix. I am an Autistic man and speak from experience, the employment stats for people with Autism back this up.

Please ask Michael Theo to upload his podcasts to KZbin❣️

Thank you

Thank you gentlemen, my son was diagnosed last week at age 3… it’s been a week of fear, research, grieving… I keep repeating it’s his diagnosis not his definition. Thank you everyone

Thank you so much for what you are doing!

Guys you've given me hope ..My 3yrs old son just got diagnosed in Feb.2024 I've just begun the journey ..Looks long but I'm ready for it .

This is really helpful thank you❤

Could you do one for people who have autism like myself but who’s family won’t make it safe or just negate the fact of the autism and won’t want to try to help

Gorgeous interview! Loved the show. Congratulations to Michael and his supporters.

Thank you for this.. love to hear the fathers perspective

Those kids are so lucky to have caring fathers that treat them sensitively. I diagnosed with autism couple days ago as a 24 year old female and my dad is still very abusive and dont even treat me like an individual whenever I visit him but here is the thing I can’t unlove a person you know and i just found out that its one of the symptoms its just unfortunate the fact that they were all you needed them including early teenage years and they were never emotionally there and now they’re old and you can’t treat them like they treated you bc they’re old yup its a very odd feeling w.e i hope y’all learn how to live w it so much love❤

Congratulations Michael so happy for you . I watched you on the TV series’s on people with autism. I found it very interesting. We need more programs like this. And I must say You have a very clear speaking voice better than a lot of people I know including myself 😊 well done you sir.

The way I just cried because this explains my son's behavior as a 4 year old and no one has been able to help us!

My wife asked me to take over primary care when our son was 6. I then went through public health for diagnoses, ndis for therapy funding. Now, hes 12. Doing so very well. Dsm-2 so all social stuff really. Cant remember his last meltdown, probably about a year ago. My journey was tough alongside all this. Cptsd and self medicating with alcohol. Sober now 14 months and a much better dad. Just finishing up an Individual Support worker cert 3 and hoping to work with kids like my son. Turns out being a carer is something im actually good at, especially for our young blokes. Im scared as hell though but also trust myself to be the best i can be as a dad and support worker. All these dads deserve a big hearty hug. Good onya fullas 💪🔥🙏

Very thought provoking - Im sure it’l help everyone who’s going through this 💜

This is well done, these Fathers do not hide the difficulties, or their fears, and they also really show the love too. Often Fathers of Autistic children are left out of many conversations, as if they are detached or unable to speak about their kids. This film knocks all that on its head. When the Australian Autism Strategy info came out, there was a picture of a Mum and a little child, but no Fathers to be seen. That was insensitive and wrong, and this film makes that 'missing, uncaring, or uninvolved Dad' stereotype so over-hyped and misleading. Someone should bring these Dads together and let them talk to each other, and let all Australian Dads learn from and appreciate that meet up.

I'm 40yr old autistic woman and can confidently say I experience this and have my entire life. It explains so much. wow Thank you for sharing

Yes “Being around Nature” Good point. You have to be around water. You have to be close to the sea or you go mad. Believe me I once lived in Alice Springs 😂

I'm self diagnosed but I've managed to save up enough money for an autism assessment. My housing situation has recently changed and I'm finding myself avoiding my need to house myself in preference for spending my spoons on maintaining my job to maintain my income and having enough money to get an assessment so that other people understand my specific situation. Trying to explain to people that I'm just not going to do what I need to do to prevent me living out of my car because I'm spending too many spoons holding down a job is in itself overwhelmingly and exhausting. Telling people that living out of my car for a short amount of time is my preference so that I can save money for an assessment is apparently the wrong choice. Apparently I'm choosing to be homeless. Let's solve one problem at a time people, ffs.

Interview the mothers and you'll see which parent they got the autism from.

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Absolutely beautiful ♥️

This is hard to stomach. I am a proud autistic Dad of a wonderful autistic boy. I couldn't be happier. Thank God we are autistic

Going undiagnosed the majority of my life led me to learn how to deal with things myself. I'm fully functional on the outside. The inside is a whole other story. My dad has also realized, at the age of 60, he shows a lot of symptoms of ASD.

I have such a crush on Michael❣️ The ideal man. 🩷🩷🩷 God Jesus bless you, Michael.

Where are the autistic daughters in this ?

I cant even wacth this, literally this thumbnail is whats wrong with how autism is portrayed, it isnt just a “white” dad/family/kid issue….

Great Documentary, I'm A Father Of A 10yr Old Non Verbal Son, He's The Most Happiest Kid I've Ever Seen In My Life Despite His Disability, He Shows Us Love In Ways I've Never Imagined At Times, Thank You Very Much For This Video There's Alot Of Truth, Honesty, Devotion & Love, It's Really Great To Watch & See What Other Father's Are Like When It Comes To Autism. ❤💯🤘

A Beautiful documentary . ❤well done .

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Im a father with Autism with 2 kids with autism. Its very hard but the kids are everything

Thank you very much everyone for sharing your wonderful thoughts. God Bless you

Thank you for this I really needed this today…