Episode 5: Autism Awareness Month with a behavior analyst, an advocate, and a family
April is Autism Awareness Month, which is a topic near to the podcast's heart. To hear from different perspectives, the crew spoke to Anika Hoybjerg (Executive Director and behavior analyst at ABI), Sean Culkin (autism advocate), and the Price family. Here’s a rundown of this week’s episode: 1:25 — Going back to Jacob’s autism diagnosis 5:10 — How the family’s expectations changed 11:05 — “Awareness is the biggest thing.” 15:35 — Anika Hoybjerg describes her autism center - Autism and Behavioral Intervention 23:40 — What is ABA therapy? 38:30 — Autism advocate Sean Culkin on his journey 45:40 — His involvement with KultureCity 54:50 — Ryan, Nicole, and Nixon Price 1:01:10 — Joe and Nixon’s similarities 1:04:50 — Special habits For more information on sensory inclusion, visit https://www.kulturecity.org/.