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EPISODE 10
Autism and Building Trust

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Do you have a book or podcast club? If so, you may use this discussion guide to facilitate a conversation about this episode.

1) Barry suggests that autism can be understood as a “disability of trust.” How is this perspective different from more traditional definitions and descriptions of autism? Does this “trust” perspective provide any additional insight into how best to understand and support autistic individuals?

2) It is suggested that developing trust may be challenging for autistic people in three areas: a) trusting other people; b) trusting one’s own body; and c) trusting the world. As an autistic person, a family member or a service provider, identify specific examples you have encountered and solutions you have used to help address these challenges to developing trust.

3) Dave and Barry discuss a number of ways that trust may be enhanced in relationships between autistic and neurotypical people. Identify 2-3 strategies that resonate with you as an autistic person, a family member or a service provider.

Show Notes

Barry and Dave discuss the process of building trust between autistic and neurotypical people. Barry shares 8 proven strategies to help clinicians, educators, and other professionals earn a trusting relationship with autistic people and their families.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Music

Matt Savage, courtesy of Savage Records

Matt Savage is an autistic jazz musician, composer, and bandleader. Matt has collaborated with jazz greats like Chick Corea, the Ellington All Stars, Chaka Khan, Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Jason Moran, Arturo O’Farrill, John Pizzarelli, Joshua Redman, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jon Faddis, Jerry Bergonzi. Donny McCaslin, and more. He has recorded more than a dozen records and graciously contributes the music for Uniquely Human.

Production and Sound Design

ELEVATEDSTUDIO

Uniquely Human: The Podcast is produced, engineered, and edited by Elevated Studio in Denver, Colorado. Owned and operated by co-host Dave Finch, Elevated Studio produces digital media assets and content strategies for the electronics, entertainment, and lifestyle industries.