Small Changes Big Shifts With Dr. Michelle Robin

“This experience awoken a grace in me towards other parents.” - Diana Toman Parenting can open new doors to community. While kids may be different from one another, parents are still able to speak the same language and navigate similar things happening in their lives. However, raising a child with autism spectrum disorder or other special needs can be a different experience for a parent – one that comes with a realization that you aren’t speaking the same language as everybody else. These parents say isolation can be the hardest part of the journey. In today’s episode, Dr. Michelle Robin invites Diana Toman to tell her story about raising her son who is on the spectrum, graduating high school, and soon entering college. She shares some of the challenges and triumphs that came while raising him in those early years, and why support and community made a difference in her family’s life and her well-being. Diana also provides some guidance and advice to co-host Desiree Cole, whose son is also on the spectrum and