Episode 53: We Wanted a Well-rounded View- Shannon talks about Autism, Echolalia and ADHD
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He's always been the wild one. The one who works with giant horses with no fear, who starts conversations with stranger.
The one who repeats facts about NASCAR, horses, and the Blue Jays. The one who has never consistently slept through the night, and seems as though he's driven by a motor.
We've always known that Graeme is different, and we started pushing for answers, only to be told that he's defiant and difficult, and that our parenting was to blame.
In this episode, Shannon talks openly about the process of searching for a diagnosis for their son, how it feels to be dismissed within the medical community, and how one practitioner can change everything.
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