SLP 170: Interview with Inspiring Best Selling Author & Parent Kate Swenson about finding her son Cooper's Voice

Sue Larkey Podcast

English - September 19, 2022 03:34 - 37 minutes - 42.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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What this podcast contains

Discussed in this Episode:

Kate Swenson’s popular blog “Finding Cooper’s Voice” has provided hundreds of thousands of parents of children with Autism hope and comfort. Kate has now written a powerful memoir “Forever Boy”, to continue sharing her inspiring story about motherhood and unconditional love.

My Top takeaways from reading the book

✅ Take help (I think this is for everyone – teachers too)
✅ Find what works for you
✅ Always try one more thing
✅ Celebrate everything
✅ The goal should always be independence
✅ Focus on what can do not what can’t do
✅ Push ever so gently
✅ Choose your battles
✅ No one knows what the future holds for our kids
✅ Choose Joy

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