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44. Promoting Friendships Online + IRL Using an App | with Juliana Fetherman from Making Authentic Friendships

44. Promoting Friendships Online + IRL Using an App | with Juliana Fetherman from Making Authentic Friendships

FromAutism Grown Up Podcast


44. Promoting Friendships Online + IRL Using an App | with Juliana Fetherman from Making Authentic Friendships

FromAutism Grown Up Podcast

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our Guest
Juliana Fetherman is the 23-year-old founder and CEO of Making Authentic Friendships LLC, an interactive web app that enables children (ages 13+) and adults with special needs to make friends. It matches users based on age, diagnosis, interests and geographic location. It is called Making Authentic Friendships, MAF, which is also her brother's initials. Juliana's brother is 21 and has autism and ADHD. He is very lonely due to his lack of friends and he inspired this initiative.
We delve into the major reasons why MAF began, some things she's learned along the way (including learning how to run a startup), and what is working for current users of the app. 
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Released:
Jan 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (95)

How do we prepare for and navigate adulthood? What are the resources out there that can help me? How can we all work together to promote the success of autistic people in the workplace, community, and at school? This podcast is an extension of the Autism Grown Up Resource Center for autistic adults, families, and professionals. Note that the needs of the autism community are HUGE and we are a small non-profit just getting started with resources. Not every episode may be for you and we aim to provide ideas and suggestions for individualization. Pick and choose what you need!