In this episode, you will meet Jackie Bartell a friend and mentor. Jackie is a retired special education teacher and has advanced training to be a certified DIR instructor. DIR (also known as Floortime) is a relationship based approach to support people on the Austim Spectrum. Jackie talks candidly with us about her travels around the world, the families she has supported, and about what happens when "Autism Grows Up." Her perspective offers valuable insight for self-advocates, the people who care about them, and professionals. Today's content has the potential to shift the way you think about Autism and we hope with new insight, you feel better equipped to manage all the different twists and turns adults with Autism face. Thank you to RocVox for helping us share this valuable content. www.rocvox.com