TFS#81 - Sam Mitchell On Understanding Autism One Conversation At A Time, Autism Rocks & Rolls Host

Sam Mitchell, is a teenager living with autism. He is the founder
and the host of the Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast. Although Sam
has had obstacles in the past and still has daily struggles, he
is using this platform to take away the stigma of autism and
other conditions that many thinks are disabilities. He wants to
prove that he is not broken and does not need to be fixed. Listen
to this podcast and go into the mind of Sam. 


To know more about Sam and his advocacies, visit:
http://autismrocksandrolls.com/


Chapters:


00:00 Intro


00:20 Meet Sam Mitchell


00:45 Autism Rocks & Rolls


02:30 Autism Coping Mechanisms


03:40 How to Grow A Podcast


04:45 Podcast Sponsorships


07:00 Living With Autism


07:50 Aspergers Syndrome


08:50 Down Syndrome


10:40 Autism Diagnosis


11:00 Sam’s Hobbies


11:50 Coping Mechanisms


12:50 Special Skills


13:50 Superpower


14:10 Booking Podcast Guests


17:30 Mental Health


19:30 Idols & Influences


21:15 Elon Musk’s Aspergers


22:30 Internal Meltdowns


25:30 Podcast Therapy


27:50 ADHD Diagnosis


29:30 Coping Strategy


31:20 Finding Your Niche


32:40 Support Groups


34:20 Moment Of Change


35:05 How It Started


36:30 Podcast Listeners


36:50 Outro