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Episode 11 - Two Autism Dads - Jake Suleman

Episode 11 - Two Autism Dads - Jake Suleman

Keeping it Real with Erin and Terry vor 2 Monaten

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Erin’s off this week, so Terry brought in his friend and fellow
musician Jake Suleman, and it turned into one of the most honest
conversations of the series. Both of them are autism dads. Terry
to Harry, Jake to his 8-year-old daughter Esme. Two totally
different kids of the same age. Despite the differences, Terry
and Jake share the same lifestyle and same highs, lows, and hard
days.

Terry shares the moment from a few days before recording that
stopped him in his tracks. Harry saying his first word with real
purpose. Jake talks about how Esme sees the world: no concept of
violence, unable to spot a bully because she assumes everyone
talking to her is a friend. They get into how differently Esme
hears the world; super-sensitive to sound, picking up songs she
can’t stand even when they’re barely audible. And they land on
the thing neither of them takes for granted: that their careers
in music simply wouldn’t exist without help from their families
and their wives holding everything together at home.

Two dads, two guitars, and the kind of conversation that doesn’t
happen often enough.

Tell us in the comments: if you’re raising an autistic child,
what’s the moment that hit you harder than you ever expected?

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