Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Eileen Lamb, who some may recognize as The Autism Cafe, shares her thoughts on the matter of advocacy and non-speakers as an autistic mother of autistic children, one of which is also non-speaking, as well as her place in the autism community as both a parent and an autistic person.
Find Eileen Online:
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Eileen's Books:
All Across the Spectrum: amzn.to/3SiAJk5
Be The One: amzn.to/3QdYV5P
This interview was conducted as part of a video project on the conversation around who is "allowed" to "speak for" non-speaking autistic people. You can find the overall video here: youtu.be/Gep2opzHyG8
00:00 - Can you tell me a bit about you and your family?
00:30 - How well do you feel you understand your non-speaking child, and do you feel that is influenced by you also being autistic?
02:02 - How would you describe your "place" in the autism community, given that you are both a parent of an autistic child and an autistic adult?
04:02 - Do you feel as though you are your child's voice? Why/why not?
04:49 - Do you experience people telling you they know more about what your child needs than you do?
07:05 - What do you think about the conversation around who gets to speak or advocate for non-speaking autistic people?
09:04 - Do you have any other thoughts you'd like to share?
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Eileen Lamb, who some may recognize as The Autism Cafe, shares her thoughts on the matter of advocacy and non-speakers as an autistic mother of autistic children, one of which is also non-speaking, as well as her place in the autism community as both a parent and an autistic person.
Find Eileen Online:
theautismcafe.com
instagram.com/theautismcafe
facebook.com/theautismcafe
twitter.com/theautismcafe
youtube.com/theautismcafe
pinterest.com/theautismcafe
linkedin.com/in/eileen-lamb3
Eileen's Books:
All Across the Spectrum: amzn.to/3SiAJk5
Be The One: amzn.to/3QdYV5P
This interview was conducted as part of a video project on the conversation around who is "allowed" to "speak for" non-speaking autistic people. You can find the overall video here: youtu.be/Gep2opzHyG8
00:00 - Can you tell me a bit about you and your family?
00:30 - How well do you feel you understand your non-speaking child, and do you feel that is influenced by you also being autistic?
02:02 - How would you describe your "place" in the autism community, given that you are both a parent of an autistic child and an autistic adult?
04:02 - Do you feel as though you are your child's voice? Why/why not?
04:49 - Do you experience people telling you they know more about what your child needs than you do?
07:05 - What do you think about the conversation around who gets to speak or advocate for non-speaking autistic people?
09:04 - Do you have any other thoughts you'd like to share?
MERCH: stephanie-bethany.creator-spring.com
Become a channel member!: youtube.com/channel/UCpSxFn3gz2xMbof_EDumN3A/join
Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stephaniebethanyyt
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/stephanie_bethany
My website: stephaniebethany.com
Support my channel and become a Patron!: patreon.com/stephaniebethany
Or give once at ko-fi.com/stephaniebethany
*Some links in this description box are affiliate links, which will give me a small commission should you purchase something through them at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel!
