SFN Dad To Dad 321 - Sam Farmer of North Easton, MA Father, Author, Autistic & Self Advocate

Our guest this week is Sam Farmer of North Easton, MA who is an Information Technology Consultant, a neurodiversity advocate, an Autistic writer, author, speaker, a husband and father of a son with Autism and himself was diagnosed later in life with Asperger’s.  Sam and his wife wife have been married for 23 years and are the proud parents of a 16 year old son, who is Autistic. Sam is also the author of: A Long Walk Down A Winding Road: Small Steps, Challenges, and Triumphs Through an Autistic Lens (October 2019).Sam was also a panelist along with Dr. Temple Grandin and Dr. Eric Endlich for the June 22, 2024 SFN Zoom Panel Discussion: Learning About Autism From Autistic Adults, which garnered more than 275 reigstrations, now available on the 21CD YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Mhiudvngs&t=1105sIt’s a highly enlightening conversation on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast.  Show Notes -Email - [email protected] – https://www.samfarmerauthor.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-farmer-0204a81/Social Thinking – https://www.socialthinking.com/Association For Autism & Neurodiversity - https://aane.org/Book: A Long Walk Down A Winding Road - https://www.samfarmerauthor.com/bookSpecial Fathers Network - SFN is a dad to dad mentoring program for fathers raising children with special needs. Many of the 800+ SFN Mentor Fathers, who are raising kids with special needs, have said: "I wish there was something like this when we first received our child's diagnosis. I felt so isolated.  There was no one within my family, at work, at church or within my friend group who understood or could relate to what I was going through."SFN Mentor Fathers share their experiences with younger dads closer to the beginning of their journey raising a child with the same or similar special needs. The SFN Mentor Fathers do NOT offer legal or medical advice, that is what lawyers and doctors do. They simply share their experiences and how they have made the most of challenging situations.Check out the 21CD YouTube Channel with dozens of videos on topics relevant to dads raising children with special needs - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDFCvQimWNEb158ll6Q4cA/videosPlease support the SFN. Click here to donate: https://21stcenturydads.org/donate/Special Fathers Network: https://21stcenturydads.org/