New podcast episode: Owning the autistic experience
A first-person perspective with Cortland Nesley, CED Program Manager and autistic adult
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Join us in this thoughtful discussion with Cortland Nesley, Program Manager of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program and member of the autism community, as he describes his personal journey in navigating the feelings and thoughts of being an adult with autism in a world that doesn't understand.
Cortland speaks on his awakening that led him to seek community, how his perspectives have shifted throughout his life, and how his diagnosis influences who he is as a person. He also shares what he'd say to parents navigating the early days of their child's diagnosis, and how he plans to create change in the future as an advocate for himself and others with autism.
Adjusting the Sails is a podcast about the lives and specific challenges children with special healthcare needs and other disabilities face along with their families, caregivers and service providers, and how to manage those challenges. The podcast is a platform for all disability-related topics to be discussed and serves as a mediator between families and caregivers, allowing them to share their stories and experiences. Adjusting the Sails features guest speakers, panelists and a variety of program representatives and service providers to offer education and training to the listener.
This podcast is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Maternal, Child, and Family Health/Children with Special Health Care Needs Program and the West Virginia Family 2 Family Health Information Center and produced by the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities.