After serving in the military for 15 years, Mary Stanley found that reentering civilian life and processing what she had seen during rescue missions (including. 9/11) wasn't easy.

While getting help and therapy for herself, she got curious about the help her two kids with special needs were getting. She found what was missing in the programs for autistic children. Instead of complaining about it, she took on another challenge to educate herself and find everything there is to be able to help fill the need.

Today, Mary uses her personal experience in her own business and nonprofit. As a founder of Courage Rising, with her expertise in behavior therapy, trauma, and neurodiversity advocacy she helps people and institutions to better understand UNIQUE BRAINS.

It was a fascinating interview learning about challenges most of us know nothing about and don't even consider. If you know someone with an autistic child who's looking for more support not just for the kid but also for the adults around the kid, so the entire child's environment is on the same page, please tell them about Mary's work.

"No child should ever feel like they’re not good enough because they were born different. These kids have a mission in life." Mary Stanley

We talked about

- Why she joined the military and what happened when she was hit by a drunk driver

- How she transformed into civilian life while finding she was pregnant

- What she noticed about her daughter right away

- How two autistic kids aren’t the same

- How long it took her to be able to talk about 9/11 after being on the rescue crew

- Why she can’t handle the smell of bonfire still

- Some of the biggest misconceptions about autistic kids

- Tools she developed to help kids cope with their emotions better when frustrated

- How listening to your child instead of always helping is better

- What works and what doesn’t and how would you know

- How it’s never a good idea to make snap judgments

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