Autism Confidential
Hosted by Jackie Kancir and Jill Escher · Autism Confidential Podcast
4.3from 32 ratings
- 62
- Episodes
- 12
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 130K
- YouTube views
About Autism Confidential
Autism Confidential shines a light on the hottest issues in the world of autism, including topics often shunned by conventional media. Who cares for autistic adults after their parents die? How can we fix our broken care system? What interventions help, or hurt? Join hosts Jill Escher, Amy Lutz and others from the National Council on Severe Autism as they take on the hardest questions of autism with leading thinkers and doers.
- Publisher
- Autism Confidential Podcast
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Mar 2022
- Latest episode
- 18 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
12 of 62 episodes have a transcript.
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep55 - Freddie deBoer - The Cruelty of Good Intentions in Disability Advocacy
11 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special: Mothers Day 2026 - Amplifying Mothers
21 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
Autism Wars - After Action Review with Jonathan Machnee
Inside a recent episode
Ep55 - Freddie deBoer - The Cruelty of Good Intentions in Disability Advocacy
Published 18 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] One of the most obvious is the burden of special education funding in public schools. It's something that we have to do. I think it's one of the best things that society does is provide these accommodations for kids who have real severe impairments in public schools. For many parents, it's functionally the only real support that they get from the state is through the public school. However, more and more often we're seeing these sort of aggressive approach to seeking accommodations from parents who have means and who are educated and who are litigious. For example, having a student who gets a para, someone who helps them at school and whose para is assigned to them individually. […]
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- Freddie deBoer
- Stephanie
- Renee
- Whitney
- Susan
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 129,814
- Score snapshot 25 Oct 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 6 / 100
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
- 27
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Who hosts Autism Confidential?
Jackie Kancir and Jill Escher host the show. Published by Autism Confidential Podcast.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Autism Confidential take guests?
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