Autism Labs

About Autism Labs

Practical tips and evidence-based guidance to make life easier for you and your severely autistic loved ones.

Publisher

Autism Labs Community

Category

business · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Aug 2023

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Autism Adult Living Options: Inside Down Home Ranch with Barry Hamilton

   Where can my profoundly autistic adult child get respite, and could a ranch community be a future home? Host Mike Carr speaks with Barry Hamilton, executive director of Down Home Ranch in central Texas, about its camp, its residential program for 50 people, and how peer support helps people with high support needs try new things. Questions this episode answers How to get a caregiver break for my severely autistic adult child in Texas? Is a ranch community an option for my profoundly autistic...

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Who Will Care for My Autistic Child When I'm Gone? with Debra Caudy

   Planning and paying for residential care for a profoundly autistic adult is one of the hardest jobs parents face. In Part 2, host Mike Carr speaks with Debra Caudy, founder of 29 Acres in Denton, Texas, about setting realistic expectations, tracking behavior data, what high-support residential care may cost, the long HCS (Home and Community-based Services, a Texas Medicaid waiver) wait list, and carved-out jobs at a new ice cream shop. Questions this episode answers How can parents plan and a...

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   A Future for Adults With Profound Autism: Inside 29 Acres with Debra Caudy

   Where will my profoundly autistic adult child live when school ends and nothing nearby fits? Host Mike Carr speaks with Debra Caudy, founder of 29 Acres, an intentional community just north of Dallas-Fort Worth where about a third of clients have high support needs. They talk about mixing support levels, Texas waiver funding, staffing and training, and giving a nonverbal adult real choices. Questions this episode answers Where will my profoundly autistic adult child live?How to find residenti...

Who has been a guest on Autism Labs

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kay Carr
• A father
• Mark Garcia

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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