Autism Live
Hosted by Shannon and Shannon Penrod · Autism Network ®
4.5from 32 ratings
- 2,741
- Episodes
- 42
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 8M
- YouTube views
About Autism Live
The #1 rated autism podcast worldwide. Autism Live's mission is to provide information and inspiration to the larger autism community, that starts with individuals on the spectrum but includes everyone who loves and cares for those individuals. Host Shannon Penrod shares the Jargon of the Day, interviews with experts, community events and much more. Viewers are invited to interact live to address questions, concerns and topics of interests.
- Publisher
- Autism Network ®
- Category
- kids & family · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Feb 2014
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
42 of 2,741 episodes have a transcript.
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Autism Live: Mary Allen
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Autism Live: Conservatorship
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Autism Live: Is your child overwhelmed—or is it a "behavior problem"?
Inside a recent episode
Autism Live: Mary Allen
Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] She was diagnosed before the age of three. But a lot of people say, are you sure she's autistic? And yes, but she's very smart. She's verbal. Like my son, who's nonverbal, a little younger than her. People see it more so with him, but they don't see it as much with my daughter because, you know, women, girls, emails, it's just they mask it a lot in a different way. And I want to talk about your kids because you have four kids, but your two youngest have diagnoses. You've mentioned one of them, your daughter, and then you have your son. And again, you have this very interesting thing. And it's for people who have more than one child on the spectrum, often the type of autism that their children have vastly different. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Autism Live
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mary Allen
- Trishta Villati
- Lorri Unumb
- Diane Strand
- John Gaitanis
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 8,429,753
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 27 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
Contact Autism Live
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Questions about Autism Live
Who hosts Autism Live?
Shannon and Shannon Penrod host the show. Published by Autism Network ®.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Autism Live take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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