Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

About Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

For a family raising a child with special needs, life can be difficult. There are many storms to weather and struggles to address, and we often feel isolated and alone due to the nature of our circumstances. Families have a need to connect and find resources, a need to be encouraged, and a need for hope as we walk down what can be a very hard road at times. Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast was created for this purpose. Our vision is to grow a thriving community, where families with children of all ages with special needs can feel connected, be encouraged, and find hope for the road ahead.

Publisher

Hope on the Hard Road

Category

education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Aug 2021

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 105 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "Happiness is Down Syndrome” with Misty Coy Snyder

   Host [Host Name] interviews Misty Coy Snyder, an advocate, on embracing the beauty and joy of Down syndrome to promote inclusion and awareness.

2. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "Crazy Socks" with Mark Cronin

   Host interviews social entrepreneur Mark X. Cronin about building mission-led businesses that foster disability inclusion and create opportunity.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   "Presuming Competence: An Autism Dad's Journey" with J. Brad Britton

   Host [Host Name] interviews author and autism dad J. Brad Britton about his journey presuming competence and seeing ability in his son.

Inside a recent episode

"Happiness is Down Syndrome” with Misty Coy Snyder

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah, there's so many. I would say probably the biggest one is that people with Down syndrome are always happy, which is ironic because my platform is happiness is Down syndrome. But I think I think, yeah, it's funny because so much of Jed is so filled with joy. Right. And he is he has brought more joy to my life than than I could ever describe to you. And yet by saying, oh, People with Down syndrome are always happy. It's taking away his personhood. It's taking away his humanity and making him almost a novelty, almost like a puppy dog. Dogs are always so happy to see you when you come home. It's very degrading. […]

Who has been a guest on Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

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• Misty Coy Snyder
• Mark Cronin
• J Brad Britton
• Jamiel Owens

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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