Life around here? It’s like this. Caregiving, autism, advocacy, midlife. Storytelling, essays, humor, and short fiction. A selected voice-over of my Substack publication. <br/><br/><a href="https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">itslikethis.substack.com</a>
It's Like This Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Robin LaVoie
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Life around here? It’s like this. Caregiving, autism, advocacy, midlife. Storytelling, essays, humor, and short fiction. A selected voice-over of my Substack publication. <br/><br/><a href="https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">itslikethis.substack.com</a>
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Recent Episodes
April 13, 2026
There You Are
<p>Hi.</p><p>The longer I go without writing here, the harder it seems to get back.</p><p>It’s not because I have too much to catch you up on. I could send you <a target="_blank" href="https://itslikethis.substack.com">any of my posts</a> over the past five years and they would still tell you where we are.</p><p>I’m probably, like my son, even wearing the same shirt.</p><p>...</p><p>Please go to the original post for the full transcript, here: </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/there-you-are">https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/there-you-are</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Links referred to in this post:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/IPfQpRV4KIk?si=d56xnxrn4P-HopXe"><strong>Vance Joy’s “Fire and the Flood.</strong></a><strong>"</strong></p><p>Atticus Books & Music's <a target="_blank" href="https://atticushouseofquirk.substack.com"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>My <a target="_blank" href="https://itslikethis.substack.com/notes">Substack Notes</a>.</p><p>My 2024 <a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/itslikethis/p/45-april-adventures?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">April Adventures</a> post.</p><p>My son’s wonderful day program is having their annual fundraiser later this month. Here’s the <a target="_blank" href="https://azpathwaytowork.org/events">event page</a>, their <a target="_blank" href="https://azpathwaytowork.org/donate">donation page</a>, and you can also get in on the <a target="_blank" href="https://pathway-to-work.square.site"><strong>50/50 raffle here</strong></a><strong> </strong>(need not be present to win!).</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">itslikethis.substack.com</a>
December 15, 2025
Mind Reading
<p>As a caregiver for my adult autistic and mostly non-speaking son, I have to speak for him. Here's an assortment of moments in our life.</p><p>Please go to <a target="_blank" href="https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/mind-reading">https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/mind-reading</a> for the full transcript and to access the links mentioned.</p><p>Thanks for listening!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">itslikethis.substack.com</a>
November 15, 2025
Favorites
<p><strong>Here's a braided essay about answering the "favorite" question. Below are a few excerpts, but please go to </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/favorites"><strong>https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/favorites</strong></a><strong> for the full transcript. </strong></p><p><strong>Thanks for being here, for reading and/or listening!</strong></p><p><strong>--</strong></p><p><strong>My son often assigns colors to people.</strong></p><p>These labels can change, and we are not sure what they mean, but he always has a response if you ask, “What color is Mommy?”</p><p>...</p><p>A few months back, <strong>actor Joaquin Phoenix took the “Colbert Questionnaire”</strong> on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a silly but sometimes revealing segment in which Colbert aims to get to know his guests on a “deeper” level. The questions range from naming their favorite sandwich to sharing their beliefs on “what happens when we die.”</p><p>Phoenix fretted so much on almost every question that the interview ran long. They had to shorten it for the broadcast and <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/6iwCqpw5PnM?si=cdOudvNqu1SP-h_Z">move the full 20-minute segment to YouTube</a>.</p><p>Despite being assured that “there are no wrong answers,” Phoenix is charmingly indecisive, asking for clarifications before he’ll commit to any choice.</p><p>When Colbert throws him an “easy” one—Apples or Oranges?—Phoenix needs know who is eating the fruit he doesn’t pick.</p><p>“I like both,” he says. “I want you to be happy. Why not have half of each?”</p><p>...</p><p><strong>For years, my son has said his favorite color is green.</strong></p><p>Maybe it is. I think he likes the color green. But I’ve long held the suspicion that—when asked to give a quick response to a therapist during a speech therapy or ABA session—“green” was the first color his brain could access. He was rewarded for giving that answer and, from then on, “green” was the right response to that question.</p><p>...</p><p><strong>My son’s “favorite” food</strong> fluctuates depending on what he’s hoping to eat right now.</p><p>If you ask, he’ll tell you it’s a burger or pizza or even brocolli, in the right context. But be aware—he’s expecting you to deliver that favorite pretty quickly.</p><p>...</p><p><strong>Maybe my son has favorites or maybe he doesn’t. </strong>Maybe his answer would depend on the object in question or who he’s with or what day it is or if it’s raining. Maybe he wants to ask some clarifying questions.</p><p>...</p><p><strong>If what you see or hold in your hand—in this present moment—is your “favorite”?</strong></p><p><strong>Wouldn’t that be a contented way to live?</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">itslikethis.substack.com</a>
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