Ep. 154 - Autism in Rural Australia with Prue

<p>Host Rashidah sits down with Prue for a candid conversationabout raising her son Jock, who has both autism and ADHD, from the early signs and long diagnostic wait times to daily life on a remote Australian cattle ranch. Prue opens up about grief, anxiety, celebrating small wins, and the community that has rallied around her family, offering heartfelt, hard-wonwisdom for any parent navigating a new neurodivergent diagnosis.<br>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 – Meet Prue<br>1:38 – Early signs before diagnosis<br>2:03 – Long wait for a diagnosis <br>3:55 – Behaviors that led to seeking an assessment<br>5:46 – Autism and ADHD<br>10:33 – Processing grief and shifting expectations<br>12:00 – Managing anxiety and hypervigilance <br>15:53 – Life on the cattle ranch <br>17:09 – Being open about the diagnosis <br>22:25 – Feeding issues and celebrating small wins<br>25:52 – Balancing attention between siblings <br>29:02 – Helping sibling understand neurodivergence<br>30:05 – Mom guilt, masking feelings, and self-compassion<br>34:21 – Making time for self-care<br>36:12 – Why Prue decided to share her story<br>39:10 – Finding community with other special-needs parents<br>42:20 – Jock&#39;s therapy team<br>45:55 – Advice for a mom newly navigating diagnosis<br>47:55 – What makes Prue &quot;badass&quot;<br>49:27 – Get in contact with Prue</p><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Prue McCormack</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Facebook:</strong> Prue McCormack</p><p><strong>Instagram: </strong>www.instagram.com/prue.mccormack</p><p> </p><p>If this episode resonated with you:</p><p><br></p><p>-Follow the Autism for Badass Moms Podcast</p><p>-Leave a review to help other autism moms find thiscommunity</p><p>-Share this episode with a parent who may feel unseen ormisunderstood</p><p> </p><p>Follow Us:</p><p> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/theabmpodcast">www.instagram.com/theabmpodcast</a></p><p>Facebook: www.facebook.com/theabmpodcast</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>