Healing the Tigress: An AAPI Maternal Mental Health Podcast

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Ep. 56 - AAC & Autism: A "Tigerish" Mom's Gift of Voice with Lana Marcucio

Ep. 56 - AAC & Autism: A "Tigerish" Mom's Gift of Voice with Lana Marcucio28 apr52 min

Today's guest, Lana Marcucio, found us through last year's episode 40 that we did with Not a Tiger Mom Podcast's hosts (two neurodivergent moms raising their own autistic kids), and she connected with us in hopes of sharing her story too. In honor of April as Autism Awareness Month, we were thrilled to speak with her about her journey. Lana is a 1.5 generation Vietnamese/Chinese American mom of 3, one of which is a non-speaking or non-verbal daughter with Autism. She eventually turned to tech...