Inchstones by Saturday's Story
Inchstones by Saturday's Story
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Inchstones by Saturday's Story is hosted by neurodiversity advocate Sarah Kernion, a mom of three whose younger children, Milly (9) and Mack (7), have non-speaking autism. Sarah dives into real-life questions & topics about the autism spectrum, offering the valuable insights that fellow autism parents often seek.
Inspired by Kernion's trademarked term "Inchstones," the show celebrates the small yet significant milestones in the lives of children with autism and their families. Each episode features individuals impacted by autism, sharing their stories and perspectives to inspire parents and allow them to embrace their child's unique neurodiversity with greater appreciation and empathy.
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The podcast explores the autism spectrum, parenting dynamics, community support, and personal empowerment, featuring episodes such as interviews with neurodivergent advocates and discussions about societal pressures on parents. Key focus areas include acceptance of neurodiversity, celebrating small milestones in children's development, and offering practical advice for navigating motherhood.
INCHSTONES is a podcast about caregiver stories, nonverbal autism, and the realities of special needs parenting—hosted by Sarah Kernion, a mother raising two children with profound, non-speaking autism.
Here, we talk honestly about the parts of autism and disability parenting that don’t always fit neatly into an inspirational story: caregiver burnout, grief and acceptance, communication, sensory needs, advocacy, family dynamics, therapies, education, sibling relationships, and the uncertainty of raising children with significant support needs.
But INCHSTONES is also about learning to recognize progress differently.
Because when you’re parenting a child with profound or nonverbal autism, the moments that change everything aren’t always traditional milestones. Sometimes they’re the inchstones: a new form of communication, a regulated transition, a moment of connection, a life skill practiced for the hundredth time, or something your child does today that once felt impossible.
Through candid caregiver stories and conversations with parents, physicians, therapists, researchers, educators, advocates, and autistic voices, Sarah explores the questions families are actually asking about autism, special needs parenting, profound autism care, autism communication, caregiver mental health, autism therapy options, special education, sensory support, and life beyond childhood.
There are no perfect answers here. There are real families, complicated conversations, practical insights, hard truths, unexpected joy, and a community that understands that progress doesn’t have to look typical to matter.
If you’re raising an autistic child, parenting a nonverbal or nonspeaking child, navigating profound support needs, or looking for honest conversations about special needs family life, welcome to INCHSTONES.
Because milestones aren’t the only measure of a meaningful life.
What if your nonspeaking autistic child understands far more than they can communicate?
In this episode of the INCHSTONES Podcast, Sarah Kernion welcomes Katie Asher, co-author of The Book of Heaven with her nonspeaking autistic son, Houston, for a deeply personal conversation about profound autism, presuming competence, motherhood and Christian faith.
Katie shares her family’s journey, the communication experiences she describes with Houston, and how faith has helped her navigate grief, uncertainty and hope.
Together, Sarah and Katie explore:
Why speech and motor difficulties should not automatically be mistaken for a lack of understanding
What it means to presume competence in nonspeaking autism
The grief and guilt that can accompany disability parenting
How faith and hope coexist with profound suffering
The invisible emotional and spiritual lives of our children
Why caregiver love is often expressed through ordinary, daily acts
How much of a person are we missing simply because they cannot show us who they are in the ways we expect?
Discover more caregiver stories at www.inchstonespodcast.com.
Guest: Katie Asher is a writer, researcher, advocate, and mother. She and her son Houston were featured in season, one of The Telepathy Tapes. After over two decades of trauma her vaccine injured son, Houston, began communicating the depth of his intelligence, personality, courage, and faith, forcing her to reckon with the lies she had believed about severe autism and what is actually true and possible. This discovery led her to extensive research about quantum mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology, physiology, and scripture. Katie and her son Houston have explored how science actually confirms the spiritual realm, the truth of Scripture, and the promises of God. The Book of Heaven is their effort to bring understanding regarding severe autism and hope in all we have through the atonement of Christ and love of God.
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