Voices Podcast - Episode 7 -Gwen

Welcome to Episode 7 of Voices: Stories, Advocacy, and Awareness for All. In this heartfelt interview, Marc Esposito, LMSW, sits down with Gwen, a devoted mother and advocate for her son Tyler, who is on the autism spectrum.

Gwen shares her journey navigating school systems, therapies, and daily life—offering a raw, honest perspective on what it truly means to raise and fight for a neurodiverse child. From her deep belief in RPM (Rapid Prompting Method) to her emotional insights about resilience, identity, and inclusion, Gwen’s story shines with love, strength, and purpose.

Topics in this episode:

• The emotional and systemic challenges of parenting a child with autism

• Gwen’s belief that a diagnosis should never define a person

• How emerging therapies like RPM gave her son a voice

• The power of self-care and never giving up on yourself or your child

• What she hopes the future looks like for the neurodiverse community

Gwen reminds us: “They don't only have to come into your world—you have to understand theirs.”