About Us

The Not Your Mama's Autism (NYMA) Podcast is our family's journey into autism through a multigenerational and multicultural lens. The NYMA story first starts in the Chicago area in the 1980s, where my family was given a then little-known diagnosis called autism that changed its trajectory, to the present day.

Challenge, triumph, hope and resilience are recurring themes.  NYMA takes listeners through an array of thought-provoking subjects, like, treatments and marriage therapy through colorful narration. 

The blueprint that provides the basis for this rich story is my baby brother, now a man who lives with both autism and an intellectual disability.  He is my greatest teacher, and it is with him in mind, that we bring this story to you.