TFS#81 - Sam Mitchell On Understanding Autism One Conversation At A Time, Autism Rocks & Rolls Host

THE FLIP SIDE with Andy Mai

Sam Mitchell, is a teenager living with autism. He is the founder and the host of the Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast. Although Sam has had obstacles in the past and still has daily struggles, he is using this platform to take away the stigma of autism and other conditions that many thinks are disabilities. He wants to prove that he is not broken and does not need to be fixed. Listen to this podcast and go into the mind of Sam.

To know more about Sam and his advocacies, visit: http://autismrocksandrolls.com/

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:20 Meet Sam Mitchell

00:45 Autism Rocks & Rolls

02:30 Autism Coping Mechanisms

03:40 How to Grow A Podcast

04:45 Podcast Sponsorships

07:00 Living With Autism

07:50 Aspergers Syndrome

08:50 Down Syndrome

10:40 Autism Diagnosis

11:00 Sam’s Hobbies

11:50 Coping Mechanisms

12:50 Special Skills

13:50 Superpower

14:10 Booking Podcast Guests

17:30 Mental Health

19:30 Idols & Influences

21:15 Elon Musk’s Aspergers

22:30 Internal Meltdowns

25:30 Podcast Therapy

27:50 ADHD Diagnosis

29:30 Coping Strategy

31:20 Finding Your Niche

32:40 Support Groups

34:20 Moment Of Change

35:05 How It Started

36:30 Podcast Listeners

36:50 Outro