From the Beginning of Beyond the Spectrum with Founder, Catherine Peabody

Welcome to Helping Families Go Beyond, the podcast by Beyond the Spectrum. On this inaugural episode, we are interviewing Catherine Peabody, founder of Beyond the Spectrum alongside her husband Chris. Catherine shares with us her experience of trying to find resources for her child with autism, starting Beyond the Spectrum, and the future plans for the school. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Introducing Catherine Peabody, founder of Beyond the Spectrum

02:30 How did you start Beyond the Spectrum?

07:50 Having the trust of the parents

11:35 Tell us about your experience raising a child with autism

15:45 Trying to find services in the public system

18:30 A sibling’s perspective

21:13 How autism changed Catherine’s perspective

22:20 What aspects of your work with Beyond the Spectrum have been most rewarding?

24:30 What are the future plans for Beyond the Spectrum?

Join us every month for a new episode of Helping Families Go Beyond. Visit beyondthespectrum.org for more information.