HeyJaredLet’s Plant Houses
Let’s Plant Houses shares heartfelt stories from families living with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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- Sep 29, 2026
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LPH72: Mary McDirmid on Special Needs Trusts and Disability Financial Planning (opens the original)
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How do you plan for your child’s future when you know you won’t always be there? Special needs financial planning, ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and government benefits can feel overwhelming, but getting started can protect your loved one’s future. I talked with Mary McDirmid, CEO of All Needs Planning, certified special needs consultant, co-author of Care, Protect, Grow , and mom to Ruth, her daughter with the rare disease tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). We talk about how Ruth’s diagno
LPH71: Therapist Danniel Worthen Cullumber on Adult Diagnosis and Neurodivergence (opens the original)
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What happens when an autism diagnosis finally explains years of behaviors, challenges, and differences? Trauma therapist and mom Danniel Worthen Cullumber shares her family’s experience with late autism diagnosis, neurodivergence, masking, and parenting. Drawing from more than 15 years as a clinician and her own experience raising neurodivergent children, Danniel brings both a professional and personal perspective to understanding brains that work differently. Danniel opens up about her daughter
LPH70: Author Tracy Envernizzi is Finding Peace in Autism Parenting (opens the original)
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What does life really look like when you’re raising a child with severe autism and lifelong support needs? Author and full-time caregiver Tracy Envernizzi shares her family’s journey with profound autism, caregiver burnout, respite care, and planning for the future. After more than 15 years of caring for her daughter, Tracy knows the challenges, fears, breakthroughs, and deep love that can come with autism parenting. Tracy also shares the turning point that changed everything: moving from what s
LPH69: Author and Filmmaker Cari Noga Shares the Story Behind Pacific Pilgrimage and More (opens the original)
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How can storytelling help families feel less alone? In this episode, Cari Noga shares her family’s autism journey, from her son Owen’s diagnosis to navigating special education, caregiving, respite care, and advocacy while finding purpose through storytelling. She explains how parenting a child with autism changed the way she sees the world and inspired her to write. Cari opens up about raising a young adult with autism, the importance of respite and community support, and her family’s current j
LPH68: Kari Baker on Faith, Autism, and Hope (opens the original)
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Could embracing your child’s strengths change everything? In this episode, Kari Baker shares her family’s autism journey, from the early days of searching for answers to embracing autism parenting, ADHD, and faith with hope and purpose. She explains how letting go of the need to “fix” her son opened the door to seeing the incredible gifts he already had. Kari talks about raising her son, navigating school changes, supporting his love of writing and filmmaking, and learning to parent the child sh
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