Episode 17: Autism .. And Children of the Universe. A Story of Transformation
Description
Asim talks with Mike about his journey as a father of two sons with Autism. Mike reminds everyone what a TCK is (2:00 ), and then quickly gets into Asim's story. He first talks (4:00 ) about emigrating to Canada and his fortunate timing in the dot.com era as an entrepreneur. Then he gets into the story of his sons (7:00 ) and first discovering his eldest was severely autistic. (13:00 ) He talks about the stages he and his wife went through with each of their kids. He reveals the unexpected and wonderful turn (14:00 ) life takes as they try to figure out what their first son is good at. He shares (21:25 ) what the keys are to working with someone with autism, and (23:00 ) how it takes the whole family to make it happen. His final thoughts (27:00 ) are on the societal hypocrisy we often see with mental disabilities and the need for change.
Asim Kaliq - LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/asim-khaliq/
Media Highlights
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/high-school-autism-artist-painting-prodigy-1.6736163
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2168937027708
Mike Sullivan's Contact Info
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