18 Kara Wilson On parenting a hilarious daughter with Asperger's, and the importance of humor in getting through

I'm stoked to be chatting with Kara Wilson today. Kara has a 6 year-old daughter with Asperger's, and pens a fantastic blog called Karacteristic: Stirred, Not Shaken . I discovered her hilarious short story Welcome to Asperger's Island in the 2011 book Wit and Wisdom from the Parents of Special Needs Kids: Mostly True Stories of Life on the Spectrum . I read the story for you at the end of the episode. Heads on your desks, people- it's story time! Catch Kara on Twitter @ellieswords , and on the world wide web at . Did I mention that you MUST follow her on Twitter? That's where you can read gems like this from her daughter: Ellie ‏ @ ellieswords Mom, if I don't have school tomorrow, maybe you could look up what the "f" word is for me. # overmydeadbody # onlysix # NOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo Nice try, Ellie. Nice try. *wink!* Kelley

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18 Kara Wilson On parenting a hilarious daughter with Asperger's, and the importance of humor in getting through is an episode from Joyriding In Autismland: Autism Podcast with Kid Gigawatt by Kelley Fitch.

This episode is 22:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 7, 2014.

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