Taking Authority Over Autism
They call Sheletta Minnesota’s Autism Mom, not just because she has three kids on the spectrum, but because she’s an advocate for parents who have children with special needs. Each week, the best-selling author shares strategies for success on everything from finding scholarships to safety tips.
They call Sheletta Minnesota’s Autism Mom, not just because she has three kids on the spectrum, but because she’s an advocate for parents who have children with special needs. Each week, the best-selling author shares strategies for success on everything from finding scholarships to safety tips.
Episodes

Sep 2, 2023
Fraser makes it fun at The Fair...
Sep 2, 2023
Sep 2, 2023
28 min
Sheletta chats with her friends from Fraser live at the Minnesota State Fair about their sensory friendly house that allows kids with special needs to have fun at the Great Minnesota Get Together.

Aug 27, 2023
Aug 27, 2023
18 min
This week Sheletta chats with her friends from Accra Homecare about what services and resources are available at The Minnesota State Fair for people with disabilities.

Aug 19, 2023
The Fair’s new sensory friendly day
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
21 min
Sheletta chats with her friends at the Minnesota State Fair about their new sensory friendly day for kids and adults with special needs.

Aug 7, 2023
The treetop trail is for all...
Aug 7, 2023
Aug 7, 2023
23 min
Sheletta chat with her friends from The Minnesota Zoo about their new treetop trail and what safety precautions they've taken to keep kids with autism safe.

Aug 1, 2023
Comcast has rewards for your whole family...
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
21 min
Sheletta was exhausted trying to fill the last month of summer with fun things to do for her kids, until she found out about Comcast Xfinity's rewards program that offers fun for the entire family including free movies.

Jul 25, 2023
Autistic artwork on display...
Jul 25, 2023
Jul 25, 2023
18 min
While driving through St. Paul, Sheletta noticed a gallery that had artwork on display created by people with autism, so she invited them to talk about it on her latest podcast.

Jul 18, 2023
Cocktails and conversations about autism...
Jul 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023
25 min
Sheletta chats with her friends at the Autism Society of Minnesota about their upcoming fundraiser involving her favorite thing: cocktails!

Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
21 min
When Sheletta got urgent messages from dozens of parents who have kids with autism whose flights were canceled while on vacation, she advised them to do one thing: get a Camping World RV.

Jun 26, 2023
Back to school is about more than backpacks...
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
24 min
Sheletta chats with Adriene Thornton from Children's Minnesota about getting kids ready to go back to school by making sure they have all their vaccinations including the shot to protect them from the COVID-19 virus.

Jun 19, 2023
You down with GOV? Yeah, you know me!
Jun 19, 2023
Jun 19, 2023
14 min
Sheletta sits down with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz about his efforts to make it easier for parents who have kids with special needs to find, access and take advantage of state services on the latest episode of her autism podcast.




