Taking Authority Over Autism

Your Adult Child with Autism Can Learn a Trade

Sheletta chats with her friends from Summit Academy OIC about educational opportunities for adults to learn trades like construction, financial services and medical assistants. 

A Different Name, but The Same Service: Live from the MN State Fair

Live from the MN State Fair, Sheletta chats with her friends from Accra all the help they've provided for her special needs kids and the transition from PCA program to CFSS that will start happening in October and how that will impact families on the latest episode of autism her podcast.

Teaching kids with autism through art

Sheletta chats with the curator of Black Grit, an art exhibit in Minneapolis, about how kids with autism can harness the power of art to learn and to express themselves.

Help getting your kids ready to go back to school...

Washington County is helping parents get their kids ready to go back to school with a free backpack giveaway event that includes haircuts. 

Overcoming the fear factor to get help...

The 988 Minnesota Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Sheletta chats with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy professional Lambers Fisher about how Black people can get over the "fear factor" and get help when they need it.

Making sure you have a safe home...

Duzong Yang with the Minnesota Department of Health tells Sheletta and her listeners how to make sure you have a safe home for your children. 

Tap into the Metro Transit TAP program...

Sheletta chats with her friends at Metro Transit to talk about their TAP program that allows riders to get $1 rides on buses and light rail lines if they qualify.

Low income housing units get internet access

Low income housing units in St Paul will now have access to internet services thanks to a new program from Comcast. Stacy Kumar-Nelson explains to Sheletta how that will help families in underserved communities and create digital equity.

Free preschool opens in September...

This September, a new Lutheran Social Service early learning center will provide high quality preschool for families in St. Paul. Sheletta makes sure all the parents on the East Side know about the center, the childcare options and the jobs that are available. 

Sheletta chats with star from the movie Ezra

Sheletta chats with William Fitzgerald, one of the stars from the movie Ezra. It's the story about a dad whose son has autism and the challenges he faces raising his special needs child. William plays the son in the film.