{"id":3433,"date":"2023-08-29T12:51:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2023-12-19T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T01:52:25","slug":"podcast-episode-109-mark-lyons-and-sammysocksetc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2023\/08\/29\/podcast-episode-109-mark-lyons-and-sammysocksetc\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 109 &#8211; Mark Lyons and SammySocksEtc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Podcast 0109; Season 7, Episode 2; 29 August 2023<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How can parents support their disabled children into adulthood? Will our children find meaningful places in society? Sadly, workplaces don\u2019t always accommodate differences.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Lyons and his wife Sally are former teachers. With their son Samuel, they operate SammySocksEtc, an online store offering cozy socks, coffees, and teas. Like many disabled adults, Samuel struggled with traditional employment. The Lyons sought to provide Samuel with a safe and supportive work environment.<\/p>\n<p>SammySocksEtc is online at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammysocksetc.com\">https:\/\/www.sammysocksetc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sammysocksetc.com\">https:\/\/sammysocksetc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SammySocksEtc\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SammySocksEtc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SammySocksEtc\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SammySocksEtc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mXzwTs8IU9o\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mXzwTs8IU9o<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27936549\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/045c94\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" 0=\"style=&quot;border:\" 1=\"medium;\u201d\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>Transcript<\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to <em><strong>Perspectives on Neurodiversity<\/strong><\/em>, a podcast dedicated to challenging myths and assumptions about Neurodiverse life. I am your host, Christopher Scott Wyatt, speaking as <strong>The Autistic Me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>{Transcript in progress}<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed this episode of <em><strong>Perspectives on Neurodiversity<\/strong><\/em>. Remember to subscribe to the podcast, and please leave a review if you found the discussion useful.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to read <em><strong>The Autistic Me<\/strong><\/em> blog and follow my posts on social media. Look for \u201cAutistic Me\u201d as one word on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Links to <strong>The Autistic Me<\/strong> on social media are included in the show notes.<\/p>\n<p>I am Christopher Scott Wyatt, speaking as <strong>The Autistic Me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Autistic Me<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to follow posts on social media, too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/\">https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/neurodiversity\">https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/neurodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<li>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcast 0109; Season 7, Episode 2; 29 August 2023 How can parents support their disabled children into adulthood? Will our children find meaningful places in society? Sadly, workplaces don\u2019t always accommodate differences. Mark Lyons and his wife Sally are former teachers. 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