Launching Forward With Autism: A Mother’s Mission: Help Her Son Heal. Help Others Move Forward.
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- 56
- Latest episode
- 2026-09-13
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"Every journey begins with a mission. Mine began with my son."
Launching Forward with Autism A Mother’s Mission: Help Her Son Heal. Help Others Move Forward. Hosted by former NASA engineer and autism mom Laila Alieh, this podcast shares one mother’s journey through autism, advocacy, and the search for what helps her son thrive. Drawing on her engineering background and a mother’s determination, Laila explores science-backed approaches, therapies, and practical strategies to help parents navigate life with an autistic loved one—while finding hope, possibility, and a way forward.
Launching Forward with Autism is a mother’s honest journey through autism, advocacy, and finding a new way forward.
When Laila’s son was diagnosed with autism at just two years old, her family’s journey began with questions, challenges, and a whole new way of seeing the world. Along the way, Laila discovered that supporting her son also meant learning to advocate, trust her instincts, embrace neurodiversity, and find healing for herself and her family.
Through personal stories, conversations with experts, and the people who have helped shape their journey, Launching Forward with Autism explores what it really means to raise, support, and celebrate an autistic child—while remembering that parents need support, too.
Because autism may change the path, but it doesn’t have to stop you from moving forward.