E9 — Awkward questions about disability happen. Here’s how parents can respond. Carrie Hahn, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother, joins Amy Julia Becker to share actionable strategies to:

• navigate conversations and correct misconceptions
• make disability normal in play
• help kids feel seen and respected without feeling singled out

00:00 Intro
03:14 Myths About Disability
05:33 Talking About Disability in Public
09:05 Challenging Assumptions of Incompetence
14:32 Making Disability Normal in Play
19:08 Turning Conversation Mistakes into Learning
23:38 Practical Tools for Caregivers

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Beyond Inclusion: Raising Anti-Ableist Kids by Carrie Hahn

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Carrie Hahn is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother. She has served children of a variety of ages in a variety of settings and has taken on additional endeavors of interest, such as an autism support group for caregivers, the distribution of a parent education newsletter, and giving talks at conferences for family advocacy groups. She creates and shares content related to disability and neurodivergence on her website and social media and uses her platform to promote education and advocacy. Hahn is the mother of two neurodivergent children, one of whom also has physical disabilities. Her book Beyond Inclusion: Raising Anti-Ableist Kids came out in July of 2024. Carrie’s professional and personal lives have intensified her passion for making a safer and less ableist world.

CONNECT with Carrie Hahn on her website (informdisability.com), Facebook (@informspeechandlanguage), and Instagram (@carriecch80)

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