The podcast I needed when everything felt hard & I felt SO lost. For every parent who loves fiercely and just wants to understand their child as well as their child’s brain style. A safe space for parents of autistic and neurodivergent kids to build community when you're in that messy raw season of figuring out what autism really means for your child, your family, and for who you are as a parent. The mission is simple, yet life-changing: supporting the supporters. Every episode will have you walking away, stunned, thinking “Wait—how does she know that? It’s like she’s describing my typical Tuesday!" Your Support Circle should not feel like a luxury that is out of reach. You built your child's village. Now let's build yours.
Show Notes:
In this heartfelt trailer episode, host Kate Panfile, autism educator, parent, and family support strategist, announces The Redefining Autism Podcast.
This isn’t another “how-to” podcast. It’s a safe, affirming space for parents who love fiercely, feel deeply, and are ready to understand their child’s autistic brain in a way that changes everything...except their child.
Kate opens up about the sleepless nights, the panic, and the gut-punch realization that the world wasn’t built for her kids, and how that moment led to a mission: building a safer one.
Through raw honesty and hard-won wisdom, she introduces the heart of this show; a place where understanding replaces judgment, and survival turns into strength.
Welcome to The Redefining Autism Podcast
The sleepless nights and 2 a.m. scrolls
The pressure, the guilt, and the fierce love behind this mission
When the world isn’t built for your child, and what happens next
Why this podcast exists: bridging clinical care and real life
What “neuro-affirming” really means in everyday parenting
Celebrating inchstones, not milestones
A personal invitation: build your village, not just your child’s
What’s coming next: new episodes, real stories, and practical tools
The truth about parenting in the messy, raw middle
What it really means to redefine autism
Why understanding your child’s brain changes everything...except your child
How this podcast bridges professional insight with lived experience
A heartfelt invitation to join a new kind of support circle
Visit: KatePanfile.com
Join the Community: The Support Circle
Instagram: @KatePanfile
Website → KatePanfile.com
Instagram → @KatePanfile
Email → hello@KatePanfile.com
Kate Panfile (00:05.324)
I bet if you're like me, parenting an autistic child, you've spent more sleepless nights than you can count, scrolling Facebook groups and brushing off rude comments from people who just don't get it. You feel that pressure on your chest that suffocates you, making it hard to breathe. All while loving your child with a fierceness that makes a mama bear look like a teddy bear. You're in that messy raw season of figuring out what autism really means for your child, your family, and for who you are as a parent. Welcome to the Redefining Autism podcast.
This is your safe little slice of the internet where understanding outshines judgment and after every episode you think to yourself, okay, wait, was she in my living room last night? This certainly didn't start with a podcast plan. It was more like a knot in my stomach, children I loved more than life and the gut punch realization that this world wasn't built for them and that I was going to have to be the one to who made it safer. Just like you. This is the place that bridges clinical care and day-to-day life, with practical neuroaffirming strategies that honor the autistic brain style. This podcast is the hub to offer support to you, the supporter. I'm Kate Panfile, an experienced autism educator and family support coach. My mission is simple, to walk with you as you navigate a world where you cling to the idea of surviving the day. Forget the milestones; we celebrate inchstones here, because sometimes it feels like your wins come as often as a shooting star.
Subscribe now to the Redefining Autism podcast and join a growing community of supporters rewriting what support really looks like. That support circle should not be a luxury that feels out of reach. You built your child's village, now let's build yours. Let this podcast be that starry sky that finally brightens the darkest of your nights, lighting the way forward. New episodes drop weekly. Find more resources at KatePanfile.com.