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Jess Tuff

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
186 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

And the label didn't really matter to me because she is who she is. And that's the same way with all the other people in the world, not just kids. We're all unique. If we could all look at ourselves and get to know who we are, it would be a lot easier for us to be accepting of other people.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

And the label didn't really matter to me because she is who she is. And that's the same way with all the other people in the world, not just kids. We're all unique. If we could all look at ourselves and get to know who we are, it would be a lot easier for us to be accepting of other people.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

So I got back in the school district. I think there was a little bit of that wanting to learn more because through the assessment process, I had to do all my own research. The process makes you feel like there's got to be something more that you're missing. It felt like I was breaking the law. asking for an assessment for information about her mental health.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

So I got back in the school district. I think there was a little bit of that wanting to learn more because through the assessment process, I had to do all my own research. The process makes you feel like there's got to be something more that you're missing. It felt like I was breaking the law. asking for an assessment for information about her mental health.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

So I got back in the school district. I think there was a little bit of that wanting to learn more because through the assessment process, I had to do all my own research. The process makes you feel like there's got to be something more that you're missing. It felt like I was breaking the law. asking for an assessment for information about her mental health.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I started therapy during it too, and I asked my therapist if I could be assessed if she did that. There was no response, which was weird because we had such a great rapport. It was confusing because everybody's so indirect. The more research I did, the more I found out that there's not enough research. with technology where we're at.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I started therapy during it too, and I asked my therapist if I could be assessed if she did that. There was no response, which was weird because we had such a great rapport. It was confusing because everybody's so indirect. The more research I did, the more I found out that there's not enough research. with technology where we're at.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I started therapy during it too, and I asked my therapist if I could be assessed if she did that. There was no response, which was weird because we had such a great rapport. It was confusing because everybody's so indirect. The more research I did, the more I found out that there's not enough research. with technology where we're at.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I'm really excited because I feel like we're at the point now where we're about to get data from everywhere around the world. And that's going to give us so many answers that we didn't have before. I'm looking forward to that.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I'm really excited because I feel like we're at the point now where we're about to get data from everywhere around the world. And that's going to give us so many answers that we didn't have before. I'm looking forward to that.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

I'm really excited because I feel like we're at the point now where we're about to get data from everywhere around the world. And that's going to give us so many answers that we didn't have before. I'm looking forward to that.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

The assessment through the school, they declined an assessment and then I pushed and they finally gave her an assessment while she was on the wait list for Frasier. When Frasier gave her an assessment, she got a diagnosis of being on the spectrum. They encourage you to... Put your child in a community of neurodiverse individuals to embrace that about themselves.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

The assessment through the school, they declined an assessment and then I pushed and they finally gave her an assessment while she was on the wait list for Frasier. When Frasier gave her an assessment, she got a diagnosis of being on the spectrum. They encourage you to... Put your child in a community of neurodiverse individuals to embrace that about themselves.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

The assessment through the school, they declined an assessment and then I pushed and they finally gave her an assessment while she was on the wait list for Frasier. When Frasier gave her an assessment, she got a diagnosis of being on the spectrum. They encourage you to... Put your child in a community of neurodiverse individuals to embrace that about themselves.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

For you as a family to talk about it, to embrace it in all of these things. It gave me a bit of freedom as well because it was such a scary process. I feel like the school is like you're doing something wrong. And I just don't quite understand it still. going to a therapist and having them kind of brushed off.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

For you as a family to talk about it, to embrace it in all of these things. It gave me a bit of freedom as well because it was such a scary process. I feel like the school is like you're doing something wrong. And I just don't quite understand it still. going to a therapist and having them kind of brushed off.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

For you as a family to talk about it, to embrace it in all of these things. It gave me a bit of freedom as well because it was such a scary process. I feel like the school is like you're doing something wrong. And I just don't quite understand it still. going to a therapist and having them kind of brushed off.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

Her doctor had someone in network who could assess her for CBD or ADHD and not, but not autism. It was just strange how there's so many experts But nobody could help diagnose this. I'm really looking forward to a future where we can have honest and accessible diagnosis tools with technology as well.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

Her doctor had someone in network who could assess her for CBD or ADHD and not, but not autism. It was just strange how there's so many experts But nobody could help diagnose this. I'm really looking forward to a future where we can have honest and accessible diagnosis tools with technology as well.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jess Tuff: Empowering Autism Acceptance Through Advocacy and Empathy โ€“ A Mother's Journey in Special Education and Mental Health

Her doctor had someone in network who could assess her for CBD or ADHD and not, but not autism. It was just strange how there's so many experts But nobody could help diagnose this. I'm really looking forward to a future where we can have honest and accessible diagnosis tools with technology as well.