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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

what the parents go through, they deserve to be treated like they are the most important person in that child's life because they are. Teachers are temporary. Teachers teach the way that they teach. There are great teachers that can meet lots of different needs. But when it comes down to it, it's a teacher teaching students that all learn differently because we're all unique.

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

what the parents go through, they deserve to be treated like they are the most important person in that child's life because they are. Teachers are temporary. Teachers teach the way that they teach. There are great teachers that can meet lots of different needs. But when it comes down to it, it's a teacher teaching students that all learn differently because we're all unique.

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 they're not meeting the needs of all students. It really led me down the path of technology. I was introduced to VR a little over a year ago, and it was a no-brainer for educating by experience to really immerse the student, whether it be a child or an adult. into an experience where they can see for 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

And they're not meeting the needs of all students. It really led me down the path of technology. I was introduced to VR a little over a year ago, and it was a no-brainer for educating by experience to really immerse the student, whether it be a child or an adult. into an experience where they can see for 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

And they're not meeting the needs of all students. It really led me down the path of technology. I was introduced to VR a little over a year ago, and it was a no-brainer for educating by experience to really immerse the student, whether it be a child or an adult. into an experience where they can see for 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

I don't tell people my opinion often because perspective is everything and everyone has their own. I like to give them the facts and let them see the learning by experience, but in a safe area where you can show people what others are going through too.

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 don't tell people my opinion often because perspective is everything and everyone has their own. I like to give them the facts and let them see the learning by experience, but in a safe area where you can show people what others are going through too.

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 don't tell people my opinion often because perspective is everything and everyone has their own. I like to give them the facts and let them see the learning by experience, but in a safe area where you can show people what others are going through too.

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

Yeah. No, I am. There's a lot of stigma around autism. And it's unfortunate because you meet one person with autism, and children sense the stigma from adults and then have a hard time accepting it for themselves because they'll see one child who's nonverbal. and go, I don't have that, like it's a disease, when it's just how our brains work.

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

Yeah. No, I am. There's a lot of stigma around autism. And it's unfortunate because you meet one person with autism, and children sense the stigma from adults and then have a hard time accepting it for themselves because they'll see one child who's nonverbal. and go, I don't have that, like it's a disease, when it's just how our brains work.

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

Yeah. No, I am. There's a lot of stigma around autism. And it's unfortunate because you meet one person with autism, and children sense the stigma from adults and then have a hard time accepting it for themselves because they'll see one child who's nonverbal. and go, I don't have that, like it's a disease, when it's just how our brains work.

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 think if you nurture that for each child, it will become magical and everyone will succeed.

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 think if you nurture that for each child, it will become magical and everyone will succeed.

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 think if you nurture that for each child, it will become magical and everyone will succeed.

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

Oh, yeah. She always needs to wear cotton. No tags ever. The softball game was a lot of things. It was the heat. It's great now because she can explain things, verbalize what's going on. She... Heat's being hot. She loves to be cold. Textures, food, noodles with butter. She'll try new things when she sees me eating them. Sounds, smells. There's so many things, but they're at different degrees.

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

Oh, yeah. She always needs to wear cotton. No tags ever. The softball game was a lot of things. It was the heat. It's great now because she can explain things, verbalize what's going on. She... Heat's being hot. She loves to be cold. Textures, food, noodles with butter. She'll try new things when she sees me eating them. Sounds, smells. There's so many things, but they're at different degrees.

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

Oh, yeah. She always needs to wear cotton. No tags ever. The softball game was a lot of things. It was the heat. It's great now because she can explain things, verbalize what's going on. She... Heat's being hot. She loves to be cold. Textures, food, noodles with butter. She'll try new things when she sees me eating them. Sounds, smells. There's so many things, but they're at different degrees.

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

Some things are less visible to people, but that's because they don't know her. In the research I've done, women are really good at masking. were resilient and smart, were good at fitting in, did that. She still does it in front of people she's not comfortable with. I saw it when she got into second grade, how she would behave in front of strangers.

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

Some things are less visible to people, but that's because they don't know her. In the research I've done, women are really good at masking. were resilient and smart, were good at fitting in, did that. She still does it in front of people she's not comfortable with. I saw it when she got into second grade, how she would behave in front of strangers.

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

Some things are less visible to people, but that's because they don't know her. In the research I've done, women are really good at masking. were resilient and smart, were good at fitting in, did that. She still does it in front of people she's not comfortable with. I saw it when she got into second grade, how she would behave in front of strangers.