Many families feel like they're treading water, especially those living with autism and other developmental differences. As your hosts, we get it, and we know this frustration all too well. In response, we've created tried-and-true strategies that help everyday people achieve extraordinary things. Even those who might have doubted themselves can borrow our confidence, follow one of our "blueprints," and with a supportive community cheering them on, make the impossible happen. Each success inspires those coming up behind us, creating a ripple effect of positive change—Which is why we'll never run out of content!Our podcast tackles tough issues head-on with unfiltered conversations focused on solutions. We won't avoid "the elephant in the room"—in fact, we'll invite it to dinner! Our unique format appeals to people from across the globe, offering strategies that turn efforts for one into advocacy for the greater good. We breakdown topics like innovative h
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Signup to Generate a PitchMany families feel like they're treading water, especially those living with autism and other developmental differences. As your hosts, we get it, and we know this frustration all too well. In response, we've created tried-and-true strategies that help everyday people achieve extraordinary things.
Recent episodes include "Beyond the Spectrum: Profound Autism and Advocacy with Tyler Hudson and Jillian Eisloeffel" (10 July 2026, 55 minutes), "Representation, Inclusion, and Belonging: with Autistic Youth International Founder Rebecca Tarrant" (22 June 2026, 37 minutes), and "Garbage Bags to Graduate School: From Invisible to Unstoppable" (7 May 2026, 45 minutes).
Finding Common Ground publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 61 episodes.
Booking probability for Finding Common Ground is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Finding Common Ground requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Finding Common Ground's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Finding Common Ground are Family & Social Services. Finding Common Ground has a health audience.
Finding Common Ground is a health podcast with 61 episodes published.
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Episode #160
What happens when the autism your family lives with doesn't look anything like what society imagines? In this episode of Finding Common Ground: Dadability, Steve sits down with Tyler Hudson and Jillian Eisloeffel, two...
Episode #159
Steve sits down with Rebecca Tarrant, founder of Autistic Youth International and the US coordinator for Neurodiversity Pride Day. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Rebecca is a law-school graduate, an autistic...
If foster care is supposed to make children feel safe, why do so many still feel unseen, unheard, as they’re shuffled from home to home? Beth LaFontaine knows that answer, not from theory, but from lived experience. She...
In this episode of Finding Common Ground, we take a deep dive into foster care with Genevieve Rose Traversy, a Foster Care Recruiter with Lutheran Services Carolinas. A third-generation foster child and teen mom...
What happens when exhaustion turns into something darker than burnout, when a parent begins having thoughts they never imagined they’d think? In this raw, unflinching conversation with Jillian Eisloeffel, the mom behind...
What happens when your child needs lifelong support, but the “options” ahead are mostly waitlists, dead ends, and ideas that don’t really exist? In this episode of Finding Common Ground, we sit down with Wendy Ernzen, a...
Episode #153
When you know your child needs help, but every phone call leads to more confusion, where do you turn? In this DadAbility episode of Finding Common Ground, Steve sits down with Flor Ramirez, Supervising Attorney of New...
They told Loretta Claiborne’s mother there were places for children like her. Her mother said no. Instead, she raised Loretta with grit, dignity, and sky-high expectations. Even when Loretta struggled with motor skills...
Families are often expected to hold everything together, yet too often they are treated like outsiders instead of experts. In this episode of Finding Common Ground, Steve sits down with OPWDD Commissioner Willow Baer...
Episode #150
If you suspect abuse, what do you do first, and how do you prove it? Part 2 shifts from systems analysis to step-by-step strategy. This is a must-listen for any family navigating OPWDD services, residential care, or...
Episode #149
“If the system only works when parents are silent, it was never built to protect our kids.” What happens after the headlines fade, but the fear doesn’t? Anil Babbar returns to FCG and we move beyond the shock and into...
Episode #148
If you have ever walked into a CSE meeting and thought, I don’t even know what to ask for, this episode is for you. Heather and Steve are joined by Sara DeFazio, a Transition Specialist with New York State’s Central...
When school ends, the bus stops coming, and traditional transition options do not feel like the right fit, what comes next? In this episode of Finding Common Ground , Heather and Steve talk with Brad Herron-Valenzuela...
Episode #146
This episode is the first one of our new FCG spin-off series called, The Mother Load and we started out with a bang! Heather sits with her co-host Steve’s daughter, Rachel, and digs into what it was really like growing...
TAKEOVER EPISODE with Guest Host Jackie Bartell. Have you ever looked at someone and assumed they were just born strong, that they have “always done the hard thing,” and were simply made for advocacy? In this special...
What if the hardest part of advocating for your child isn’t the system, but unlearning the way you’ve been taught to think about it? What if you keep doing the same things because they feel safe, even when they stopped...
Planning isn’t just paperwork. What happens when families do everything they can, but without guidance, the plan unravels at the exact moment it matters most? In this episode of Finding Common Ground, Heather and Steve...
Episode #142
When school ends, support doesn’t just pause. For many families, it vanishes. “There are 25 skills students need to make an informed decision about what comes after 12th grade,” says college and career coach Phil...
Episode #141
“Our brains process the sounds for emotion before we process the words for understanding.” In this episode, Heather and Steve sit down with Google technologist and autistic advocate Tim Goldstein, whose late-in-life...
Only one in four adults has a will, and for families in the disability community, that gap can change everything. We may not know who will take over when we’re gone, but if we never start the plan, how will anyone know...
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