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How can creativity become a bridge to understanding and inclusion? In this powerful and heartfelt episode, Adrienne Barker welcomes Brian Tashima, a multi-talented author, musician, filmmaker, and autism advocate from Vancouver, Washington.
Brian is the creator of the award-winning short film Hold My Beer—a story about a young adult with autism who finds new passion and purpose through craft beer—and author of the Joel Suzuki book series, a seven-volume adventure inspired by his life experiences as both an artist and a parent of two autistic children.
Alongside his work as co-editor and treasurer for Spectrum Life Magazine and board member of Autism Empowerment, Brian opens up about his own late-in-life autism diagnosis and what it taught him about identity, empathy, ...
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autism empowerment, Spectrum Life Magazine, Hold My Beer film, The Autograph King, Brian Tashima, Shamim, Adrienne Barker Speaks, neurodiversity, autism awareness, autistic filmmakers, inclusive storytelling, neurodivergent community, autism diagnosi