The Experience Miracles™ Podcast
234. What Happens to My Child When I'm Gone? | The Bequest with Dr. Andy Wakefield
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What happens to my child when I'm no longer here? Dr. Tony Ebel sits down with Dr. Andy Wakefield for a different kind of conversation — not causation, not neuroscience, but the question that haunts millions of parents raising a child with profound autism.
Dr. Andy Wakefield shares the story behind his path from clinical medicine to filmmaking and storytelling, including how a documentary he made once changed the outcome of a criminal case in American judicial history. That same instinct for story led him to write his new book, The Bequest — a deeper look at what happens to children and young adults with profound autism when their parents are no longer there to care for them.
In the back half of this conversation, Dr. Tony and Dr. Andy turn toward hope: the connectivity, brilliance, and capacity so many of these children and adults carry inside, and how families and providers can help that brilliance find its way into the world.
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Links & Resources:
Purchase The Bequest by Dr. Andy Wakefield: https://www.thebequest.co/
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Key Moments:
02:00 Why This Is a Different Kind of Autism Conversation
08:00 Dr. Wakefield’s Journey From Medicine to Storytelling
16:00 Why Storytelling Can Reach Families in Ways Science Alone Cannot
20:00 The Real-Life Mother Who Inspired The Bequest
24:00 How The Bequest Went From Screenplay to Book
27:00 The Extraordinary Power of a Mother’s Love
29:00 Why The Bequest Is Set on the Oregon Trail
36:00 Discovering the Intelligence Inside Nonverbal Autism
44:00 Unlocking the Brilliance and Potential Within These Individuals
45:00 What We Can Learn From Individuals With Profound Autism
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