THE FLIP SIDE with Andy Mai
TFS#81 - Sam Mitchell On Understanding Autism One Conversation At A Time, Autism Rocks & Rolls Host

Sam Mitchell, is a teenager living with autism. He is the founder and the host of the Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast. Although Sam has had obstacles in the past and still has daily struggles, he is using this platform to take away the stigma of autism and other conditions that many thinks are disabilities. He wants to prove that he is not broken and does not need to be fixed. Listen to this podcast and go into the mind of Sam.
To know more about Sam and his advocacies, visit: http://autismrocksandrolls.com/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Meet Sam Mitchell
00:45 Autism Rocks & Rolls
02:30 Autism Coping Mechanisms
03:40 How to Grow A Podcast
04:45 Podcast Sponsorships
07:00 Living With Autism
07:50 Aspergers Syndrome
08:50 Down Syndrome
10:40 Autism Diagnosis
11:00 Sam’s Hobbies
11:50 Coping Mechanisms
12:50 Special Skills
13:50 Superpower
14:10 Booking Podcast Guests
17:30 Mental Health
19:30 Idols & Influences
21:15 Elon Musk’s Aspergers
22:30 Internal Meltdowns
25:30 Podcast Therapy
27:50 ADHD Diagnosis
29:30 Coping Strategy
31:20 Finding Your Niche
32:40 Support Groups
34:20 Moment Of Change
35:05 How It Started
36:30 Podcast Listeners
36:50 Outro
- Broadcast on:
- 17 May 2022
Sam Mitchell, is a teenager living with autism. He is the founder and the host of the Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast. Although Sam has had obstacles in the past and still has daily struggles, he is using this platform to take away the stigma of autism and other conditions that many thinks are disabilities. He wants to prove that he is not broken and does not need to be fixed. Listen to this podcast and go into the mind of Sam.
To know more about Sam and his advocacies, visit: http://autismrocksandrolls.com/
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Meet Sam Mitchell
00:45 Autism Rocks & Rolls
02:30 Autism Coping Mechanisms
03:40 How to Grow A Podcast
04:45 Podcast Sponsorships
07:00 Living With Autism
07:50 Aspergers Syndrome
08:50 Down Syndrome
10:40 Autism Diagnosis
11:00 Sam’s Hobbies
11:50 Coping Mechanisms
12:50 Special Skills
13:50 Superpower
14:10 Booking Podcast Guests
17:30 Mental Health
19:30 Idols & Influences
21:15 Elon Musk’s Aspergers
22:30 Internal Meltdowns
25:30 Podcast Therapy
27:50 ADHD Diagnosis
29:30 Coping Strategy
31:20 Finding Your Niche
32:40 Support Groups
34:20 Moment Of Change
35:05 How It Started
36:30 Podcast Listeners
36:50 Outro