What do you do when your child receives an autism diagnosis? How do you hold onto hope when the future suddenly feels uncertain?
In this episode, Haley and Dustin sit down with Dr. Stephanie Holmes—certified autism specialist, counselor, and neurodiverse marriage therapist—to explore autism, ADHD, neurodiversity, and the hope Christ offers families navigating these realities.
Stephanie shares her family's remarkable journey—from her daughter's autism diagnosis to discovering years later that her husband was also on the autism spectrum. Through it all, God transformed uncertainty into a calling to encourage and equip other families.
Together they discuss what autism and neurodiversity are, common misconceptions, practical wisdom for parenting and marriage, and how churches can become places where neurodiverse individuals and families truly belong.
As Stephanie says, God's promises come with "no exclusion clause." No diagnosis places you outside His love, His purposes, or His hope. Whether you're navigating a diagnosis yourself, supporting someone you love, or simply want to better understand neurodiversity, this conversation offers biblical encouragement and practical hope.
Subscribe to the podcast and tune in each week as Haley and Dustin share with you what the Bible says about real-life issues with compassion, warmth, and wit.
So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means
everything.
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Bible verses mentioned in this episode
Jeremiah 29:11: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
Philippians 4:13: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
2 Thessalonians 3:5: "May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance."