Autism Outdoors Utah: An Innovative Nature-based Family Support Program with Damon and Tarah Bryan

Episode 164

Autism Outdoors Utah:

An Innovative Nature-based Family Support Program

with Damon and Tarah Bryan

Damon and Tarah Bryan, founders of Utah Autism Outdoors, discuss how they created their nature-based program for autistic individuals and their families after their son's autism diagnosis. They discuss how their organization started with simple parent support groups and has grown to include outdoor activities like hiking, river rafting, paddleboarding, and yoga classes in nature. The conversation covered the therapeutic benefits of outdoor activities for regulation and sensory processing, the importance of creating safe spaces for families to connect without judgment, and how they incorporate siblings into their programming.

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