Rita Chamoun
Rita Shamoun is a Sydney-based paediatric speech pathologist and founder of RS Speech Pathology, host of the Wine with Wita podcast on autism, disability and parenting.
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Sep 14, 2026
MalikHOST
What do you think will be the one of the biggest misconceptions like parents have about autistic kids?
Rita ChamounGUEST
I think just disability overall, uh, or even communication disorders, a big misconception is your child will grow out of it.
Rita ChamounGUEST
With understanding comes awareness, with awareness comes empathy, and I think the biggest thing that parents can do is just be open to the conversations
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RongottiHOST
Yeah
Rita ChamounGUEST
... of autism which determine the need and functional needs these children have.
Rita ChamounGUEST
So level one, it's, uh, they, they can communicate, they are able to function and do well in group settings, and therefore their needs aren't as high.