Uniquely Human: The Podcast ECHO Autism: Enhancing Autism Care Through Collaborative Learning and Practice with Dr. Kristin Sohl and Dr. Stephen Shore
Oct 23, 2026
Dr. Kristin Sohl, a developmental pediatrician and founder of ECHO Autism Communities, joins autistic educator and advocate Dr. Stephen Shore. They explore ECHO’s hub-and-spoke model, bringing specialist knowledge to local clinicians, and the power of autistic lived experience in care. Topics include mental-health access, recognizing medical issues mistaken for behavior, family-centered support, global collaboration, and building trust through curiosity.
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ECHO Autism Began With Rural Access Gaps
- Kristin Sohl connected her advocacy interests with clinical experience after seeing Missouri families travel hours for autism care.
- Those access failures inspired ECHO Autism’s goal of delivering expertise where people live.
Autistic People Must Shape Autism Care
- Stephen Shore values ECHO because autistic people participate meaningfully in shaping professional support.
- He argues that work with a community should be done with people, not merely to them.
ECHO Moves Expertise Into Local Communities
- ECHO pairs specialist hub teams with community-based generalists for recurring, case-based learning over Zoom.
- Sessions typically involve 20–50 professionals twice monthly across primary care, mental health, early intervention, psychiatry, and advocacy.
