She Lost Her Son, Survived Murder, and Found Autism—A Story of Grief, Guilt, and Masking - Sylvia Moore Myers

Sylvia Moore Myers is a grief counselor, autism awareness advocate, and speaker who discovered she was autistic at 61—after surviving the murder of her teenage son and an attempted murder months later. In this episode, she shares how grief recovery became the path to discovering her neurodivergence, and how she now helps families process loss—especially the subtle, ongoing grief that parents of autistic children often carry.

This episode discusses:

1. Late autism diagnosis and the grief of being misunderstood

2. How unprocessed parental grief affects autistic children

3. The emotional toll and power of masking for autistic individuals

4. The unique grief journey of autism parents and how to begin healing

5. Why smiling—yes, even a fake one—might be the best free medicine you have