Sean Sullivan | Autism, Severe Boarding School Abuse, Torture, Rape, & the Great Kayak Escape

"Never give up. Never give in. Never surrender." - Sean Sullivan

EPISODE OVERVIEW: 
Can you imagine sending your autistic son to a boarding school where you trust he is going to receive the best care, and come to find out he was raped? Then, to make matters worse, the next boarding school you send him to holds him hostage for over a year and a half, makes him sleep outside like an animal, and torments him everyday?  Today's guest can not only imagine what it's like, but lived it. Watch or listen now to hear this inspiring story of personal endurance, steadfastness, and love. And how he escaped these terrible people in a Kayak, raised bus fare to go home, and finally was reunited with his biological parents. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Sean Sullivan story!

GUEST BIO: 
Sean was born with severe autism, and it was thought that he would never be independent, self-aware, or ever have an IQ higher than 30!! But he worked excessively hard to beat the odds and to be the founder of I Know Autism Foundation, it's director of marketing and fundraising!

Currently Sean is writing a book on his experiences at the Crater Lake School in Oregon. Here are a couple of articles online that talk about it:

https://www.strugglingteens.com/archives/1997/8/np01.html
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Crater-Lake-School-will-close-1133634.php

As well as my trip from an unnamed boarding school to California starting out with not even a penny!!

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SHOW NOTES, GUEST CONTACT INFO, SPECIAL OFFERS, & OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Guest Contact Info:
https://iknowautism.org
https://www.facebook.com/IKNOWAUTISM.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/iknowautism/
https://www.alignable.com/santa-ana-ca/i-know-autism

EPISODE CORE THEMES, KEYWORDS, & MENTIONS:
Autism, sexual abuse, medical malpractice, boarding school, rape, molestation, Red Cross, disabilities, mental health challenges

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