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Former NFL player shares his experience being an autistic dad

Adulting on the Spectrum with Joe Barksdale

Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Former NFL player Joe Barksdale about his experience being an autistic dad. Joe is a singer, songwriter, producer. Joe played with the Raiders, Rams, Chargers and Cardinals. Concluding an eight year NFL run Barksdale hung up his cleats in 2019 to pursue music full time settling in Austin, Texas with his wife Briana, and two young daughters. Read a transcript of this episode.

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