What Rodney Peete has said about Fatherhood

Peete admits his ego led him to believe he could coach autism out of his son, which he calls the worst thing he could have done.

“I went into my own, as I put it, my own ego, like I could I could coach this out of him and I didn't need to read the literature”

Mick Unplugged: Rodney Peete: Seeing the World Through His Son's Eyes | HollyRod Special (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 25:19

Peete says he lost connection with his son for about a year and a half after the diagnosis because he refused to engage with therapies.

“there was a period of time from that diagnosis for about a year and a half where I started to lose a connection with my son”

Mick Unplugged: Rodney Peete: Seeing the World Through His Son's Eyes | HollyRod Special (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 26:32

Peete says his father taught him calm and honesty, saying problems could always be worked out if he told the truth.

“my dad used to always say we can always work it out if you just tell me the truth”

Mick Unplugged: Rodney Peete: Seeing the World Through His Son's Eyes | HollyRod Special (Oct 24, 2026) · Listen from 44:45