Patricia Lemer: The Autism Detective
By Patricia Lemer
Patricia Lemer, a licensed Professional Counselor, with over 50 years experience, and the author of the best seller, Outsmarting Autism, interviews Moms, Dads, therapists, educators, and other professionals. They share clues they follow to help individuals of all ages, on the autism spectrum become the best version of themselves. Learn how biomedical, sensory, motor, visual, auditory, perceptual, homeopathic, detoxification, language, behavioral, social-emotional, energy, vagus nerve, and other therapies can heal our kids.
Patricia Lemer: The Autism DetectiveJun 17, 2022
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Nancy Tarlow, DC. Nervous System Dysregulation in Autism. 4/23/24
Dr. Nancy Tarlow is a chiropractor who takes a holistic approach to autism. She believes that underlying the behaviors and symptoms of autism lies nervous system dysregulation. In this episode, she describes how she evaluates each patient, and then uses various tools to bring the body into balance. She can scan for stressors that disrupt sleep, appetite, and alignment. She describes such chiropractic approaches such as Logan Basic and Koren Specific. She uses a bio resonance scanner and sequences to reset the body. She also works with a client's nutrition. Tune in to learn how beneficial these techniques can be. www.MBodyHealth.net
Apr 26, 202456:55
Susan Daniel, OD. Vision Issues in Spelling to Communicate. April 9, 2024
Dr. Susan Daniel is a neuro-optometrist and the parent of a non speaking adult son with autism. To help her son, she learned how to be a communication partner and use letterboards to spell. Her training as an optometrist was useful in recommending modifications to the letterboards, as well as targeted vision therapy to assist nonspeakers, and allow them success. Listen in to learn about her recommendations for these areas, and how they are being implemented. Learn also about how the book Underestimated has been made into a TV Docuseries, including one episode about vision. This episode should be listened to along with interviews with Dawnmarie Gaivin and Judy Chinitz. www.Spellers.com
Apr 11, 202457:43
Anne Dachel: The Lies We are Told by our Government and Big Pharma. 3/26/24
Anne Dachel, the Media Editor for the online daily newsletter, "The Age of Autism" is also the mother of a 37-year-old son with autism. She has been writing for at least 20 years about the "autism coverup." Tune in to learn the history of how the medical community and federal health officials have continuously lied about :
The link between vaccines and autism;
The rise in profound autism;
That Autism is a man-made condition w/ environmental causes; and how the public
has moved from autism awareness to autism acceptance.
Anne emphasizes the need for treatment and services, rather than trivializing the urgency of this epidemic. She looks at what this mess will look like in 50 years. This is one of the most important episodes in this series. Learn the truth from this articulate warrior mom. www.AgeofAutism.com
The link between vaccines and autism;
The rise in profound autism;
That Autism is a man-made condition w/ environmental causes; and how the public
has moved from autism awareness to autism acceptance.
Anne emphasizes the need for treatment and services, rather than trivializing the urgency of this epidemic. She looks at what this mess will look like in 50 years. This is one of the most important episodes in this series. Learn the truth from this articulate warrior mom. www.AgeofAutism.com
Mar 28, 202456:48
Denise Allen:Healing My Sight. March 12, 2024
Denise Allen is an adult, who, after undergoing vision therapy, discovered life in 3D. In this fascinating episode, Denise shares how many of 3 generations of relatives all had a strabismus, or turned eye. Although not genetic, this condition runs in her family. Learn how vision therapy helped her be more functional, and how she is now on a mission to teach others about this often overlooked intervention. Although not diagnosed "autistic", Denise explains how she and relatives have some of the characteristics, which she relates to binocular dysfunction. For other segments on vision, listen also to Drs. Hans Lessmann, Deborah Zelinsky, Sarah Lane, and Randy Schulman. www.HealingMySight.com
Mar 17, 202456:51
Honey Rinicella: Adult Twin Sons with Autism and MAPS training for doctors. 2/28/24
Honey Rinicella is the mother of Identical twin brothers with autism, and the Executive Director of the Medical Academy for Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS). Her sons, Vince and Victor have different autism characteristics, and have both made outstanding progress. Listen in to learn about mitochondrial dysfunction, digestion, and othe medical aspects of autism. Learn how Honey has been a warrior mom who has left no stone unturned, first with parent groups, including TACA, and the National Autism Association (NAA), and now with MAPS. Discover how the Spellers community is changing lives for minimally verbal and non speaking individuals with autism. Hear Vince's amazing story, and how he is in the movie Spellers, and has emerged as a leader. Listen also to the episodes from Dawnmarie Gavin and Judy Chinitz to learn more about how Spelling to Communicate (S2C) might be helpful for someone you know. And tell any doctor working with those on the spectrum to get certified with MAPS training. www.MedMaps.org
Mar 08, 202457:09
Lawrence Miller, DO, Hope, Health, and Wellness for our Children. February 13, 2024
Dr. Larry Miller is a family physician and the father of 3 children. A son and a daughter have autism. After learning about interventions that helped his own children, he developed a 12 session program to help other families, not only with autism, but also PANS, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. He uses the acronym DAMNBIGHATS to describe the various components. He works virtually with families all over the country. Listen in to learn about sleep hygiene, sensory issues, and zonulin. Find out about downloading his ebook. www.MyHopeWellness.com
Feb 16, 202457:31
Tracy Slepcevic: Warrior Mom Healing Her Son. 1/23/24
Tracy Slepcevic is a certified integrative health practitioner who shares the knowledge gained through healing her son, after he regressed following vaccination. She is the author of the book Warrior Mom: Mother's Journey in Healing Her son with Autism. She is producing the Autism Health Summit, in San Antonio, TX, February 2-3, 2024. Attendance is both virtual and in person. Speakers include Del Bigtree, Brian Hooker, Peter Mccollough, Jared Skowron, and Judy Mikovits. Andy Wakefield will preview his new movie, Protocol 7. Tracy's mission is to educate families about how to develop a healthy lifestyle and underlying biological conditions that cause autism. Listen in to learn about 3 types of parents, and how to get a discount at the conference. www.AutismHealth.com
Jan 25, 202457:17
Ron "Moondog" Esser. Band Together Pittsburgh. 1/9/24
Band Together Pittsburgh is a 501c3 not-for-profit whose mission is to create music with people on the Autism spectrum. Co-founded in 2016 by Moondog and John Vento, parents of sons with autism who enjoy music. Both believe that music has the power to unify, inspire, and enrich lives. Listen in to learn how this organization has made a clubhouse in the back room of Moondogs, a local bar and musical venue in Blawnox, outside Pittsburgh. Anyone can borrow an instrument, and benefit from lessons. One Sunday a month is "open mike," where members sing, play instruments, and do stand-up joke telling, for the entertainment of family and friends. Band Together also provides training on becoming a DJ. Socialization has been expanded to include snow tubing at a nearby slope. This is one of the most unusual, successful, supportive programs I have ever encountered! Everyone wins. www.BandTogetherPgh.org
Jan 15, 202457:15
Le Trinh Hoang, DO. Osteopathy for Children.
Dr. LeTrinh Hoanh is an integrative pediatrician with a private practice in California. She combines traditional osteopathy with homeopathy and other holistic approaches to help her patients regain their health. Listen in to learn how even small falls that infants and toddlers sustain can have long term mechanical effects that can cause behavioral and learning difficulties. Hear how dental trauma and sleep position can also contribute. Dr. Hoang offers many treatment options that are not invasive and can make a remarkable difference in a short period of time. This is the first in-depth episode on osteopathy. Learn more from her book, "Osteopathy for Children: Holistic and Natural Treatments for the Developing Infant, Toddler & Growing Child", and by visiting her Facebook page.
Jan 03, 202456:58
Dr. Randy Schulman, Integrative Optometrist. Often Missed Visual Issues in Autism. 12/12/2023
Dr. Randy Schulman is an integrative optometrist with offices in CT and NY. She has practiced for over 25 years, and has mentored many newly licensed doctors. She supervises and teaches about rehabilitative vision therapy for many complex issues, including autism, developmental delays, and brain injuries. In this session, she discusses how to recognize, evaluate, and treat often ignored vision dysfunction. These visual problems can exacerbate behavior, and interfere with development. She expands on how she collaborates with other professionals, especially occupational therapists. If this session interests you, also listen to Dr. Hans Lessmann, Dr. Deborah Zelinsky, Dr. Sarah Lane, and Dr. Mary Van Hoy. www.EyeCareAssociates.com
Dec 18, 202357:26
Laura Villanti. Parasites: An Often Undiagnosed Problem in Autism. November 28, 2023
Laura Villanti is a nutrtionist with over 15 certifications in functional nutritional therapy, advanced dietary protocols for restoring the gut microbiome, Allergy Release Technique® (ART), Klinghardt Autonomic Response Testing, Eden Energy Medicine, REIKI, Bio Individual Nutrition, Healing Food Specialist, 200 Yoga RYT, and more. As the youngest of 15 children, she learned how to grow, prepare, preserve, serve – A LOT, eat and enjoy real foods from childhood. She has helped hundreds of people get well by determining the inderlying causes of their symptoms. She serves as the CoPresident of the Rochester, NY area chapter of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
In this fascinating episode, learn about how parasites can destroy health and what to do to identify and eliminate them. Learn how sugar is problematic, and how to do a sugar detox.
www.AtHomeWith Wellness.com
www.Parasitetesting.com
www.ParasiteWellnessResearch.com
In this fascinating episode, learn about how parasites can destroy health and what to do to identify and eliminate them. Learn how sugar is problematic, and how to do a sugar detox.
www.AtHomeWith Wellness.com
www.Parasitetesting.com
www.ParasiteWellnessResearch.com
Dec 04, 202357:05
Kelli Foulkrod: Treating Anxiety and Depression without Drugs. 11/14/23
Kelli Foulkrod LPC is a holistic psychotherapist based in Austin, Texas and licensed in Colorado, with over 20 years of experience. Her truly holistic interventions combine body based techniques, energetic practices, nutrition coaching, and nervous system support. Her plans include turning 75 acres of farmland she has inherited into a residential organic Mental Health Center. Healing the soil is first. Eventually, she plans to build a community of tiny houses. For now, services help those on addictive drugs to detox and to change to more natural approaches. Listen in to learn how she has helped dozens of moms. The Organic Mental Health Center combines in-depth psychology, internal family systems, root cause approaches, gut health, nature based therapy, and somatic and sensorimotor psychology. www.OrganicMentalHealthCenter.com
Nov 20, 202356:42
Rob Greco and Kent Savage. All without Words. From vocalizations to a symphony
Justin Morell heard music in his non-verbal autistic son's vocalizations. Working with his friend, John Daversa, a world class trumpeter, he wrote a 4 movement symphony. Kent Savage and Rob Greco of the Boundless Arts Foundation relate how this remarkable work came to be premiered live in September, 2023 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Learn the story of this event, and how it has changed people's views of those who communicate without speaking. www.AllWithoutWords.com www.BoundlessArts.org
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Oct 28, 202356:17
Ingrid Kanics, OTR. Designing Play Spaces for Sensory Integration. October 10, 2023
Ingrid Kanics is a world leader in inclusive design for creative play. As an occupational therapist who experienced an incomplete spinal cord injury, she knows firsthand about the need for accessible indoor and outdoor spaces. Listen in to learn about what makes a great play space that engages all of the senses. Learn how Ingrid has used her knowledge to transform playgrounds, children's museums, and schools. Learn how the surface, weather, and safety concerns are taken into account. Discover how you and your community can learn from Ingrid, and bring her expertise to your area. www.InclusivePlaybyDesign.com
Oct 13, 202356:32
Amy Hull Arbetter: Healing My Sons, Part 2. Sept. 26, 2023
Amy Hull Arbetter is a holistic health practitioner, and the mother of identical twin sons. She first appeared on this show 2 1/2 years ago, when her sons were in high school. Consider listening to that episode first. After graduating, they both started college. One is doing well both health wise and academically. The other has had health challenges, including seizures. Amy recently sought help from Dietrich Klinghardt, MD PhD. Using cutting edge techniques, seizures have lessened and health gains continue. In this episode, learn about bio individuality, and why the sequence of therapies is so important. Find out also how Amy can help you take control of healing your child. Her energy evaluations show which organs are stressed, and imbalance solutions. www.WellAmy.com
Sep 27, 202356:32
Brian Hooker PhD. Vax-UnVax, Let the Science Speak for Itself. 9/12/23
Dr. Brian Hooker is a Professor of Biology at Simpson University in Redding, CA, and the Chief Scientific Researcher for Children's Health Defense, where he hosts a weekly podcast called "Doctors and Scientists." He is also the father of a young adult son with autism. In this episode he talks about the role of vaccines and their additives in Autism, a out which he has written in 2 books. He explains what happens physiologically, and how some people's bodies are unable to deal with the insult to the immune and other systems. He discusses the health differences in several key areas between vaxxed and unvaxxed individuals. Finally he talks about the wonderful advances his son has made since starting to spell, using a letterboard. Tune in to learn from this warrior Dad.
www.ChildrensHealthDefense.org
www.ChildrensHealthDefense.org
Sep 18, 202356:33
Joanne Spence: Trauma- Informed Yoga for Stress Reduction. August 22, 2023
Joanne Spence is a veteran Yoga Therapist, teacher, writer, and poet, based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is the author of Trauma-Informed Yoga, and accompanying spiral bound card deck: A Toolbox for Therapists; 47 Practices to Calm, Balance, and Restore the Nervous System. In this fascinating episode, learn how to use various poses to help calm or energize the nervous system, as Joanne takes us through a number of simple exercises. Joanne explains the importance of the breath, as well as the function of the vagus nerve in moving out of fight/flight. Joanne's experience in the world of mental health disorders makes her skills very adaptable to the world of autism. www.JoanneSpence.com
Aug 28, 202357:16
Dr. Mary VanHoy: Vision Care through a Multi-Senory Approach. August 8, 2023
Dr. Mary VanHoy is a veteran Indiana based optometrist with over 40 years clinical experience. In this episode, she describes the many tools in her tool chest for enhancing the lives of those on the spectrum. Her practice includes combining visual, auditory, and vestibular processing. In addition to her extensive battery of specialty tests, she also offers functional visual field studies to rule out non-pathological constrictions in the visual fields (tunnel vision) due to sensory overload or visual stress. If the functional visual fields are found to be constricted, Optometric Syntonic Phototherapy will be included in the patient's treatment plan. Mary was a member of a team working with young adults with disabilities in Kuwait from 2012-2016. She has recently moved from a brick and mortar office to a mobile EyeVan. www.Eyes4Wellness.com
Aug 10, 202355:36
Dr. Viola Valletta: Chiropractic Care for Autism, July 25, 2025
Viola Valletta, DC, is a veteran Pittsburgh area chiropractor, who utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. Listen in to learn how when a patient is diagnosed with an allergy, asthma, autism, or ADHD, she works closely with the brain and nervous system to balance function. Since her son's diagnosis in 2003, she has dedicated her attention to those on the spectrum, utilizing the program proposed by Dr. Robert Melillo. She combines chiropractic tools with the knowledge of diet, nutrition, reflex integration, auditory, visual, and sensory processing, and more. Learn also about an innovative music program for those on the spectrum. www.DrViolaCanHelp.com
Jul 27, 202356:33
Judy Chinitz: 2nd episode. Spellbound: 3 years later. July 13, 2023
Judy Chinitz is the mother of two sons, one of whom has severe autism. She is well known in the autism community for her tenacity in finding many innovative biomedical and other therapies for her son Alex. It wasn't until Alex was 25 years old that she learned how to teach him to communicate using a letter board. Judy learned that all the motor impairments she had recognized in her son had prevented him -- for his entire life -- from showing that he has both normal language and exceptional intelligence. She did an interview right after Alex passed the New York State High School Equivalency exam, with distinction...and was accepted into an excellent 4-year college. Since then Judy has worked with over 50 students like Alex at the Mouth to Hand Learning Center, in Westchester County, NY. Daily, she brings the gift of expressive language, friendships and the joy of learning to nonspeaking autistic individuals. Alex had a setback, however, when he acquired severe Lyme disease. Listen in to get the latest updates in her remarkable story. www.MouthtoHandTherapyCenter.com
Jul 16, 202357:00
Lisa Erskine Knopp: Our Visual Brain, June 27, 2023
Lisa Knopp is a Vision Therapist at Hope Clinic Vision Therapy, Bellevue, WA. She is passionate about helping people reach their optimal productivity, empowerment and joy through brain training and education. She has expertise in the areas of Education/Special Education, Curriculum Development, Vision Therapy and Traumatic Brain Injury.
She serves on the Vision Therapists' Education Committee for the College of Optometric Vision Development (COVD). Through Our Visual Brain, she has developed a "Seussical" rhyming flip book story about three animal friends on a playful "See and Say" walking adventure, leading the characters/readers to cloud and nighttime sky viewing for building the visual skills of Anti-Suppression, Figure Ground, and more. www.OurVisualBrain.com
She serves on the Vision Therapists' Education Committee for the College of Optometric Vision Development (COVD). Through Our Visual Brain, she has developed a "Seussical" rhyming flip book story about three animal friends on a playful "See and Say" walking adventure, leading the characters/readers to cloud and nighttime sky viewing for building the visual skills of Anti-Suppression, Figure Ground, and more. www.OurVisualBrain.com
Jul 06, 202356:06
Maureen McDonnell: From DAN! to MAMM June 13, 2023
Maureen McDonnell is a nurse who, for 10 years, ran the Defeat Autism Now! conferences for the Autism Research Institute. She has dedicated herself to promoting natural approaches and prevention techniques that minimize vaccine risk and improve and heal chronic conditions. Her organization Save Our Children Heal Our Planet (SOKHOP) focused on prevention. Today she is a Vaccine Injury Specialist with Millions Against Medical Mandates (MAMM). She also has a monthly show on Children's Health Defense television. Tune in to hear her passion for keeping this generation of kids and their families well. www.MillionsAgainstMandates.org
Jun 15, 202357:01
Dawnmarie (DM) Gaivin: Spelling for Non- and Unreliable Speakers May 23, 2023
Dawnmarie Gaivin is the mother of 2 non-speaking teens with autism. DM realized that their inability to talk did not mean that they had nothing to say. Rather, it was because they were apraxia, and lacked the fine motor skills in their mouths, lips, tongue, and cheeks to form the words. To help them and others like them communicate, she started using letter boards. This method was so successful, that with an occupational therapist, she founded the Spellers Center of San Diego. Today she has helped hundreds of others be able to show their true abilities by communicating with letterboards. Furthermore, working with OTs and behavioral optometrists, her students are improving their fine motor abilities. DM was a part of the award-winning documentary, Spellers: The Movie. Listen in to learn about how to become a Spelling practitioner, and to get this important method into our schools. www.Spellers.com
May 25, 202357:43
Wendy Beth Rosen May 9, 2023. School, the Seedbed of Society and The Vision Learning Connection
Wendy Beth Rosen, a former early childhood educator and seasoned elementary school teacher, is an adjunct instructor at Pacific University. As a proponent of innovation and creativity in the field of education, Wendy has developed numerous curriculum resources on a wide range of topics. In this episode, she discusses her two books. The first is about the connection between vision and learning, and why many students struggle in school because of hidden vision problems that are often misdiagnosed and mistaken for other conditions. Her second book came out of the pandemic. She writes, "The pandemic exposed pervasive societal fractures that have long been destabilizing our educational system. These imbalances and injustices that have compromised teachers, children, families, and communities have been enabled for decades. This watershed moment in our human story requires us to respond to these inhumane conditions with unprecedented commitment and action. At the heart of this book are questions and talking points that will spur us to reimagine schools as healthy, safe, sustainable, vibrant places."
www.wendybethrosen.com
www.wendybethrosen.com
May 12, 202357:46
Kenyon Keily: Herbal Medicine for Autism. April 25, 2023
What would Nature Do? That's the question that herbalist, Kenyon Keily asks when someone brings him a health issue. An herbal medicine practitioner, by trade, he is much more than that. He combines the wisdom of ancient Asian tongue diagnosis with understanding of Ayurveda. Australian by birth he has lived all over the United States for almost 40 years. He is a homesteader, who practices what he preaches. Tune in to learn about what a tongue tells us about health, how detrimental a moldy environment can be to health, and how all things from plants can heal. Keily makes liquid extracts that are formulas, using a combination of herbs. He can not only help those with autism, but almost any health issue. Many of his patients have Lyme. He can help with fertility, and other issues. His work is done remotely, as he asks for photos that give him important information. I believe you will find this to be one of the most fascinating podcasts I have done. KenyonKeily@Yahoo.com
May 05, 202358:00
BG Mancini. Heal the Gut, Heal the Brain. March 28, 2023
BG Mancini is an Acupuncture physician and Functional Medicine practitioner who addresses root causes of children's neuro-developmental issues. She has always been interested in health as it relates to food, supplements, growth and development. At only 6, her dad introduced her to what we call “super-foods,” like bee pollen, blue-green algae, how to grow sprouts, juicing, and the power of breathwork. By the time she got to college, and studying Nutrition, she launched right into working with chronically ill patients with whole foods nutrition, and started to see the incredible healing capabilities of the body. She was hooked! Listen in to learn about macrobiotics, the power of healing the vagus nerve, and more. Sharing this with as many people as possible is what brings BG joy. That's why she founded THE Brain and Gut Institute.
Today, she shares with her husband and two kids about nutrition, growing foods and eating in season, how to use supplementation to support our bodies in an unbalanced world, and most importantly, how to be kind humans! www.BrainGutInstitute.com
Today, she shares with her husband and two kids about nutrition, growing foods and eating in season, how to use supplementation to support our bodies in an unbalanced world, and most importantly, how to be kind humans! www.BrainGutInstitute.com
Apr 21, 202357:11
Jonathan Hartman, DC Cognitive Brain Training. April 11, 2023
Jonathan Hartman DC is a Chiropractic Neurologist specializing in treating people, not conditions. By focusing on alleviating sensory abnormalities, he helps improve the way his patients process their world. Listen in to learn about his in depth functional neurological evaluation, and his brain enhancement and recovery system. His patients often have had concussions or present with an Autism diagnosis. His program includes a look at lifestyle, diet, toxins, viruses, bacteria, hormones, and other stressors. His cognitive brain training incorporates the Arrowsmith training. Listen also to the episode by Filomena LaForgia, whose son, Dean, was helped immensely with this approach. www.TheHartmanCenter.com
Apr 14, 202356:49
Raun Kaufman Autism Crisis Turnaround (ACT) March 14, 2023
Raun Kaufman is a 50 year old man who was diagnosed with severe autism as a young child. His parents refused to follow doctors recommendations for institutionalization and worked to recover him completely. Raun attended Brown University and today helps families of kids with Autism understand the underlying causes of their behavior. He developed the ACT program to work with meltdowns and other behaviors along with Kate Wilde. Listen in to understand how the environment and imposed situations can lead our loved ones with autism into a crisis mode, and "neuro-crashes", making it impossible for them to function. Raun believes that symptom suppressers used to mitigate or avoid meltdowns, such as medications, are inappropriate. While these may be quick fixes, they merely suppress the behavior. www.AutismCrisisTurnAround.com
Mar 24, 202357:36
Kelly Dorfman: Cure Your Child with Food. February 28. 2023
Kelly Dorfman is one of the world’s foremost experts on using nutrition therapeutically to improve brain function, energy and mood. She collaborates with other medical professionals to create individualized programs to address complex ailments and symptoms. After identifying core issues, she employs tried-and-true strategies grounded in research to attain the best results over time.
Kelly’s special talent is integrating information from many sources and finding practical solutions. She is the author of the winning book Cure Your Child With Food: The hidden connection between nutrition and childhood ailments, updated in late 2020. Listen in to benefit from Kelly's unique viewpoints. www.KellyDorfman.com
Kelly’s special talent is integrating information from many sources and finding practical solutions. She is the author of the winning book Cure Your Child With Food: The hidden connection between nutrition and childhood ailments, updated in late 2020. Listen in to benefit from Kelly's unique viewpoints. www.KellyDorfman.com
Mar 01, 202356:50
Beth Lambert: Documenting Hope. February 14, 2023
Beth Lambert is the cofounder and Executive Director of the non-profit Epidemic Answers, and the President of The Documentong Hope Project. Epidemic Answers is the organization with which Developmental Delay Resources merged. The Documenting Hope initiative is following 14 children with autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, and complex auto immune conditions to show that healing is possible. By providing therapies, food, and expert guidance, this project will be a model for future treatments. Beth is the author of the book A Compromised Generation, and the coauthor of multiple other publications. Listen in to learn how you can support the Documenting Hope efforts, all about the conference to be held in the Fall of 2023, and the proof that healing is possible. Www.DocumentingHope.com
Feb 21, 202357:31
Teresa Badillo Raising and Understanding Marco: August 21, 2019
Teresa Badillo is the mother of 7 children, including Marco, now 30. Since he was diagnosed at age 3, she has been an in depth researcher about all things related to autism. This recording was one of the first in the Autism Detectives podcast, and was recorded in 2019. Teresa shares with us what it was like learning about autism in the 1990s, before Google and an Internet. She goes through the many therapies she tried, what worked, and what didn't. Teresa and her family now live in Canada, and Marco is thriving in an adult program. Teresa was one of the charter members of Developmental Delay Resources (DDR), and served as President and a Board member for many years. She moved over to Epidemic Answers when the two non profits merged in 2013. Be sure and listen to Teresa's other Autism Detectives interview about how her son's autism was probably a result of arsenic poisoning, and how he benefited from lithium. www.EpidemicAnswers.org
Feb 11, 202357:30
Jodie Dashore: Gestational Lyme leading to Autism. August 13, 2019
Jodie Dashore, PhD. OTD, is a naturopathic physician, and the Founder/Director of the BioNexus Health Clinic in Bayshore, NJ. She is an internationally recognized pioneering clinician in autism spectrum disorders, mold/ biotoxin illness, chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS), and Lyme disease. While already credentialed as an occupational therapist, her son was diagnosed with autism at a young age. Hear her compelling story about how her husband survived the trauma of escaping from the Twin Towers while she was over 7 months pregnant, and how this affected her son's birth and early months. Learn about how he got Lyme in utero, and how the coinfections, exacerbated by exposure to mold resulted in Autism. Learn about how she healed him using a combination of herbal remedies, homotoxicolgy, and other treatments. Jodie is now helping other families with complex autism and other disorders through virtual telemedicine. She has worked with families from over 80 countries. Her son is fully recovered, and will be entering medical school. www.BioNexusHealth.com
Feb 10, 202357:28
Jen Barsamian: The Non-Toxic Mama. January 24, 2023
Jen Barsamian is an Autism mom who took what she learned during her son's journey of healing and shares it with others. By embracing a toxin-free lifestyle, and learning about lurking poisons in our foods and environment, like EMFs, she educates others on the importance of buying organic, avoiding GMOs, and the importance of building a healthy microbiome. In this episode, she discusses stress reduction, hormone balancing, sleep, homeopathy, and a fully multi faceted healing program. She stresses all the components of what it takes to live a non-toxic life in today's toxic world. Her son, now 23, is recovered because of all she learned about how he developed autism. Join her Non-Toxic Mamas private Facebook group.
Feb 07, 202357:10
First show: The Autism Detective, Patricia Lemer June 11, 2019
Patricia S. Lemer. M.Ed., LPC, is the Host and Moderator of The Autism Detective. Her career as an educational diagnostician has spanned over 50 years. She is always looking for clues to the possible root causes of childhood developmental, behavioral, and learning issues. She is the author of 3 books on healing Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her most recent book, Outsmarting Autism: Build a Healthy Foundation for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at all Ages, has been called "the Bible" of autism. It covers 5 important steps to take from diagnosis through the lifespan, including prevention. In this episode, she gives her personal and professional background, and how she looks for clues. She discusses the not-for- profit organization she cofounded, her experiences establishing a center for young adults with disabilities in Kuwait, and her ideas for future broadcasts. Now retired, Patty continues to lecture and write, as well as to mentor young practitioners and edit their writings. www.PatriciaLemer.com. Www.OutsmartingAutism.com
Feb 01, 202357:04
Amber Cleveland Lewter: The Effects of Autism on Marriage. 8/20/20
Amber Cleveland Lewter is a licensed professional counselor, based in Atlanta, who has been a psychotherapist since 2010. She is passionate about holistic health for mothers, babies, and developing children.
Amber is trained in integrative mental health, mindfulness and family therapy. She is committed to helping women learn how to reduce stress and manage anxiety in their lives and navigate transitions in life. Her work focuses on assisting women in implementing mind-body techniques, learning about creating a healthy life style, and resolving relationship issues. With an emphasis on holistic health and mindfulness; she implements practices that strengthen the mind/body connection and improve overall health and wellbeing.
In this episode, she explains how she uses her skills in working with couples dealing with the stresses of autism.
www.TheBraineryAtl.com
Amber is trained in integrative mental health, mindfulness and family therapy. She is committed to helping women learn how to reduce stress and manage anxiety in their lives and navigate transitions in life. Her work focuses on assisting women in implementing mind-body techniques, learning about creating a healthy life style, and resolving relationship issues. With an emphasis on holistic health and mindfulness; she implements practices that strengthen the mind/body connection and improve overall health and wellbeing.
In this episode, she explains how she uses her skills in working with couples dealing with the stresses of autism.
www.TheBraineryAtl.com
Jan 02, 202355:03
Teresa Badillo: Arsenic poisoning as autism and Lithium Dumping as part of the Total Load. 10/26/21
Teresa Badillo is the mother of Marco, her 30-year-old son with autism. Marco had severe sensory and language processing problems as a young child, which led Teresa to adopting a biomedical, sensory, and auditory therapy program. In this episode, she discusses the symptoms of arsenic poisoning, and how she has worked to get it out of his body. She then goes into depth on the benefits of lithium supplementation, and how that has helped Marco. She discusses the possible connection to genetic mutations, and how to recognize them. Teresa is one of the most knowledgeable veteran moms out there. She has helped hundreds of families get to the underlying causes of their kids' autism symptoms. She was a charter Board member of Developmental Delay Resources, and now sits on the Board of Epidemic Answers. www.EpidemicAnswers.org
Jan 02, 202355:52
Jonathan Alderson: Part 1 Challenging the Myths of Autism. Recorded 12/22/2022
Jonathan Alderson is an autism expert, residing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His book, Challenging the Myths of Autism, debunks 7 of the negative stereotypes and fallacies about ASD. These myths include that those with ASD have low IQs, reject affection, lack creativity and imagination, and cannot make friends. Listen in to learn why these are untrue, and why the 5 year window if development is also false. After listening to this segment, tune in to Part 2 of Jonathan 's wisdom, where he discusses how he uses a multi-treatment approach tailored to uniquely meet each individual's needs. www.IMTI.ca.
Jan 02, 202356:27
Dr. David Dornfeld: Maybe it's Lyme! What about Detoxification? Have you considered HBOT? 12/13/22
David Dornfeld, DO is a functional medicine consultant and Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist who focuses on treating and caring for the PERSON who has a disease, or condition, rather than treating the disease that a person has. He started as a Traditional Medicine Physician before becoming an Integrative Medical Physician in 1986. His goal is to improve the person’s “Terrain” and support their immune system, to allow for an enhanced reversal of symptoms. He believes that fixing the Gut fixes the brain. His motto is "You are what you eat, and cannot excrete." To learn more a out HBOT, listen also to Dr. Jennifer Laude-Leggett.
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Dec 16, 202258:21
Giving Getting and Gratitude: A Holiday Message
Every year, I replay this episode around the holidays to remind everyone what the season is about. To show my gratitude for your loyalty, I offer a free consultation about your child. I also discuss food and gift choices. Happy, healthy New Year! www.PatriciaLemer.com
Dec 12, 202256:46
Lisa Sosnowski: Spectrum Tech and Training Center June 23, 2020
Lisa Sosnowski is the mother of a son on the autism spectrum, and the Founder, Director, and CEO of Spectrum Tech Trade School, Village, and Training Center, a 501c3 Corporation,
based in Manasaquan, NJ. The multi-faceted program includes intensive therapies that address root causes of behaviors, and outdoor experiences. For older students, career and vocational training will be matched to interests and abilities. To learn about other programs for young adults that include vocational training, listen to Mike Sweeney and Nancy Bernotaitis. www.SpectrumTechTradeSchool.com
based in Manasaquan, NJ. The multi-faceted program includes intensive therapies that address root causes of behaviors, and outdoor experiences. For older students, career and vocational training will be matched to interests and abilities. To learn about other programs for young adults that include vocational training, listen to Mike Sweeney and Nancy Bernotaitis. www.SpectrumTechTradeSchool.com
Nov 24, 202257:30
Jenna Blaze: Homeopathy and Beyond. November 22, 2022
Jenna Blaze is a homeopath and healing mentor in Austin, Texas. She uses homeopathy and intuitive wisdom to facilitate mind-body healing, gentle detoxification of trauma and toxins, immune system rebuilding, and soul mending. She teaches homeopathy and healing principles online for those wanting to go beyond pharmaceutical, supplements, and what homeopathy can do alone. Like many others in her field, she applies the knowledge she acquired while healing herself, relying on her intuition and spirit. Want to learn more about homeopathy and or her energy techniques, listen to Mary Coyle and Jan Polansky. www.JennaBlaze.com
Nov 24, 202257:43
Polly Tommey: Autism as a Vaccine Injury
Polly Tommey is the mother of 3 children, one of whom developed autism after vaccination. This life changing event made her a warrior mom, who has, in the subsequent 25 years, become a strong advocate for vaccine education and developing resources for families with vaccine damaged children. She is the Founder and Director of The AUTISM Trust, an international project based in Austin, Texas. Polly also serves as the Media Director of Children's Health Defense (CHD). In that capacity she hosts several shows on their Television channel, including "Tea Time with Polly", and "This Week" a news program with CHD President, Mary Holland. www.TheAutismTrust.org.uk https//www.ChildrensHealthDefense.org
Nov 10, 202256:25
Lyndsy Karrie Moffatt: Healing the Gut to Heal the Autistic Brain
Lyndsy Karrie Moffatt is a certified GAPS Diet coach and holistic nutritionist. After learning about the power of diet and nutrition to heal her son Dominic, her passion has been to help other parents heal their children from the inside out. She has developed online courses, including a 30 day Real Food Challenge. In this episode learn how you can do it too. Learn the ins and outs of the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet as implemented by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. Work with Lyndsy to overcome picky eating and get your child talking and relating. www.LyndsyMoffatt.com
Nov 06, 202257:19
Valerie Aprahamian:Navigating Your Child's IEP. October 26, 2022
Valerie Aprahamian is an expert on helping parents navigate their children's IEPs. After her daughter, Chanel was diagnosed with autism at age 3, she had to learn the logistics of placing her with neurotypical kids, while getting needed support. She dismissed the "doom and gloom" prognosis the doctors delivered, to help Chanel graduate from high school and become a productive citizen. Valerie believes that parents know their kids best. In this episode, learn 5 steps to help your child thrive in special education, and how to avoid common mistakes. Valerie teaches an IEP masterclass, and knows how to sidestep delay tactics school systems often use. Discover her calm, confident approach. www.Advocates4Angels.com
Nov 06, 202257:38
Dr. Anju Usman Singh: Attaining True Health October 11, 2022
Anju Usman Singh, MD is one of the most experienced and sought after physicians in the field of autism. After working at the Pfeiffer Treatment Center, she opened the True Health Medical Center and the PURE Compounding Pharmacy in Naperville, IL, where she works with Dr. Julie Logan. She has experienced the heart breaking loss of a daughter to an anaphylactic peanut allergy, so she personally understands her families' needs. Listen to her strategies and priorities in possibly reversing and healing autism through cleaning up the environment, changing the diet, and healing the gut. Hear about innovative teas that she likes, the important gut-brain and gut-immune connections. www.TrueHealthMedical.com
Oct 12, 202256:15
Jonathan Alderson: Part 2 Using a Multi-Treatment Programming for ASD Recorded 10/22/19
Jonathan Alderson is an autism expert in Toronto, Canada. He worked at the Autism Treatment Centers of America for 8 years before expanding to using a trans disciplinary approach. Jonathan recognizes that each person with autism is unique, and requires a carefully prioritized program. For Jonathan, order matters. Learn how he incorporates lifestyle changes into diet, nutrition, movement, sensory, and other programs. If you have not already listened to Part 1 of Jonathan's interview, listen in as he describes and debunks 7 myths about autism. www.IMTI.CA
Oct 07, 202257:30
Zoey O'Toole: Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth. 9/27/22
Zoey O'Toole, a Co-founder of Thinking Moms Revolution, co-edited an anonymous, translated-from-Hebrew book, Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth, along with attorney, Mary Holland, President of Children's Health Defense. This is the first book critical of vaccines to have ever received a positive review from a mainstream medical journal. Learn how clinical trials of vaccines are done, exactly what herd immunity is, and how thr public has been duped into thinking that vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective. Whether you are a healthcare professional, a parent of a young child or someone who wishes to productively engage in the vaccine debate sweeping the world today, this book is a must-read. www.ChildrensHealthDefense.org
Oct 02, 202257:28
Bonnie Brandes: Quantum Reflex Integration (QRI) Is Foundational for Development 3/24/20
Bonnie Brandes, M.Ed., is an innovative practitioner who has developed a groundbreaking program called Quantum Reflex Integration (QRI) that uses the Harmonic low level laser along with sound frequencies and reflex integration techniques to balance the nervous system. QRI combines Bonnie's training in MNRI and Educational Kinesiology (Brain Gym).
Listen in to learn how sound and light frequencies can help the reflexes do their crucial job in developing language and cognition. Bonnie travels worldwide training parents and professionals on QRI protocols.
Her book, The Symphony of Reflexes directs the sequential use of this home-based program that can help accelerate the benefit of other therapies. www.ReflexIntegration.net
Listen in to learn how sound and light frequencies can help the reflexes do their crucial job in developing language and cognition. Bonnie travels worldwide training parents and professionals on QRI protocols.
Her book, The Symphony of Reflexes directs the sequential use of this home-based program that can help accelerate the benefit of other therapies. www.ReflexIntegration.net
Sep 22, 202256:46
Betsy Hicks Russ: Raising a son with severe non-verbal autism and Managing Picky Eating 9/13/22
Betsy Russ is the widow of beloved autism doctor, John Hicks, and the mother of an adult son and daughter. She is a veteran warrior mom, who has dedicated her life to advancing the rights of those living with autism. More than 10 years ago she wrote one of the first books on Diets for Autism. Picky Eating Solutions guides families gently and without guilt to finding a healthy lifestyle. Betsy recognizes that changing diet is hard, and offers a 4 part online course and blog. She has developed the "Be Kind Vest" for both autistic individuals and their caregivers. She has been a speaker at Autism One for almost 20 years. Her motto is "At the end of the day, we don't dream our lives, we live them." www.AutismOdyssey.org
Sep 15, 202255:37
Carla Atherton: A Family Health Revolution. Elevate health through lifestyle medicine
Carla Atherton is a health empowerment coach. She is the Director of Healthy Family Formula (HFF), the Practitioner Training Academy, Host and Producer of four Children’s Health Summits, and author of Family Health Revolution. Carla’s mission is to support people to achieve their best health through information, guidance, inspiration, and empowerment.
Carla lives on an acreage in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, where she works from a home office. Carla consults with people from all over the world on the resolution of chronic physical and mental/emotional health challenges through the combination of lifestyle modification, mind/body practices, creativity and purpose, and holistic/natural/sustainable principles.
Connect with Carla at www.healthyfamilyformula.com
Carla lives on an acreage in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, where she works from a home office. Carla consults with people from all over the world on the resolution of chronic physical and mental/emotional health challenges through the combination of lifestyle modification, mind/body practices, creativity and purpose, and holistic/natural/sustainable principles.
Connect with Carla at www.healthyfamilyformula.com
Sep 04, 202256:45