1 in 31: Autism Today

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Dr. Helaine Smith. Her office, Pound Ridge Cosmetic Dentistry, is located in  Westchester County - Pound Ridge, NY. Dr. Smith is dedicated to her patients – to their care, overall health and education – since beginning her dentistry career in 1991 and is passionately committed to using the most effective state-of-the-art proven techniques and materials to guarantee...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Robert Bernstein! Rob's life work is to help individuals with autism. He grew up with a brother on the autism spectrum, raised a son diagnosed with autism and has worked as an autism therapist for 35 years. Rob is the author of the award-winning book Uniquely Normal: Tapping the Reservoir to Normalcy. Through Autism Speech, Rob provides one-on-one individualized eva...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Kathleen Marshall! Kathleen is the Director of Program Services at Anderson Center for Autism. Recently, our Consultation Department unveiled a new brand for their consulting and training programs - Anderson Center Consulting and Training (ACCT). ACCT is deeply committed to empowering all service and training recipients with tools and strategies that can help carry...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Buzzy Geduld. Born and raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Buzzy has made a living as a New York trader and owner of the Donut Pub in NYC. Buzzy is a long-time Anderson supporter! He originally connected with the agency through two Anderson parents - Tondra & Jeffrey Lynford. We'd like to specially thank Buzzy for his continual support of Anderson and the work that...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Anderson team member Tracy Schober. Tracy is the Senior Admissions Administrator at Anderson Center for Autism as well as the ECHO Autism Lead. She has been with the agency for over 10 years! She joins us on 1 in 44 to discuss Anderson's upcoming Resources for Autism & IDD Information Sharing (RAISE) Expo. The RAISE Expo will be held at the Desmond Hotel in Albany,...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Bobby Morong! Bobby is the founder of Training Ties®. Bobby has been a Physical Education and Special Education Elementary School Teacher in and around Boston for over 20 years. He created Training Ties® to help individuals keep their laces tied! It is the ultimate shoe tying tool! Whether you know how to tie shoes already and want to keep yours tied, or would like...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guests are Alison Krause & Brandon Schaer. This episode is a continuation of last week's interview which focused on Ramapo for Children. Alison is a licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience working with children, families, and individuals as an agent of support and change. She is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Clinical Services, Staff Assi...

Alison Krause is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Clinical Services, Staff Assistant Experience (SAE) at Ramapo for Children. Ramapo is a non-profit organization with locations in New York City and Rhinebeck. They offer many different services such as: residential summer camp, day camp & retreats, staff assistant experience, training & coaching, and more! Alison is a licensed Clinical Soc...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is David Melby! David is a longtime friend of Anderson Center for Autism, with 20+ years of impactful longstanding service. He is a Vice President at NFP, a leading commercial insurance agency providing services across the United States, Canada, Europe and Puerto Rico. NFP has been a corporate sponsor/supporter of ACA throughout the years. Tune in to learn more about N...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guests are Anderson team members Tracy Schober & Ashley Velez. Tracy & Ashley are both apart of Anderson's ECHO Autism Best Practices Hub. Tracy is the ECHO Lead Facilitator/HUB Team Parent Advocate, Ashley is a Clinic Coordinator. ECHO Autism Best Practices is a virtual learning network of autism specialists that allows for real-time access to experts in autism and other de...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Chante Wise! Chante is the CEO of Thinkers 4 Autism (T4A), a California based nonprofit organization. T4A is a 100% volunteer non-profit organization, run by a group of people dedicated to raising monies to provide their community with much needed services for families with children on the Autism Spectrum and special needs. Their goals are to provide families with r...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Vanessa Castañeda Gill! Vanessa is the Captain of the SS Social Cipher (CEO!). Vanessa's team works to  build Social-emotional learning games that give youth of all neurotypes the power to navigate the universe. Social Cipher is led by a team of autistic advocates, game developers, and social entrepreneurs. Social Cipher’s mission is to represent and empower youth o...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is George Bailey. George is the parent of a child on the autism spectrum and the president of zPods, a company breaking new ground in innovations for better sleep. zPods is a startup based in St. Louis, and was launched on the thought that when children fall asleep quickly and stay in bed the whole night through, the whole family thrives! They have developed a new type...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Paul Cimins! Paul is the father of a child with autism and is the CEO and founder of Autism Radio™. Started in 2007, Autism Radio™ is dedicated to raising public awareness about Autism, and helping individuals, families, and society cope with struggles of this disorder. Their mission is to raise funds and distribute them to families in need who are dealing with the...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Jay Perez! Jay is an artist, and a new friend of Anderson Center for Autism. Jay grew up and currently resides in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. He began creating art at a young age focusing on comic and graffiti art, and also creating custom denim jackets. He attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC after high school, and later joined the New York Polic...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Rob Brown. Rob is a general sales manager at Sunrise Media - Oldies 98.9, Energy 103, and Country 94.5. Rob has more than 25 years of experience helping businesses and organizations in the Hudson Valley with his expertise in radio, digital, and recruitment advertising. This episode highlights all things Sunrise Media - as a way for ACA to thank them for their genero...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guests are Edward Porta and Andy Hill of SolutionsATI. Edward is the owner of SolutionsATI and is also an Anderson dad! Edward's son came to Anderson to live residentially shortly after the COVID-19 Pandemic caused services to shut down in their home state of California. Andy Hill is the Director of Digital Adoption at SolutionsATI. SolutionsATI is a Silicon Valley-based Man...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Greg Austin! Greg is the founder of Inclusive Fitness in Boston, Massachusetts. Inclusive Fitness is a company dedicated to helping neurodiverse people and their families and caregivers create the healthy lifestyles they want and deserve. Inclusive Fitness is not an adaptive gym. It is the unique combination of the right people, the best programming, and the perfect...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Carolyn Huston. Carolyn is the mother of three children, two adult women and a young son. Her son keeps her young at heart and has introduced her to the world of autism. She can often be found at his activities, volunteering in school, or helping parents of other children with special needs. She has always dreamed of writing and sharing her stories and knowledge wit...

Brody Stirk is a ten year old with ASD from the Western region of New York! He is joined by his mother Janna. Brody runs his very own YouTube channel titled Brody Educates, which focuses on “science with a sense of humor”. With recording and editing help from his mom, Brody does all his own research and is the host of the show! Brody wants to get people interested in the things he is passionate ab...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Joseph Sinagra. Joe is the Chief of Police for the Saugerties, NY police department. Chief Sinagra is seeking to help the Saugerties community with the launch of the new Handle With Care program within the department. The goal of "Handle with Care" is to give the department’s officers knowledge about community members who may have special needs like autism or suffer...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guests are Gavin Jenkins and Kevin Spencer! Gavin is the Chair of the UAB Department of Occupational Therapy and Kevin is the Magic Therapy Designer and Magic Camp Curriculum Creator. The UAB Magic Camp is part of a collaboration between UAB's Department of Occupational Therapy, Children's of Alabama, Hocus Focus™ and the UAB Institute for Arts in Medicine. The annual UAB Ma...

Dawn M. Barclay is an award-winning author who has spent a 30+ year career working in different aspects of the travel industry. She holds degrees in psychology and marketing, is a mother of two, and resides in New York’s scenic Hudson Valley. Her most recent work 'Traveling Different' reads as a guide to help parents traveling with special needs children. The heart of the book outlines suggested i...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guests are Michael Campbell and Brandon Drescher. Michael is the Regional Market Impact Representative for MHVFCU and Brandon is the Branch Manager for the Red Hook and Rhinebeck locations. MHVFCU is the first credit union in our local area to become an Autism Supportive EnvironmentSM (ASE). Also, MHVFCU visits Anderson's campus to meet with our newest team members in orient...

This weekend's 1 in 44 guest is Dr. Kristin Sohl. Dr. Sohl is a pediatrician with extensive experience in medical diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of children with a concern of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She is also the Executive Director of ECHO Autism, a virtual learning network of providers offering real-time access to autism and behavioral experts. Their interdisciplinar...