Patricia Lemer: The Autism Detective

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...

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 p...

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 breathwo...

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 diagn...

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 beha...

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 specia...

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...

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 man...

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...

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 redu...

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 Fo...

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 trans...

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 su...

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 al...

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 i...

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

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 interes...

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 fie...

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...

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 P...

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 beli...

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 unde...

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,...

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 don...

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...