Patricia Lemer: The Autism Detective

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 reco...

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 Saskatchewa...

Carrie Fick is the mother of 3 children, the oldest of whom has autism. While he developed typically, and was healthy in his first year, after receiving a flu shot at 12 months, he lost skills, screamed and cried often, had chronic diarrhea, and developed an eye turn. Carrie discusses how she began a special diet and therapies after reading a book by Jenny McCarthy and Dr. Jerry Katzinel. When her...

Diandra Taveras is the mom of 2 sons, one of whom has an autism diagnosis. She is an active member of Power Moms, a Facebook community, based on applying Total Load Theory to healing autism. Power Moms support a completely natural approach that includes eliminating unhealthy foods that have been sprayed with glyphosate, and including immune boosting foods like blueberries, omega 3 oils, and natura...

Sabeeha Remhman is a founding member and past President of the greater NYC chapter of the National Autism Association (NAA). She is also the author of three books on her life experiences as a young Muslim woman in an arranged marriage, in the United States and abroad. In this episode she discusses her role as Omar's grandmother, and his siblings' relationship to their autistic brother. She include...

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 her autistic son was 25 years old that she learned how to teach him to communicate using a letter board. The program, called Spell to Communicate, or S2C for short, was a miracle...

Jennifer Laude-Leggett, PhD. Is the Owner/Director of Hyperbaric Oxygen Center of Idaho, which focuses on in-home hyperbaric oxygen rentals and specializes in delivering in-clinic hyperbaric oxygen therapy. She holds doctorates in experimental psychology and Traditional Naturopathy and has studied various types of energy medicine. Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) include inflammation r...

Janet Oliver PhD is a master teacher in neurodevelopment and sensory-motor reflex theory and a practitioner in Minnesota. She instructs courses throughout the United States and Europe. Parents, teachers, therapists, and others seek out her courses to learn how development affects life and learning and what can be done to remediate barriers to learning and well-being. It is Janet’s greatest wish to...

Ilana Gerschlowitz is the mother of 3 sons. As an attorney in South Africa, she researched treatment options in her country after one became severely autistic, and another showed signs of autism. Finding few, she founded and directs The Star Academy. In addition to providing centre-based ABA intervention, Star Academy clinics also provide home, school, and community-based instruction, as well as t...

Katy Held is an educational kinesiologist and a licensed Brain Gym consultant, practicing in Minnesota. She specializes in movements that relieve stress and result in increased performance in individuals age 6 months to 95 years. “Bal-A-Vis-X” is a brain integration program that integrates the senses of BALance, Auditory, and VISion using rhythmic eXercises done with beanbags or racquetballs while...

Dr. Jared Skowron is an internationally recognized biomedical expert in autism, ADHD and anxiety, who has been helping kids using natural medicine for over 15 years. He is the author of 100 Natural Remedies for Your Child: The Complete Guide to Safe, Effective Treatments for Childhood's Most Common Ailments. He practices in Wallingford, CT, and remotely. He offers a specialized line of supplements...

Becky Rutherford is a veteran educator in the Camphill movement, the special needs arm of Waldorf Education. Becky was a teacher for 25 years at Camphill Special School, in Glenmoore, PA. She is a curative educator who has taught and mentored parents, therapists, special education teachers, Waldorf teachers and curative teachers nationally and internationally (North America, Latin America, Central...

Heidi Hess Buckley is a long time autism advocate, and the mother of a daughter with an autism diagnosis. She is presently the Director of Development at Pathways of Southwestern PA. In 2017, she recognized the need for understanding and support in Western PA, and helped establish The Autism Caring. They partner with local businesses for events, and provide autism training for schools, community g...

Shelley Stravitz, PhD, is the parent of two sons, the younger of whom acquired an autism diagnosis as a toddler, very early in the autism epidemic. She consulted with the late renowned psychiatrist, Stanley Greenspan, who guided her son's recovery. His FloorTime program was SO beneficial that she felt compelled to share her knowlege to help other families, and eventually obtain a doctorate degree...

Julie Logan, DC specializes in helping children with the symptoms of Autism, ADD/ADHD, PANDAS/PANS, food sensitivities, methylation defects, GI issues, and environmental illnesses. She is especially interested in how mold can wreak havoc with functioning. Dr. Logan's entry into this field was personal, as she was plunged into the struggle to rescue her two sons. She watched their amazing paths of...

Sunil Patel is the father of a young adult son with autism. He has indefatigueably researched many treatments, some of which have greatly increased his son's functioning. He speaks about the use of anti-virals, hyperbaric oxygen, vitamins, melatonin, and other biomedical interventions. In addition, he has done intensive sensory therapies, MNRI therapy for reflex integration, Brain Gym and Bal-A-Vi...

Lindsey Biel, M.A., OTR/L, is an occupational therapist with a private practice in New York City where she evaluates and treats children, teens, and young adults with sensory processing issues, autism spectrum disorders, and other challenges. She is the author of the best selling book, Raising a Sensory Smart Child, originally published in 2009, and updated in 2018. She is a popular speaker across...

Enrique Basurto is the father of 2 sons with autism. He started the private Facebook group, Autism Research Coalition to join forces with doctors, researchers, companies, and knowledgeable parents to generate and distribute research about effective treatments for autism. Members “support” each other by sharing experiences, research, theories, brainstorming and collectively trying to answer some ke...

Shari Unger Shine is an educational therapist with a multitude of tools in her tool chest. She goes into the homes of students with many types of learning issues, and sets up programs that fill in foundational gaps to learning. She is particularly knowledgeable about and interested in primitive reflexes, nutrition, and vision. Her goal is nervous system self regulation by using programs such as Sa...

Looking for Answers? As a Psychic, Medium, and Medical Intuitive, Amy Hamilton uses her gifts to help people gain answers to their deepest questions.   She discovered her gifts after getting an MBA, and working in the corporate world. Amy does readings that focus on general issues, health, family, children, and career change. She works with doctors and others, gives presentations on developing int...

Dr. Sarah Lane is a developmental optometrist who specializes in helping familes of children struggling with learning and behavior by combining movement with vision development. She is the owner of the Focus Vision Center in NJ, and is especially interested in babies. Her booklet, Meaningful Moves details 5 exercises to enhance infants' development through simple movements focusing on integrating...

Kristi Wees is the mother of two children, including a daughter who presented health challenges as a baby. Utilizing her extensive industrial, academic and research experience, as well as, hands on medical and clinical know-how, Kristi navigated her daughter’s medical journey back to restored health.  Through this process, Kristi became a passionate advocate for all children no matter what the dia...

Pamela Ferro, RN is widely recognized as an advocate who assists children and adults with autism to use the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). She collaborated with the late Elaine Gottschall, author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle, when her son was diagnosed with ASD. Pamela's book, co-authored with Raman Prasad, is called, "The SCD for Autism and ADHD: A Reference and Dairy-Free Cookbook for the Sp...

Lori Knowles-Jimenez is the mother of a recovered son, and the General Manager of New Beginnings Nutritionals. Recognizing the important role of supplements in her son's recovery, in 2003, in conjunction with Dr. William Shaw, and other medical professionals, she helped create and New Beginnings. Their products use pharmaceutical grade ingredients, and do not contain harmful or allergenic componen...

Mary Holland and Mike Sweeney are parents of young adult sons, who aged out of public education. After searching for a good match to continue their sons' learning and vocational development, they came up empty, so they decided to join with other families in the same boat. Voila! Endeavor 21+ Foundation, a 501c3 that offers educational, vocational, and life skills opportunities at the safe, diverse...