Spectrum Perspectives

During COVID, Jillian's son Bobby developed PANS/PANDAS, leading to sudden changes in behavior including self-injurious behavior. The diagnosis was initially dismissed by his neurologist but later acknowledged by a local pediatrician who confirmed her observations. Jillian and her husband both had to quit their jobs to care for Bob full-time due to the ongoing challenges. She described the signifi...

Jillian talks about her son having not only autism but PANS/PANDAS, but the doctors not recognizing it. She is also very open about caregiver burnout and dealing with mental health issues over it. Listen to the full episode on this channel.

Steve Gonyea shared the challenges of his son Dustin's late autism diagnosis, his own experience as a single dad, and the lack of services in rural New York. He detailed his and his wife's work as foster parents to over 180 children, primarily those with autism and complex needs, and their decision to adopt three. Steve discussed his various projects aimed at creating solutions for the disability...

Meet Steve Gonyea, Super dad! He has fostered 180 children including many with Special Needs. He adopted that last three, one of whom is profoundly autistic. Now he is busy advocating and creating projects for them. Listen to the full episode to see what else he is up to.

Cindy interviews Tyler Hudson focusing on Tyler's experience raising his non-speaking autistic son, Lyric. Tyler shared his journey from Texas to Tasmania, his career as a musician, and the challenges of Lyric's regression into autism after initial typical development. They discussed the long diagnostic process, the limitations of early interventions like ABA, and the lack of medical investigation...

Tyler is an autism advocate and the father of Lyric who has autism. A musician originally from Texas, he moved to Australia and now resides in Tasmania. Tyler explains his motivation for public advocacy, sparked by RFK Jr.'s controversial speech, and his frustration with the broad autism spectrum label. Listen to the full episode on this channel.

Nicole shared Caleb's story, including his early development, sudden regression and subsequent diagnosis of autism. She described the challenges of finding appropriate care, including Caleb's time in a residential school and the eventual creation of House of Hope, a micro-residential program for adults with profound autism needs. Nicole discussed the difficulties in navigating the adult service sy...

Nicole shared Caleb's story, including his early development, sudden regression and subsequent diagnosis of autism. She described the challenges of finding appropriate care, including Caleb's time in a residential school and the eventual creation of House of Hope, a micro-residential program for adults with profound autism needs. Nicole discussed the difficulties in navigating the adult service sy...

Elizabeth's son was diagnosed with Autism and Apraxia at three years old. At ten years old they discovered spelling and RPM with Soma, then worked with Eizabeth Vosseller and the Spelling to Communicate method. Later she worked with Dawn Marie Gaivin and Dana Johnson of the Speller method, so she is familiar with all three spelling methods. Now she works as a Special Education Advocate, helping pa...

Elizabeth is the mom of a son with autism who spells to communicate. Now she works as a Special Education Advocate helping families who want to get spelling into IEP's in school. Listen to the full episode on this channel.

Melissa shares her experience as a parent of two neurodivergent children, including her 10-year-old son who was diagnosed with PANS PANDAS following multiple infections including strep throat, Lyme disease, and pneumonia. She explained the challenges of distinguishing between PANS PANDAS symptoms and autism or ADHD, describing how her son's behavior suddenly changed with intense anxiety, throat-cl...

Melissa has 2 neurodivergent sons, and one also has PANS, which sent her on a quest to learn all about PANS/PANDAS. Listen to the full episode to learn more.

Lori went down the non-conventional path seeking out Biomedical intervention for her son Craig to help him after he was diagnosed with Autism. After he turned 21 she and her husband helped to create a program called Life Opportunities at Nashua Community College which provides a supported environment for adults with Disabiities. Then one day she read the book "Underestimated" by JB Handley and his...

Lori went down what she refers to as the "Outside the Box" path to help her son Craig who was diagnosed with autism, and sought out Biomedical Intervention. The Biomed Doctor asked if she had read "Underestimated" yet, but the book had been sitting on her shelf. So she read the book and says that Jamie Handley from the book was just like her son. So she took him to see a Spelling practitioner and...

Jen has worked within the system in New Jersey in group homes, day programs and as a Support Coordinator. That's when she found out how bad the system is and decided to do something about it. She started a Evermore Lifestyle Solutions, a program for adults with Special Needs which has expanded to 4 locations. She also created Golden Heart Advocacy to help families navigate the system. She can be r...

Jen runs 4 successful programs for adults with Special Needs and runs an advocacy program to help families in New Jersey navigate the system. She has a Master's Degree but originally couldn't find employment as someone on the Spectrum. After moving to New Jersey she worked in group homes, day programs and as a support coordinator, and saw everything that was wrong with the system. Then she decided...

When Tracy's son Noah went for his Well Visit at 18 months, he got the measles, and then the regression began. A Functional Medicine told her to do her research, and she did. She began down a path to help her son. Now as an adult, she says he leads a fully functional life with no limitations. She wrote a book, and while on tour she met RFK who now appointed her to the Inner Agency Autism Coordinat...

Tracy is the author of "Warrior Mom-A mother's journey to healing her son with autism." and was recently appointed to the Inner Agency Autism Coordinating Committee by RFK. In the trailer she recounts a couple stories of times she had to stand up for her son. In her book she talks about the things she did her help her son using functional medicine. She is now a certified Health Practitioner. Watch...

Valeri tells the story of how her daughter Lora was underestimated in Special Ed, and after reading "Underestimated" by JB Handley, she called Dawn Marie Gaivin from the Spellers movie to see if Lora could spell to communicate. Lora chimes in my spelling "School was a nightmare" and she begged to be taken out of school. Now she finished her degree online and has just started taking her first colle...

Valeri and her 21 year old daughter Lora talk about how "School was a nightmare" because Lora was underestimated in Special Ed, and treated like a baby. She begged to be taken out of school. After reading "Underestimated" by JB Handley they went to see Dawn Marie Gaivin from the Spellers movie, and the rest is history. Listen to the full episode on this channel.

When non-speaking autistic people start to spell to communicate, many times the first thing they want to talk about is spiritual things. And sometimes those things they see are demons. This subject usually scares their parents because it's not a subject they know much about. Cindy invites Pastor Trisha Roselle onto the show to talk about it because she deals with demons all the time and has helped...

Since many autistic non-speakers begin to talk about seeing demons, Cindy invites Pastor Trisha Roselle to discuss the subject, because she has helped thousands get delivered from demons. Cindy first tells stories of when she witnessed Trisha in action casting out demons. Then they talk about what opens the doors to allow demons in, and how to get rid of them. Listen to the full episode next.

When Lori's son Ricky was a baby he had the "Boy in a Bubble" disease and doctors said to prepare for his funeral. She went to the chapel and prayed for God to heal her son, and in exchange she vowed she would help children. Well, Ricky got a miracle. He is alive and well, but is a non-reliable speaker. Lori began using the Rapid Prompting Method with him in 2025 and found that he could not feel h...

When Lori's son Ricky was very sick and dying in the hospital as an infant, she went to the chapel and prayed for him to live. She vowed to God that if God would heal her son then she would devote her life to helping children. In 2025 she began spelling with Ricky, and now she started helping other families get their kids spelling. All of them became "open" right away, as opposed to waiting for mo...

Little Zahari was left in a crib in an orphanage in Bulgaria until he was 8 years old. When Courtney met him he weighted only 20lbs. Then her 11 year old daughter said, "God is speaking to me. He is my brother." 18 months later he came home with them to America. Zahari has flourished in his new home. But then in High School, when he began to use RPM to communicate, he has a set back because the sc...