Tag: autistic children

Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews Lisa Jamieson from Walk Right In Ministries…

Lisa shares an opportunity mindset, encouraging parents and family caregivers in ways to thrive despite their limitations and complicated situations. She will provide insight into how every family member is uniquely designed with valued strengths as well as vulnerabilities that present opportunities to grow. The tips and strategies Lisa offers will help complex families learn to live cooperatively and care for each other well.

Lisa Jamieson is an author, caregiver consultant, and pastoral counselor as well as co-founder of Walk Right In Ministries, a non-profit organization building faith and community with special needs families. Her popular books and studies include Finding Glory in the Thorns and a children’s book on prayer. Lisa facilitates a weekly online peer discussion group for caregivers and hosts monthly Real Talk Livestream conversations covering meaningful topics for families impacted by disability. She is passionate about connecting caregivers for practical, emotional, and spiritual encouragement. She and her husband, Larry, live in Minnesota with the youngest of their three grown daughters, Carly, who has Angelman Syndrome.

You can find her and learn more about Walk Right In Ministries at www.WalkRightIn.org

This week listen in to Kristin Sunanta Walker host an episode with Dr. Dan Edmunds as he speaks about extreme states of mental health and mental health reform.

Dr. Dan L. Edmunds is an existential psychoanalyst and psychotherapist in Northeastern Pennsylvania. His work has focused on drug-free, relational approaches for those undergoing extreme states of mind as well as autism and developmental differences. Dr. Edmunds is the founder of the Center for Humane Psychiatry, an emancipatory movement for human rights in the mental health system. Dr. Edmunds has advocated for psycho-social approaches for those in distress that are affordable and accessible. Dr. Edmunds developed a therapeutic community project and is involved with autism acceptance and the autistic rights movement. Dr. Edmunds is the author of BEING AUTISTIC: AN APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE; THEY SAY MY CHILD HAS ADHD: DEBUNKING THE BIO-PSYCHIATRIC PARADIGM; THE MEETING OF TWO PERSONS; and MYSTICAL METAPHORS. Dr. Edmunds is a frequent speaker on critical psychology issues.

https://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/dan_edmunds.html 

Join Dr. Holmes as she wraps up Autism Acceptance month discussing myths she has heard about autism and things clients wish people would stop saying about autism.

You can find out more about her at www.HolmesASR.com.

She is offering a 25% discount on her DVD series Moving Beyond Surviving to Thriving and Teens on the Spectrum if you mention this podcast and reach out to her at dr.stephanie@HolmesASR.com.

Dr. Holmes is a professional counselor and educator and advocate, but her real credentials come from being a mother of an exceptional young lady on the spectrum who is also interviewed on Converge Autism Radio, Sydney.

She is developing a training course for clinicians to work with NeuroDiverse couples who are also faith-based coming in 2021.

What the DSM calls “restrictive interests” can actually be passions and foundations for future career possibilities. Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews Autism Advocate and Aspie, Sydney Homes, on her finding her future career and pairing her passions for her future career.

Sydney has spoken at various autism conferences as the voice of someone on the spectrum from personal experience and eager to educate others. She has been published in Autism Parent Magazine, Autism/Asperger’s Digest, and the new magazine Exceptional Needs Today. Sydney has also been published academically as a student for a peer-reviewed journal.

Photo credit: Pictures were also featured in Exceptional Needs Today, Issue 2.

Sydney resides in Georgia. She is passionate about ending human sex trafficking and makes handmade soaps to raise money for Project Rescue. If you live near Carrollton, GA her soaps are available at a local store, Re-Thread Thrift Store by Simple Suds by Syd.

Sydney is a proud Aspie and advocate for Autism acceptance. Having navigated through homeschool, Christian school, public school, and college as a person on the Autism Spectrum, she loves to educate the educators on how to best include students on the autism spectrum in both education and the church setting.

She is pursuing her Master’s in her passion, Public History with Museum Certification and serves as a graduate research assistant. Sydney is available to speak to colleges, churches, public school educators about autism acceptance and action for best inclusion practices sharing her personal experiences of those who mentored and empowered her and practices by well-intentioned professionals that were harmful and left a negative impact. She co-speaks with Dr. Holmes and serves on panels upon request.

Join Dr, Holmes as she discussed autism acceptance and breaking stigmas about autism with podcaster, Sam Mitchell. Sam’s mother Gina joins the discussion and provides insight into their autism journey sharing insight about the importance of moving beyond autism awareness to autism acceptance.

Sam runs his own podcast/ business called, Autism Rocks and Rolls. It has grown over the last year and has become very, very successful. He now has over 4K downloads. He has had some big names on his show: Armani Williams, the first NASCAR driver open about having autism, and Simon Majumbar, chef and judge on Cutthroat Kitchen who plays for autism charities. He has also had American Idol Rocker James Durbin who has autism and Tourette’s and his upcoming AGT 4th runner-up in 2017, Mandy Harvey. His biggest guest of all was Dr. Temple Grandin, professor in Animal Science at Colorado State University and autism activist. Sam also made it into the Top 10 of the People’s Choice Podcast Awards. He has also had lots of news coverage about his adventure. Sam is a regular on lots of podcasts regarding positivity, mental health, and other subject matters. Lastly, Sam has launched his own merchandise line, selling t-shirts, autism awareness bracelets, masks, and car decals.

Sam has created, hosts, and runs his own podcast, Autism Rocks and Rolls. His official website is autismrocksandrolls.com
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You can follow his story on Sam’s Stories on Facebook, Facebook, TIK TOK, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat.

Sam has a mission: To take the stigma off of autism and show people that he is not broken, therefore, embracing autism. Sam is not ashamed and wants to be the voice of those with autism or other disabilities. His podcast is helping him change the world just a little bit at a time.

Sam has become a natural entrepreneur. He is offering the following services:

He is looking to get his podcast out there in magazines and publications to help families or promote it in other ways, shown interest in doing autism consulting, is creating merchandise with his podcast, offering ad space on his podcast, guest blogging, exploring public speaking, encouraging teachers to use his podcast for curriculum in their classrooms, looking into doing one on one coaching with beginner podcasters, and is always looking for guests for his podcast or always willing to be a guest.

During Autism Acceptance Month, we are taking a look at celebrating the spectrum for the unique wiring that is part of the autism spectrum. Dr. Frank Gaskill will share his own story of specializing with individuals on the spectrum as well as his own discovery later in life about himself.

Dr. Frank Gaskill is an American psychologist and author who specializes in Asperger Syndrome, effective parenting, and how technology and children can interface safely and successfully. Gaskill is the co-author of a graphic novel about the Autism Spectrum. In addition to having a comic based on Asperger’s, he is also the host of an online video series dedicated to promoting the idea that Asperger’s is a more highly evolved brain.

You can find him via email at DrFrankGaskill@gmail.com or via his website at https://www.fatcatpsych.com/

He offers teletherapy in NC and FL.

Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews the Seback family. David and Nadine will share their journey with their son to find his voice through letterboard. Then Noah was interviewed and his answers were spelled out communicating what he wants listeners to understand about the power of communication and the differences between non-speaking and non-verbal. You don’t want to miss this! If you see him spell, you can finally hear his voice! I have seen him spell and each time I interview Noah I am always excited about what Noah has to say to educate us all to open our minds to hear what we may be missing as professionals and educators and parents.

Noah Seback is a nonspeaking autistic who had gained the ability to communicate effectively through spelling on a letterboard or keyboard with the support of a communication regulation partner. He is a rising self-advocate who is passionate about promoting communication r flights for fellow autistics who don’t speak, speak minimally, or speak unreliably. His lived experience of 16 years as a non-speaker without a voice has provided him with the ultimate training and expertise. Noah was interviewed in Autism Parent Magazine Noah’s Voice: Non-speaking Man Advocates for Big Changes which had over 2000 shares. He recently wrote an article in the new magazine Exceptional Needs Today, Issue 2: “Let Nonspeakers ‘speak’ into their own lives”.
You will also want to check out his presentation with SpellX powered by I-ASC at https://vimeo.com/478613863.
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For more information, you can go to Noah’s website: thisismenoah.com

Join Dr. Holmes as John Felagellar shares his journey for inclusive education for his son both as a parent and professional. John will discuss the importance of inclusion and partnering with parents for a better educational environment for students with needs, such as the autism spectrum.

John Felageller has spent over 15 years in education, working with children from Infants to Middle
School, serving in a variety of roles including Teacher, Mentor Teacher, and School Director. John lives in Highwood, IL, and is a single father to his son Christopher (AS), and has most recently
been the Educational and Social Programs Manager at Total Link 2 Community in Northbrook, IL. He is a regular contributor to Key Ministry’s Special Needs Family blog, as well as other special needs blogs including Hope Anew and The Mighty.

Connect with John on his website: www.johnfelageller.com