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Betsy and Andrea Sovern discuss the ways of obtaining appropriate services and supports for children with autism without going bankrupt, so that children will be able to live independently in society. Topics covered include obtaining ABA services, getting biomedical services paid for, incorporating behavioral supports in school programs and ways to build home-based supports. Whether those services were provided through Insurance, Tricare, Medicaid or the school system, the efforts of families are inspirational.

Do you need to be careful of prescription psychoactive medications that practitioners may try to prescribe for your child on the spectrum? Betsy interviews the award-winning author of the new book entitled “Psyched Out: How Psychiatry Sells Mental Illness and Pushes Pills That Kill”, investigative reporter Kelly Patricia O'Meara. During her six-year tenure at The Washington Times' Insight magazine, Kelly Patricia O'Meara wrote a series of articles examining the prescription drug industry and the connection between prescription psychiatric drugs and the increasing number of school shootings. She focused heavily on the lack of science behind the psychiatric diagnoses for which the drugs are prescribed, and the adverse reactions linked to antidepressants.

In 1999, Andrew Pace opened Safe Building Solutions to address the burgeoning needs for the supply of healthy and sustainable building materials. He has authored several articles about the construction of healthy homes. Safe Building Solutions strives to be synonymous with premium quality, safer and more natural building and remodeling materials, including bamboo, cork and wool flooring, natural oil finishes, non-toxic caulking, and more. Hear how you can create a safer, more healthy and natural living environment.

Betsy and Gail Borgard of MedicClaim discuss understanding and receiving compensation from your insurance company, including coding and how to make an appeal.

Holistic Dentist, Dr. Lina Garcia informs, educates and discusses the effect that dentistry has on your health. Conventional dentistry tends to ignore the harmful effects of mercury, fluoride, root canals and metal restorations. Dr. Garcia has a great deal of experience treating autistic children and educating their families on the path of health.

We hear of parents of children with autism ending their children’s and their own related suffering. What leads to this? Does the desire to save the child become desperation to end all the suffering? Is the parent’s heart crushed as their child is publicly ostracized? What is the effect of lack of family and friends’ support? This is a show for everyone who knows a family suffering with the struggles of autism. The child needs the parent to be happy and full of life. How can the parent continue to take care of themselves and embrace life? What is our role as a community? Approached non-judgmentally, Betsy and Laura Cellini unfold the events. Valerie Herskowitz speaks on coping with pre- and post-diagnosis.

Learn why soy can worsen autism, limit the success of healing protocols, and put children at risk for developing ADD/ADHD, allergies, digestive disturbances, thyroid damage and reproductive disorders. The Israeli, French and other foreign governments have warned against the consumption of soy by babies and children, yet soy is still marketed in the U.S. as a "health food." Dr. Kaayla Daniel is a board certified clinical nutritionist and the author of “The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food”.

Nicki Fischer is Founder and Publisher of The Autism Perspective magazine. The Autism Perspective Magazine was founded upon the passionate philosophy that those living with and treating Autism Spectrum Disorders and Pervasive Developmental Disorders should have a single resource that presents the full perspective of options to encourage and inspire us and make every family feel a little less alone in its struggles, hopes and dreams. Individuals with ASDs are able to speak honestly about their world and their past, present and future. Those living with autism, whether challenged by the condition itself or facing the challenges of children, relations or friends, are given an open forum to share personal experiences, challenges and triumphs.

Rob Ocker is a middle school guidance counselor whose passion and life purpose have been to guide, inspire, and empower youth of all ages. He is a contributing author of the original book “Indigo Children”, and is working on his next series: “The 7 Abilities of EmPOWERment”, “The 7 Abilities of Evolved Children”, and “The Quest for the 7 Sacred Stones” (a children’s fantasy novel written with the help of these magical children).