Beyond the Spectrum.. every age, every need

Stephanie Bohn shares how tragedy, loss, & its lessons affected her as a wife, mother, Caregiver, & advocate.. the business that it's launched.. and the people it will serve.

Lisa Mosko Barros is a dedicated and passionate bi-lingual advocate for students with exceptional needs with over 14 years of both professional and personal experience.

Lisa founded SpEducational, a non-profit dedicated exclusively to addressing the disparities in special education through parent voice. She also served as the Chief Advocacy Officer for The Oakland REACH, a non-profit organization dedicated to lifting up Black and Latino students in public schools via family voice.

Ms. Mosko Barros also served as chairperson for the Los Angeles Unified District’s Community Advisory Committee for Special Education (CAC) where she was re-elected for three consecutive years.

Most importantly, Lisa is the mother of two children with exceptional needs. She draws from her lived experience to help other parents advocate for all children with disabilities in public schools.

When she is not poring over ed code or advising families of their rights, she can be found spending time with her children, cooking paella, and practicing her zapateado.

Katie Asher returns for a visit to discuss her contribution to & experience with Ky Dickens's wildly successful podcast, The Telepathy Tapes. But more importantly, this conversation is likely to challenge everything you think you know about autism, consciousness, heaven & earth..... and maybe even yourself.

Estate planning Attorney Jolene Blackbourn discusses her path to estate planning, how being a single mother & caregiver inspires & motivates her, the process that she uses to serve families, & why estate planning is vital to most everyone. regardless of income, but ESPECIALLY those who are caregivers or parents to those with special

Shawn and Brian discuss current events, most notably the wildfires in Los Angeles, where they are both based and the effects they can have on those with sensory challenges or disabilities, as well as parents and the people who care for them.

Paul Carroll is the father of an amazing 18-year old son and a self-proclaimed autism “Dadvocate”. He is the Founder and Creator of Autism Support Forum For Parents - Everydad and the Autism Dadvocate podcast.

Paul has 20+ years leading teams in Learning & Development, Talent Development, and Leadership Development with organizations in the areas of financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and academia

Ben Decter is among other things, a father whose daughter began having seizures at 17 months. His response? He wrote a musical about epilepsy and empathy. Ben is an Emmy Award-winning composer and songwriter who has created a diverse body of music for television, theater, and Ben’s Emmy resulted from his score for the Academy Award-nominated film Operation Homecoming. He scored Netflix’s worldwide hit, Lucifer. Other projects include Bless This Mess (ABC), Lethal Weapon (FOX), Shadowhunters (Freeform), and Shut Eye (HULU).
Ben’s writing has been featured in Hippocampus, HuffPost, Months to Years
and Kaleidoscope magazines. Another Big Day, Ben’s much-loved children’s CD (a collaboration with Dave Nachmanoff) received national recognition and critical praise. Ben also records as Paley Jones and as one-half of emalazarus, a folk-electronica duo. Ben's musical, It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is currently running at the Hudson Theater in Hollywood through December 15th.

Mieko Hester Perez is an Advocate for families who have members with special needs. In 2009, she decided to go public with her son's success with medical cannabis and since then she has become a source of inspiration and information for families looking to explore alternative and holistic treatment options within the autism spectrum. The combination of 20 years of legal experience and over 17 years of special education knowledge, make Mieko a modern-day “warrior mom”. She has received special recognition from the United States Congress for her many hours of community service and dedication. Ms. Perez also received the Lifetime Advocate Award at the Chalice Festival for her efforts within the cannabis industry. Her son Joey was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in late 2011 in addition to his autism and passed away in April 2018 at the age of just 19 years old. Since that time Ms Perez has dedicated her life to serving families. This is just part of her story.

Chris Male is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Autism Impact Fund, where he oversees the firm, leads its Tech- and Data-Enabled Services practice, and serves on the boards of auticon, Cortica, Joshin, and SpectrumAi. Prior to AIF, Chris was Managing Director of RBG Capital LLC.
Motivated by personal experiences, Chris founded AIF to invest in companies that disrupt the status quo in diagnosing, treating, and living with autism and other complex chronic conditions. As a result, AIF's innovative work has been regularly featured in Forbes, The New York Times, CNBC, Axios, and TechCrunch.
Chris holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Strategy from Case Western University's Weatherhead School of Management and a B.A. in History and Economics from Denison University.