In this powerful episode, we sit down with Betsy Hicks, a special needs mom with over 32 years of experience raising her son Joey, who has autism. Betsy shares her incredible journey from feeling defeated to becoming a passionate advocate and entrepreneur who creates real-world solutions for families like ours.

We discuss so many incredible topics:

• The Spelling Breakthrough - How Joey learned to communicate at age 30 through Spelling to Communicate, revealing he'd understood everything all along—and now writes poetry

• Diet & Behavior Connection - How removing dairy and gluten transformed Joey's severe behaviors and why the gut-brain connection matters https://stan.store/BetsyOnTheGo

• The Be Kind Vest - The story behind Betsy's viral safety vest that stops public confrontations and the controversy around labeling https://www.etsy.com/shop/autismodyssey/?etsrc=sdt
• Creative Housing Solutions - How Joey now lives independently in his own apartment with a caregiver through Section 8 housing (and why this is a game-changer for families) https://partners4housing.com/

Connect with Betsy Here: https://stan.store/BetsyOnTheGo

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Through sharing our candid experiences we hope to bring awareness, share resources and services while ultimately lifting each other up as we navigate our special needs journey together.