Spectrum Perspectives

Spectrum Perspectives

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Spectrum Perspectives episodes

  • Kelly Wierbicki Trailer-Former Special Ed Teacher now does Spelling with former students

    Kelly was a Special Ed teacher for 33 years. She then taught ABA and now teaches Spelling to Communicate with her old students. She says she feels so guilty now that she knows how much they know, and for not teaching them age appropriate material when they were younger. In this trailer we talk about how ABA therapy is a lot like dog training, and she feels terrible about it now. Then we give a hint about Telepathy which will be covered in the full episode.

    4 min
  • Sabrina & Reagan-Son hears her thoughts so she thinks nonsense to make sure he answers schoolwork correctly. Full Episode.

    Sabrina and her 11 year old son seem to be living out of the movie "The Sixth Sense". Reagan says he needs to leave the light on at night because he sees spirits of newly deceased people. He hears his mother's thoughts, and hears other voices like "boisterous laughter" but says he does not like it. He goes to "The Hill" to meet other autistics telepathically at 3:00 am Reagan uses Spelling to Communicate. Although he can speak a bit, his speech is unreliable. She has to explain to people to not trust what he is saying because it's not what he really wants to say. He has "convergence Insufficiency" which distorts words, so he uses prism glasses to help him when he spells. He also swears as a stim when he is trying to regulate. After being called "The R word" in school, she pulled him out a began to homeschool. That's when she realized all the things he really knew. You can watch Reagan spell on the video version. Go to our YouTube channel "Robbie's World". 

    57 min
  • Sabrina & Reagan Trailer-Son hears her thoughts so she thinks nonsense to make sure he answers schoolwork correctly.

    Sabrina's 11 year old son Reagan is an 11 year old "unreliable speaker" with autism who uses Spelling to Communicate. When she realized he could hear her thoughts she thought "Cheater!" and he spelled "Cheater!" Now she thinks of random nonsense when he's spelling to ensure he is writing the answers on his own. They also share that he hears other voices, sees people newly deceased and goes to "The Hill" to meet others telepathically at 3:00 am.

    4 min
  • Jerrica & JD Trailer- "Spelling son sees angels a clearly as we see cars drive down the street."

    When Jerrica's non-speaking son heard his parents listening to the Spellers movie he began to scream and get very excited, and she didn't know why. And when the family would pray together before bed each night, he would also get very excited and run around the room screaming. She had no idea why he was acting this way.....until he began Spelling. Then she found out he knew that his life was going to change after they watched the Spellers movie, and when they pray he sees angels in the room! Be sure to listen the full episode here on this channel. View the video version on our YouTube channel, Robbie's World.

    4 min
  • Libby & John Paul- SLP mom uses Spelling to Communicate with her son, appears on The Telepathy Tapes- Full Episode

    When John Paul was 8 his mom took him to Elizabeth Vosseler to learn how to spell to communicate. She then learned he could hear her thoughts! She then became an S2C practitioner. They were so connected that when he spelled with her she didn't even have to speak, she just talked to him in her mind. In part 1 she recounts the time JP when they were on vacation and he eloped at 4:00 am to go swimming in the ocean! The story was on the news and through that they met Katie and Houston from our earlier episodes. JP and Houston can communicate with each other telepathically. Every day John Paul comes home and goes to his room, puts pillows over his head to drown out distractions, and goes to "The Hill", a place where non-speaking autistic people go to communicate with their minds telepathically. He sees angels and relatives who have passed. Libby tells the story of how in 2023 JP went to heaven. Since then she has had friends who have the same abilities as John Paul tell her about what happened that day, who was there to take him to heaven, and what he is doing in heaven now. View the video version on our YouTube channel, Robbie's World.

    2 hr 14 min
  • Kim Kredich-Helps parents get Spelling written into their IEP's, Full episode

    Kim is a former music teacher and her husband is a swim coach for University of Tennesse. When she moved to TN she wanted to keep her twin boys together in school, even though Ben was autistic. This began her journey with fighting for inclusion in school. She became so good at it that now she has helped other parents, even drawing a crowd during their IEP meetings to make sure the  schools abide by the law. She even helps Spellers to be allowed to use their preferred method of communication in school, whether it's RPM, S2C or any other method. Sadly Kim's son passed away. She talks about the day she found out her son Ben had passed, and Cindy and Kim talk about what it's like when you lose a child. View the video version on our YouTube channel, Robbie's World.

    2 hr 58 min
  • Jodie & Michael Part 2- "To not allow people to use Spelling to Communicate is cruel and inhumane!" Full episode.

    Michael is a 25 year old with autism who was underestimate his whole life. Once he learned Spelling to Communicate it changed his life. His mother Jodie says that now that she understand the mind-body disconnect of Apraxia it all makes sense now. You'll witness Michael spelling to answer questions and hear his opinion of therapies he recieved as a kid, and his message to ASHA who tries to keep others from learning to spell. He says Spelling saved his life from his silent prison. You can watch Michael spell on the video version on our YouTube channel "Robbie's World". 

    34 min

About Spectrum Perspectives

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Spectrum Perspectives is a safe space for parents, families, and anyone touched by Autism and special needs. Hosted by Cindy Gelormini, a mom who’s walked this journey herself, the podcast shares real conversations with parents, adults on the Spectrum, professionals, and advocates who understand both the challenges and the beauty of living life on the Spectrum.