Episode #054 - Discrimination by Design: How Policies Threaten the Most Severely Disabled

If Jill were to create a pantheon of Autism Gods, Jackie Ceonzo would be right there in the center. She is the rare autism mom who struck out to create recreational and enrichment classes and activiti...

31 Heinä 202344min

Last week, a long-form essay about autism by Jill Escher was published in The Free Press (TheFP.com). The article was about how we have grown increasingly complacent about the autism crisis at a time ...

24 Heinä 202332min

For nearly three decades an extraordinary autism mom has been pushing the envelope for new programs, new funding streams, and new policies to benefit children and adults with autism. After Susan Golds...

26 Kesä 202342min

For almost all of its history autism was considered a "pervasive developmental disorder." It involved serious deviations from normal development, serious impairments in communication, social relatedne...

5 Kesä 202355min

We again speak with Allen Wong, DDS, is Director of Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Residency Program, University of the Pacific. He teaches dentistry for special health care needs, and hospi...

29 Touko 202333min

By popular request we are featuring two episodes devoted to all things teeth and dentistry, which looms as a huge issue for autism families. Allen Wong, DDS, is Director of Advanced Education in Gener...

15 Touko 202335min

As summer approaches, we are happy to feature two perspectives on traveling with autism. First we speak with Lara Sandora, a parent advocate, travel blogger, and special needs vacation home provider. ...

1 Touko 202357min

In Part 2 of our discussion with Melissa Harris, Deputy Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), we focus on the Home and Community Based...

24 Huhti 202346min