Spectrum Perspectives

Honey Rinicella from Spellers Movie- Trailer

Honey is he moms of twins with Autism who she believes are Vax injured. When Honey's son Vincent began to communicate using Spelling to Communicate, she called her friend JB Handley to tell him the news. He tried it, and his son also began to communicate miraculously! He and his son later wrote a book and later the movie Spellers. Honey and her son Vincent appeared in the movie with him. Listen to the full episode, and watch the video version on YouTube. 

Alexandra Simone shares how Spelling to Communicate changed their lives with a group on Zoom

Alexandra is the mom of 4 including twins with "non speaking" Autism. They both learned to communicate using S2C (Spelling to Communicate) which uses letter boards. This interview was done with an "audience" of other Autism moms who ask questions, including Katie and Houston who have appeared in several other of out episodes. We also discuss the private screening of the movie "Spellers" which will be on April 30, which is the story of 8 "non speakers" who all learn to communicate using this method. They are looking to change the way the world sees autism.

Kristine Skiff-Mom of 5 young adults on the Spectrum and one has changed their gender.

Kristine is a ghost writer, the owner of a publishing company called "Gift and Author Publishing" and the mother of 5 young adults all diagnosed with ASD. When one child was being diagnosed the doctor said, "You do realize your husband is also on the Spectrum, right?" All 5 were born boys, but one son Samuel, identifies as a girl and now goes by the name Serenity. Her other son Jamie was non-verbal until 5 years old, and when he began to speak he spoke through a stuffed bunny in third person. The first thing he spoke was "Jamie is broken." All of her kids are now in their teens and twenties and still living at home because they can't drive and programs for adults are for those with more severe disabilities. At the end Cindy tells Kristine that anytime another mom complains about how rough their one kid is, she'll just have them listen to this podcast! LOL Kristine's website is GiftanAuthor.com

Laura McKenna-The College Connection, helping autistic kids get into college.

Laura is a former college professor who had to quit her job so she could manage taking her son to therapies, and became a full time writer. Her son now attends Landmark College for kids with autism. When other parents realized she knew how to manage the system she started helping them with the process of getting their ASD kids into college too. She then started the Autism College Connection. She also helps out with helping them get SSI and DDD, helping them with transitioning because she says she "doesn't want people to fall off the cliff".  …

Christopher Manente-Rutgers Center for Autism Services

Meet Dr. Christopher Manente, the director of the Center for Autism Services at Rutgers University in NJ. We talk about what has been lacking in the system and how he'd like to address it, including creating a new job field and courses to specifically train people in how to work with people on the spectrum. He also shares his own journey related to challenges that he has encountered as a neurodivergent person himself. Then meet Elizabeth, who is also on the spectrum and works at the center, and finally get a tour of the facility itself. To see the photos and video of the center, go to our Robbie's World page on YouTube.

Dr. Richard Boles- Geneticist- What is the cause of Autism?

Dr. Boles is a Pediatrician and Geneticist, who works with patients with Autism. He says all disorders have a genetic and environmental component. Autism has a genetic component, but most of it is not inherited, it's "de novo", a new mutation. In this interview he discusses the 4 channels of Mitochondria, Cations, inflammation and neurotransmission. After he tests the genetics of his patients he has found that many of their symptoms are treatable, and has developed NeuroNeeds nutritional supplements to help treat Autism. Find him at MolecularMitoMD.com

Dr Stephen Kolesk, Woods Healthcare, Still does housecalls!

Dr. Kolesk talks about the new center being built within RWJ Hospital in Hamilton NJ for people with Special Needs where doctors and specialists will be able to all be in one location and discuss a patient's care as a team. He is also available for Telehealth consultations and still makes house calls! His contact info is Stephen.Kolesk@Woods.org

Woods Healthcare Facility for Special Needs in Langhoren, PA

Meet Ryan and Jared from Woods Healthcare. It's a medical facility in Langhorne, PA that specializes in healthcare for people with Special Needs bringing all types of medical care under one roof! The Medical Center has multiple doctors including Neurology, Optometry, and Gynecology. They also have a Dental Care facility and Mental/Behavioral Health Center. Parents can come get their kids an Autism diagnosis in the Behavior Health facility where there is currently no waiting list!

Circle Care Services- ABA Therapy, what it is, and what it's not

When a child is first diagnosed with Autism, the first thing parents are told to do is to get their kids into ABA therapy. But when they look on-line they start to get confused about what it is, find conflicting reviews, and get scared. So what is ABA, and what is it NOT, and what's the controversy? Let's talk about it.

ABA Roundtable Discussion- The good and the bad sides of ABA Therapy

Group discussion about ABA Therapy. Alexandra has twin boys who are non-speaking and use Spelling to communicate. She has had bad experiences with ABA therapy where both her boys were restrained several times at school. The problem is, the school refused to allow them to use their preferred method of communication, which upset the boys. ABA only deals with "behaviors" but does not get to the CAUSE of the behaviors. Honey, on the other hand, has had a wonderful experience with her ABA Therapist who worked with her son Vincent. So in this video Alexandra, Honey, her son Vince and his ABA Therapist Heidi all join together to have a discussion about the good, the bad an the ugly sides of ABA.