On "Celebrating the Spectrum," KSL's Debbie Worthen delights in the joy and happiness her son, a child with autism, has brought into her world. Each week Debbie consults the experts and connects with others who are also learning to navigate life with a child who has special needs. This is a place where we find hope, look for solutions and connect with those working to create a better world of inclusion.
Charlotte Deleste is a journalist in Wisconsin. Her son, Giovanni, was born with a rare genetic condition that caused him to have up to 80 seizures a day. Despite his disabilities, Gio was declared “not disabled enough” to get home nursing care. She couldn’t believe it. Instead of accepting a system that felt broken, she and her husband created what has turned into a non-profit helping hundreds of families with respite care, therapy, and family support. You will be inspired by her drive to get her son, and other families, the help they need.
“That’s all we want to do, just make a difference, make a positive difference and hope that it just keeps going and somebody else will do the same down the road.”
-Charlotte Deleste, Founder of Gio’s Garden
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The Utah Developmental Disabilities Council is entirely dedicated to improving the lives of Utah citizens with autism and other developmental disabilities. Erik Stoker is their Information Specialist and talks about the resources available and how he got involved.
“I believe it’s important for a self-advocate to control what they want to see happen in their life because many adults want to live independently.”
-Erik Stoker
He also has a podcast you can check out.
https://open.spotify.com/show/0vESwMIeQXucVfHKliYirY
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A valuable conversation today with Lacey Anderson who founded an autism school and therapy center. The questions you should ask and the things you should look at to determine what place is right for your autistic child. She shares how she fell in love with autistic children. She also addresses the controversy surrounding ABA therapy.
“You'll see miracles. Because if you do something out of love, you're going to tap into different things that that kid needs, and you're going to figure out how to help them.”
Link to videos: Autism Solutions Academy - YouTube
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“We all could use a little more kindness and understanding and neuro inclusion.”
Candice Christiansen is best known as a licensed clinician. Candice’s expertise is providing neuro-inclusive counseling and coaching to neurodifferent individuals and mixed neurotype couples healing from a trauma and a variety of relationship, sex, and intimacy issues. She’s also a late-diagnosed autistic female. She tells us about her journey, her diagnosis and what she’s learned along the way. She’s also the host of Fabulously Candice: The Sexiest Podcast About Neurodivergence.
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A raw, candid conversation Lincoln Bentley’s mom, Marisa. Marisa is a hands-on mom who would not accept the sobering statistics of autistic adults’ lack of employment. She got creative with her son’s creativity and came up with www.Linc-d.com - an online marketplace featuring independently owned and operated shops. The shop now has dozens of neurodiverse artists who keep 70% of the profits from each sale. Marisa shares her journey of helping the world see the amazing things her son is doing.
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