Alexis' PANS/PANDAS Experience: Her Story and Guidance For Others

Stimming, or self-stimulatory behavior can help a person to regulate themselves. It can help them “tune out” other input when they are overstimulated or make them more comfortable by providing extra input if they are understimulated. It can help regulate intense emotions. Some believe that even things like headbanging serve a purpose by releasing endorphins, the chemicals our body produces to help us relieve pain. Learn more about what may be causing stimming and how you can help.

Starting off Season 2 with a bang! In this episode, we got to sit down with Dr. Dane Fliedner and talk about a new care facility Lighthouse Complex Care and their unique approach to treating autism and other complex disorders. You may have heard Dr. Fliedner speak at TACA or seen him at Dr. Rossignol's office where he practices in addition to his time at Lighthouse. We know you're going to appreciate this valuable, enjoyable conversation with Dr. Dane!

Join us as we welcome Connor Heering from Camel Milk Co-Op back to the podcast this week to share some exciting news about a unique, high-quality new camel milk product! Connor mentioned the last time he was a guest on the podcast that he was working on a top-notch freeze-dried product and it's finally ready to ship. Learn how this can make using camel milk so much easier and save you money too. He also generously shares a coupon code just for our listeners. Tune in for all the details!

Is your child just a picky eater or do you have a problem feeder? Learn the difference and how you can help in our interview with Shandy Laskey, an SLP, nutritionist, and mealtime and feeding coach. Discover the things that can cause picky eating and strategies to support yourself and your child on the road to happier, healthier meals and a better relationship with food.

Should you be worried about glyphosate? Last week we sat down with Jessica E, (@momcologist_on_a_mission) a mom who is a fierce advocate for toxin-free living. After her daughter got sick, she started learning everything she could about glyphosate and she's here to share her story and her vast knowledge with you about this important topic. Learn how it can harm, and what you can do about it in the second part of our two-part conversation about this pervasive chemical.

Should you be worried about glyphosate? We sat down with Jessica E, (@momcologist_on_a_mission) a mom who is a fierce advocate for toxin-free living. After her daughter got sick, she started learning everything she could about glyphosate and she's here to share her story and her vast knowledge with you about this important topic. Learn what it is, how it can harm, and what you can do about it in our two-part conversation about this pervasive chemical.

After such a huge response to our YouTube vid on PANS/PANDAS last week, we knew we had to do more for you guys. Alexis gets candid and shares her journey from how she knew, to working with providers, to the steps she took to help her son start to recover. She shares tips for parents just starting this journey (or struggling through it) and hope for positive outcomes.

Check out our accompanying blog post at https://www.healinghopetribe.com/blog/pans-pandas/ or our episode page at http://healingthespectrum.com for resource links.

Want to learn more about how to choose products that are safer for you and your family? In this week's interview, we dive into that and so much more with Cleaner Stephanie, a special needs mom and oncology nurse who increased her own health and her family's through learning about cleaner products. She is committed to educating other moms about safe products and shares her best tips and resources with us! She also tells about her advocacy efforts from local all the way up to the national level. Truly an inspirational, amazing mom and a great conversation!

Early intervention has been shown again and again to improve outcomes for kids on the spectrum. Two companies have developed tests in an effort to help create objective measures for diagnosis and in this episode, we tell you what you need to know. Even if you don't want to get these tests done, they demonstrate the validity of the biomedical approach and the medical underpinnings of autism symptoms in many children.

Acetaminophen is doctor-recommended and generally considered one of the safest things you can give for fevers and for the vast majority of kids that's absolutely true. Most parents give acetaminophen products without a second thought. What we didn't understand is that the way it functions in the body can be problematic for some children on the autism spectrum. In this episode, we dig into the science and some alternatives because we wish someone had shared it with us sooner.