Shannon and I talk with Marty Kelly who has twice made the trip to Central America for stem cell transplants for her autistic son. After the first trip, Marty noticed significant gains in many areas and decided to make a recent, repeat trip.
We discuss the process of how stem cells work and the procedure used for her son.
As with any new treatment, please be careful before you try this at home.
For more information, see here and here.
You can follow Marty’s journey on her blog. Oh, and see a story about from her local TV station
Polly
Shannon Johnson (Foggyrock.com ) and I talk with Polly Tommey about her successful billboard campaign to meet with British Prime Minister, Gordan Brown. Polly is scheduled to meet with him soon.
Polly also runs the Autism Trust which is a foundation committed to putting together regional centers for people with autism.
Lastly, Polly is the editor-in-chief of the online magazine, Autism File
More about Polly from her website:
Polly Tommey is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Autism File and
has been Managing Director of its UK publisher, Sensinet Limited since
1999. Polly is also the Founder of The Autism Trust, a UK registered
charity focused on building an inspiring and sustainable future for
children with autism in the UK when they leave full time education.
Polly is regarded as one of the leading figures in autism in the UK;
renowned as a campaigning and influential journalist and is featured
regularly as a sector expert in the national media. She is currently
directing and presenting two investigative television documentaries to
be broadcast in 2009 in partnership with the award winning producer,
Michael Nunn. Polly presents a weekly radio programme: Autism Issues
From Around the World on Autism One Radio; she is Secretary of the
Autism Human Rights & Discrimination Initiative; and is a regular
attendee and presenter at conferences worldwide. She is married to
Jonathan Tommey who runs The Autism Clinic and they have three
children, one of whom has autism. Polly is a former film and television
actress.
Shannon Johnson (FoggyRock.com ) and I interview author and parent Chantal Sicile-Kira about her latest book, Autism Life Skills.
Chantal has written a number of books, been the on the cover of NEWSWEEK magazine , appeared on MTV , and hosts a radio show on AutismOne Radio
Here is some more information about her from her website:
Chantal Sicile-Kira, is an international speaker,
author and advocate who has been involved with autism spectrum
disorders for over 20 years as both a parent and a professional on both
sides of the Atlantic. A bilingual French -American, Chantal raised her
autistic son in France, the UK and California. Her experience in the
three different countries was the subject of a 22 page article in the
French professional journal on education and research for special
education, La Nouvelle Revue de l'Adaptation et de la Scolarisation,
June 2006, published by INS HEA. A former researcher on BBC
documentaries and a line producer on a TV Series in Paris, Chantal
currently hosts radio shows in English and in French on Autism One
Radio (an internet based radio station available worldwide at
www.autismone.org/radio
).Chantal also writes for various publications,
including an "Ask Chantal"column for The Autism File
(www.autismfile.com
)
and blogs occasionally on the Huffington Post. Chantal's family
has been highlighted in the Newsweek
cover story "Growing up with Autism'
and featured in the MTV documentary 'True Life' series, in
"I Have Autism' which was therecipient of a 2008 Voice Award.
Shannon Johnson of Foggyrock.com and I talk with Keri Bowers of normalfilms.com Keri, a single mother to two children, one of whom is on the autism spectrum, has forged an interesting path. She is the creator of at least three films about children with disabilities, an advocate, speaker, and most recently, a seminar leader about “Mapping Transitions To Your Child’s Future.”
Episode 59 : I talk with Soma Mukhopadhyay about her son Tito, the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) and her clinic, Helping Autism through Learning and Outreach (HALO).
Episode 58 : I talk with Drs. Paul and Kiely Law about the Interactive Autism Network (IAN). The Laws, who have a child with autism, are building a database of information about individuals on the spectrum as well as their families. The information will be used to conduct further research. However, members of IAN may also view the current results of the survey right now.
Episode 56 : Dorene and I talk with Portia Iverson, Founder of the Cure Autism Now Foundation (CAN) and author of the new book, Strange Son. We discuss her book and the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) for those with severe autism.
Episode 55: I talk with Estee Klar-Wolfond, director of the Autism Acceptance Project and author of the popular blog , the Joy of Autism.
Episode 52 : Lori and I talk with Randy and Lynn Gaston. They have three children on the spectrum and they are all the same age. In other words, they are TRIPLETS! We talk about their lives, children, a typical day, and the therapies they are putting to use.
Episode 49: I talk with Gayle Nobel and Kathy Almeida co-authors of It’s All About Attitude. We discuss not only their book, but life as parents to older children on the spectrum.
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