Autism Mom MD

Wishing a wonderful day to all of the moms, grandmothers, aunts, & friends who fill this role & make our lives so much easier!

It’s and !

1 in 44 (or 2.3%) of children in the US were identified with ASD using estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.

Let’s continue to amplify voices for those who are often unheard, ignored or misunderstood.

Happy Twos day!

February 3rd is National Women Physicians Day and honors the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. 🩺❤️💪🏼

Happy National Women Physicians Day to all my amazing colleagues!!!

✳️ Today’s episode highlights

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✳️ My guest today is Dr. Katherine Lewitzke. is the founder and clinical director of Bright Pine Behavioral Health in Michigan. Dr. Lewitzke specializes in neuropsychological testing as well as assisting individuals diagnosed with autism, ADHD, academic
difficulties, behavioral concerns, emotional difficulties, and giftedness.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🎉🎊💥
May the year be filled with strength, happiness, health and prosperity.

This looks spot on to me. What do you think?

Happy New Year!! Thanks so much everyone for your support and listening to the !

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✳️ In this episode, you’ll hear from Bruno Youn. Bruno was diagnosed with moderate to severe when he was 3 years and 7 months old. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College shortly before the pandemic and majored in philosophy, politics and economics. Bruno currently lives in Utah and has been working non-technical roles in the tech industry for the past 2 years. His journey is a story of hope and the power of believing in yourself!

Happy New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Halloween 🎃

A new podcast episode is now available! I know it’s been a while since my last episode, but work and my kids have been keeping me really busy the past few months. And even though I haven’t published as many episodes as I would like, I believe that episode content quality supersedes quantity of episodes. Thanks so much for your support and listening to the podcast!

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✳️ My guest today is Dr. Josette Thompson. Dr. Thompson is a Family Medicine physician and is teaching faculty for Kaiser Permanente Family Residency Program. She currently precepts in the Behavioral Medicine part of the curriculum. Dr. Thompson is also an . Her first child was diagnosed with moderate to severe at age 3 yrs 7 mos. On today’s episode, Dr. Thompson shares her journey. Her story is inspiring and makes me want to be a better mom.

Went shopping at Target today and saw TheraPearl products on a shelf in the nursing aisle. Inventing TheraPearl reusable hot/cold packs is one of my proudest accomplishments and I have 11 patents under my name. I co-founded the company in 2008 when my youngest was only a few weeks old during my maternity leave and the company was acquired in 2014 by the same company that owns BioFreeze.

✳️ Today’s episode highlights and . Clinically significant symptoms of ADHD have been reported in 16% to 66% of children with Autism. And yet, ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder were not formerly recognized diagnostically as co-occurring conditions until DSM 5 was published in 2013.

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✳️ My guest today is Dr. Dion Metzger. Dr. Metzger is a Board Certified Psychiatrist who manages her own practice in Atlanta, Georgia and is an .
Dr. Metzger is currently on faculty as a professor of psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia and Morehouse School of Medicine. She is a health expert who has been featured on The Doctors, Oprah Winfrey Network, ABC, NBC, HLN, and in the New York Times.
 

✳️ New podcast episode available 💗

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✳️ My guest today is Jen Drucker. Jen is a single parent and to Cassie, her soon to be 21 year-old daughter. Cassie is , but she has found her voice through painting. On this episode Jen shares her journey and how it led to Cassie’s Creations.

🇺🇸Happy Independence Day! Have a safe and fun 4th of July! 🎆

✳️ New podcast episode available 💗

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✳️ My guest today is Jenny Crawford.  Jenny is an , and the Executive Director with Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine. The magazine provides information, expert advice, stories, research and amazing content to help parents who are raising a child with . It’s applicable to both seasoned and new parents raising a child on the . On this episode Jenny shares her autism journey and how it led to the Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine.

Click on link for access to free articles
https://www.autismadvocateparentingmagazine.com/free-gift

I’ve enjoyed watching the Netflix series . I liked how they explored the challenges of being a parent of a child on the spectrum. The final season arrives July 9. I wonder what’s in store for Sam and his family 🐧

Have you watched the series? Do you like how they have portrayed the characters?

✳️ Today's episode highlights and navigating the .

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✳️ My guest today is Jane Wu. Jane is an mom to her daughter, Haylie, a storyboard artist, director and producer. Jane had an upbringing bound by Chinese traditions with big expectations for education and success from her family. With her interest in action movies Jane studied Wushu as a young adult. This along with her extensive knowledge and interest in comic books led to her entry in the Film/TV industry. She has storyboarded action sequences for a total of 8 Marvel films to date as well as the current Disney remake of “Mulan.” Jane is currently producing and directing on a Netflix animated series for adults called Blue Eye Samurai which will air fall of 2022. 💪🏼🥋🎥

🤣 I heard this song on the radio driving to work this morning and now I can’t get it out of my head 🧽🚗

Remember and honor 🇺🇸

Q-Anon Shaman's lawyer using the defense hurts our kids and our community. When people's crimes are blamed on autism it increases the stigma our kids face.

✳️ Today's episode highlights therapy.

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✳️ My guest today is Dr. Mamta Kumar. Dr. Kumar is a Board Certified Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine Physician. She is also a wife and mom of two girls, a neurotypical 9 yr old and a former micro born at 24 weeks daughter who is now 6.5 yrs old with . On today’s episode, Dr. Kumar shares her family’s journey with .

Wow!! Vaccinated people in US may now go without masks in a lot places. Giant step towards getting back to normal.

❤️Great news!

💉FDA approves Pfizer and BioNTech's request to allow their COVID-19 vaccine to be given to kids ages 12 to 15 on an emergency use basis.

to all the superMoms out there! Wishing you all a great day, full of love and happiness! ❤️

✳️ Today's episode highlights on the .

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✳️ My guest today is Samuel Huber. Samuel is an and public speaker. Samuel provides an perspective on various topics relating to adulthood on his YouTube channel and Instagram.

Happy 🌎💕

✳️ 49% of children with elope. Did you know that you can add wandering and elopement to your child’s ?

✳️ Today's episode highlights wandering and elopement, and it’s full of helpful tips.

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✳️ My first guest is Shelly McLaughlin. Shelly is the parent of a teenage son with Asperger’s Syndrome and is a Program Director at in Maryland. Shelly has developed and conducted and Intellectual/Developmental Disability (ASD/ ) Trainings for various organizations including law enforcement agencies, fire departments, EMS staff, corrections officers, colleges, Exceptional Family Programs, state's attorneys and public defenders, adult medical day programs, restaurants, schools, hotels, libraries, foster care programs, and other professional organizations. Shelly is a certified police instructor by the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission, CIT certified through Montgomery County Police, and certified in Mental Health First Aid through Harford County Sheriff's Office. 
✳️ My second guest is Officer Laurie Reyes. Officer Reyes has been a Montgomery County Police officer for 23 years. In 2005, she created and implemented what is now called the Montgomery County Police Autism and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD), Alzheimer's, Dementia Outreach Program and has served in this program since that time. Officer Reyes has received recognition from the White House as a “White House, Champion of Change for Youth and Law Enforcement”. In 2018 she was recognized by the Department of Justice and received the Attorney General’s Award for “Distinguished Service in Policing”. She also received a Governor’s Citation for the creation and continued coordination of the Montgomery County Police Autism/IDD, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Outreach Program.

So true and resonates so deeply with me 🙏