Episode 9: Outsmarting Autism with Patricia Lemer

Helping Children Thrive

My guest this week is Patricia Lemer.
Patricia is a licensed professional counselor, holding a Masters of Education in counseling and learning disabilities from Boston College and a Masters in Business from Johns Hopkins University. She practiced as an educational diagnostician for over 40 years.

She was a co-founder and served as Executive Director of the international non-profit organization Developmental Delay Resources (DDR). After DDR merged with Epidemic Answers, she became Chairman of the Board.

She is the author of Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded: Build Healthy Foundations for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at All Ages.

Lemer writes continually for her blog “After the Diagnosis, Then What?” about combining a biomedical approach to autism with sensory and movement-based therapies.

She is the editor of EnVISIONing a Bright Future: Interventions that Work for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. You can find out more about her work at her website www.patricialemer.com

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Episode Highlights
1. Total load theory
2. Epigenetics and Autism
3. Reducing load factors through lifestyle
3. Role of Gut in Autism
4. Soft Signs
5. Role of Foundational Issues, retained reflexes in Autism, Vision therapy,
6. Patricia's five-step plan to prioritize healing modalities:
Show Notes:

Patricia Lemer's Website: https://www.patricialemer.com/
Book Link: Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded: Build Healthy Foundations for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at All Ages.

She is the editor of EnVISIONing a Bright Future: Interventions that Work for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Music Credit:
First Light - Atch https://soundcloud.com/atch-music
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