On this podcast we are going to learn from an expert in autism and find out what can be done to better navigate the Autism Matrix with a roadmap that organizes the autism science into clear, actionable steps that lead to transformation. From this podcast you will get a new understanding of autism and, if you have a child with autism, you will have clear next steps you can use today with a confidence to advocate for your child while filtering out the misinformation.

Dr. Theresa Lyons is founder and CEO of Navigating AWEtism, found at www.navigatingawetism.com - the Awetism is spelled A W E T I S M a platform dedicated to turning autism complexity into clarity. Theresa has a PhD in Computational Chemistry from Yale University. She also has first hand experience as a parent to a daughter with autism.

RESOURCES:

This episode's Blog Post: https://drhaley.com/resolving-autism/

Access the Navigating Awetism platform: https://awetism.co/work-together

Visit Dr. Theresa Lyon's website https://navigatingawetism.com

This episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xBfzNpfIWQ

Dr. Theresa Lyons on Social Media:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@navigatingawetism

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navigating_awetism/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro Snip

00:53 What we will learn on this podcast

01:38 Introduce Dr. Theresa Lyons

02:27 What is on your YouTube Channel?

06:50 What is Computational Chemistry?

09:20 When was your daughter diagnosed and was it acquired or something she was born with?

10:10 Should parents blame themselves for making their child autistic?

11:30 Is there hope for improvement with autism?

12:20 What is the best approach to managing autism... medical, natural, or integrated?

13:38 Is the medication to help the child or is the child medicated so the parents don't have to deal with their children?

15:57 What is the purpose of medicine?

17:32 How is autism diagnosed?

18:36 Are there any biochemical biomarkers associated with autism?

19:26 How is it determined the autism diagnosis is lost and how has this changed over the years?

20:18 Are there any commonalities among the group that loses their diagnosis?

22:47 What causes autism? What doesn't cause autism? And what might cause autism that we aren't sure about yet?

26:50 What role does genetics play?

29:00 If chemistry is the cause of autism, is detoxification the cure and what role does Luecovorin play?

32:28 What is a story of someone having used your platform to get amazing results?

34:02 An example where autism was a challenge with expression... not learning.

36:12 How does the navigating autism matrix platform work?

38:09 How much time is required to effectively use the navigating autism matrix platform?

39:37 What is the ATEC standardized test for measuring autism?