Guests
Amy Jacobs Schroeder
Amy started in the field of ABA or Applied Behavior Analysis in 1996 and worked in the field of early autism treatment for many years. She climbed the ladder from tutor to consultant, supervisor, and program director, earning my BCaBA along the way. https://www.happyladders.com/ https://www.facebook.com/parentledrev https://www.twitter.com/parentledrev https://instagram.com/parentledrev https://www.linkedin.com/company/happyladders/
Ashley Gibson-Stewart
Ashley Gibson- Stewart Biography: I am a BCBA and have been in the ABA field for over a decade. I have worked with individuals from 18 months old to 67 years old across all settings and environments. My passion is working with clients and their families to make impactful changes and improve their quality of …
Bill Kerlik
Bob Kerlik is vice president of media relations for the Allegheny County Airport Authority and executive editor of Blue Sky News. Bob has more than 15 years of experience in communications, including a dozen years as a reporter at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Duquesne University, where he …
Chris Martin
Chris Martin Bio: Chris Martin is the author of The Falling Down Dance (Coffee House, 2015), winner of the 2016 Midwest Independent Booksellers Choice Award; Becoming Weather (Coffee House, 2011); and American Music (Copper Canyon, 2007), chosen by C.D. Wright for the Hayden Carruth Award. He has been a writer-in-residence at the Minnesota History Center’s Gale Library, a Bartos fellow at United World …
Cory Singer
NJ Native Cory Singer is an accomplished singer/songwriter/musician and theater performer. Cory has performed in arenas before thousands nationwide. He starred in BRAVO TV’s singing Competition The Kandi Factory, winning the grand prize, taking home a song penned by Grammy Award Winning Artist Kandi Burress, “I Can Do Anything”. Cory is an exceptional songwriter, and …
Cristen Reat
Cristen Reat Biography: Cristen Carson Reat is the Co-Founder, and Program Director of BridgingApps.org, a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston. Cristen holds a M.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin, graduated from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and is certified through the Assistive Technology Applications Program at California State University. …
Dawn Barclay
Dawn M. Barclay is an award-winning author who has spent a 30+ year career working in different aspects of the travel industry. After attending Tufts University, she worked in sales, marketing, and management for her parents’ firms, Barclay Travel Ltd. and Barclay International Group Short Term Apartment and Villa Rentals. Next, she branched out into …
Dennis Procopio
Dennis is the founder of Man-UP! Life Coaching (MULC), I’m often asked about my background and how I got into the profession of coaching men. That’s a long story that I will begin to answer below, but the one quick thing I can say about myself as a coach is this: After 30-some-odd years of …
Dolly Lowery
Dolly is always looking for ways to make the world a better place. She had a successful 20+ year career selling software and services in the US and Europe and co-founded and launched Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, a place for families living with Cancer. With over 1200 clinic visits for her kids, she knows firsthand …
Dr. Brandon Clark
Dr. Brandon Clark Biography: Brandon Clark is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and the clinical director at Springbrook Autism Behavioral Health. He has a doctorate in psychology with an emphasis on industrial/organizational theory. He enjoys implementing behavior strategies to improve system-based processes and make organizational advancements. Brandon began his career in the field of Applied …
Dr. Jason Kahn
Dr. Jason Kahn Bio: Dr. Jason Kahn is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Neuromotion. He combines his expertise in developmental psychology and mental health to create video games that help children build emotional strength: the ability to harness their emotions to overcome behavioral challenges. Dr. Kahn also holds an appointment at Boston Children’s …
Dr. Searcy-Pate
Dr. Searcy-Pate earned both her graduate degrees in Clinical Psychology from Johns Hopkins University and Jackson State University. In addition, she completed specialized training in child/pediatric psychology at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota as well as the Department of Defense. As a Child/Pediatric Health Psychologist and credentialed diabetes mental health provider by the American …
Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half years old. She was fortunate to get early speech therapy. Her teachers also taught her how to wait and take turns when playing board games. She was mainstreamed into a normal kindergarten at age five. Oliver Sacks wrote in the forward of Thinking …
Eileen Lamb
Eileen Lamb, author of “All Across The Spectrum” and “Be The One,” is the founder of The Autism Cafe. She’s also a writer, photographer, and podcast host. Born in France, Eileen now lives in Austin, Texas, with her two sons, Charlie (9) and Jude (6), and their soon-to-be little sister. On her blog, she shares …
Herman Lintvelt
Herman Lintvelt has over 20 years of experience in creating software products and in growing productive software teams. He has been involved in various startups over the last number of years. He specializes in initiating projects; growing the software architecture and team structure so both can start lean, and scale when it needs to. He …
Jacqueline Carrillo
Hello! My name is Jacqueline and I’m 39 years old. Divorced Special Needs Mom of beautiful 13-year-old autistic twin young ladies. I’d describe myself as driven, communicative, and creative.
Kate Swenson
Bio: Kate is Cooper’s mom, the founder of Finding Cooper’s Voice, and the author of the new book Forever Boy. Kate Swenson. is a proud working mama of four living in suburban Minnesota, although she will forever call the North Shore home. She lives for coffee, preaches kindness like her life depends on it and …
Kim Bass
Kim Bass was born on February 16, 1956 in Frankfort, New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for HeadShop (2022), Sister, Sister (1994) and Tyson’s Run (2022). Episode:
Major Dodson
Major Dodson was born on July 8, 2003 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Tyson’s Run (2022), The Walking Dead (2010) and American Horror Story (2011). Episodes:
Marissa Pittard
Marissa (Missy) Pittard: Missy is the Co-Founder & CEO of Beaming Health. More importantly, she and her brother are neurodivergent, and she built Beaming to make life easier for neurodiverse families everywhere. The site is the easiest place to find care for autism and other developmental differences. Missy graduated from Stanford and Georgia Tech before …
Mckell Smith
Mckell Smith Biography: Mckell is a speech-language pathologist and mom to 4 kids (3 with special needs). She has been practicing speech therapy for over 12 years and is very passionate about helping families advocate to get the best services possible for their children. She loves connecting with others, especially families that are also very …
Megan Champion
Megan Champion Biography: Megan is a mom of three neurodivergent kids, a former educator with 15 years of experience, and the founder of On The Hard Days. Megan provides connection & community to improve the mental health of moms raising neurodivergent children. Episodes:
Michael van der Linde
Michael has 11 years of technology product management and entrepreneurship experience. During this period he has managed various local and international technology product portfolios ranging from digital health and telematics. He also has extensive experience in managing technology product roadmaps within various company maturity levels, from start-up, scale-up and NYSE listed company environments. Episodes:
Mike Rowley
CEO at Springbrook Behavioral Health. Springbrook is a 112-bed facility offering short-term acute psychiatric services for adults (44 beds) and a residential treatment center for children with autism and behavioral challenges (68 beds). Episodes:
Mikey Goldman
Mikey Goldman Biography: Growing up with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Quiet Mind founder Mikey Goldman has always struggled with ways to calm his mind and quiet that pesky internal monologue we all have. After trying a weighted blanket, he noticed its benefits but found it difficult to move around at night and during the …
Mitch Leppicello
Bio: Mitch Leppicello holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Fordham University in New York and has nearly 30 years of experience providing mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He helps parents and caregivers navigate the countless challenges associated with parenting individuals of all ages with …
Paul Cimins
Paul Cimins Biography: Paul Cimins is the father of an autistic child, host of the Hope Saves The Day Podcast, and the CEO and founder of Autism Radio™. Started in 2007, Autism Radio™ is dedicated to raising public awareness about autism, as well as helping individuals, and families, with autism. Its mission is to provide …
Ray Bracht
Ray Bracht Biography: Ray is the father of a young adult dude with Autism who lives at home with him and his wife on their hobby farm in semi-rural Minnesota. Ray works in IT, 100% remotely, and his wife is a paraprofessional who works with DCD high schoolers in a nearby town. Both Ray and …
Risa Stein
Bio: My name is Risa Stein and I am mom to a neurodivergent son and I’m also a child and health psychologist. I fully appreciate the challenges inherent in raising, serving, and working with vulnerable kids. My parenting experiences combined with my background in psychology prompted me to address glaring pain points I experienced and …
Rose Hughes
Rose Hughes Biography: Rose is a Neurodiversity and Disability Specialist. You might know her as @a.tint.of.rose on Instagram where she adventures life in its realist form with her house rabbit Missy, and Penguin, her emotional support/travel buddy cuddly toy. Rose describes herself as an open-minded gal who loves food, fitness, tourism, and animals (alpacas make …
Sam Mitchell
Bio: Sam is a 19-year-old young man who is college bound, majoring in media and entrepreneurship. He found his niche and love in podcasting in high school when he joined his high school’s media club. Podcasting became his passion and he started his own, Autism Rocks and Rolls. What started out as a hobby soon …
Sara Roberts
Sara Roberts Biography: Sara is a single mom to her 8-year-old son with autism, ADHD, DMDD, and OCD. She wants to share their daily struggles and obstacles so other parents can know that they aren’t alone. Episodes:
Sarah Pennington
Sarah Pennington Sarah Pennington serves as Brand Manager for ABLEnow, the national tax-advantaged disability savings program offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by Virginia529. With accounts in all 50 states, ABLEnow is one of the fastest-growing ABLE programs in the country. Sarah is honored to help build this entirely new financial product that …
Shelley Kenow
Bio: Shelley Kenow is a wife of 30 years, a mom for 22 years, a trained human to a Chihuahua for 13 years, a special educator for 30-plus years, author, Education Consultant, and live streamer for #nolimits and Friday with Fran, provider of professional development for school districts, and Master IEP Coach®. An Individualized Education …
Tanna Neufeld
Tanna Neufeld Tanna Neufeld is a licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist with over 15 years in the field working with complex communicators and their families. She is adjunct faculty for the University of Washington’s Augmentative Communication Foundations course. She works full-time as a Product Manager at Goally, an assistive technology startup with the mission to …
Tiffany Hamilton
Tiffany Hamilton Bio: Mom and Founder of Victor Wear, an inspirational activewear brand, with her amazing teenage son. Its mission is to inspire triumph over obstacles and empower underserved communities to be victorious. 10% of every product sold goes to Special Olympics VA Additional Background: Storyteller and Content Marketing rock star with over a decade of …
