Show Notes
What would you do if your son suddenly stopped speaking, lost skills he'd already learned, and the doctors kept telling you everything was fine? How long would you keep asking questions?
According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 31 eight-year-old children in monitored U.S. communities has been identified with autism, compared with 1 in 150 in 2000. Behind those numbers are families trying to understand a diagnosis and figure out what comes next. My guest today, Tracy Slepcevic, knows that experience firsthand.
When Tracy's son Noah began losing his speech and motor skills, she struggled to get doctors to take her concerns seriously. His eventual autism diagnosis led her to explore dietary changes, therapies, and biomedical interventions in search of ways to support him. Today, Noah is a young adult who works, drives, and travels independently.
“I accept my son. I accept the diagnosis. I don't accept that it's his end-all, be-all.” ~ Tracy Slepcevic
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Resources Mentioned:
Warrior Mom: A Mother's Journey in Healing Her Son with Autism: https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Mom-Mothers-Journey-Healing-ebook/dp/B0BPKVGZBN
Autism Health Inc. - https://autismhealth.com/
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) - https://iacc.hhs.gov/
Autism Speaks - https://www.autismspeaks.org/
Autism Society of America - https://autismsociety.org/
BEMER Therapy - https://life.bemergroup.com/
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy
About Tracy Slepcevic:
Tracy Slepcevic is a U.S. Air Force veteran, integrative nutritionist, author, and autism advocate. She is the president of Autism Health Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families affected by autism through education, research, and community resources. She also serves on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), which advises the U.S. government on autism research and policy. Tracy is the author of *Warrior Mom: A Mother's Journey in Healing Her Son with Autism*, a book inspired by her experiences raising her son, Noah, and navigating his autism diagnosis.
Connect with Tracy Slepcevic:
- Website: https://tracyslepcevic.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autismauthormama
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-slepcevic/
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- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisburres/
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