Modern Americans are “swimming in a toxic pool.” Could this be an underlying cause of the rapidly increasing rates of autism in today’s kids?

Sean’s Monologue: Navigating Autism in Our Workforce

Join us as Sean St. Heart interviews Tracy Slepcevic, author of the bestselling book Warrior Mom: A Mother’s Journey In Healing Her Son with Autism. Tracy is a Certified Integrative Health Practitioner with years of experience in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine – just the expertise needed to shed light on the problem of environmental toxins and how they affect our physical and mental health.

Tracy shares some of her background as she recalls the shock she felt when learning that her young son had autism. She tells us about her struggles getting help, information, and service within our broken healthcare and education systems, but she also gives ample hope to parents embarking on their own autism journey. Early intervention is key.

Tracy explains the process of getting a child clinically evaluated for autism, discusses biomedical interventions, and talks about the resources – both good and bad – that exist for parents. And, of course, Sean and Tracy reveal misconceptions about people on the autism spectrum.

Throughout the conversation, Tracy tells us about many lifestyle changes that are beneficial to humans with or without autism. We learn about the gut-brain connection and hear a few of the many ways we are all being poisoned. As an example of how these environmental and dietary conditions affect us all, the episode goes off-track for a bit to delve into producer Mckenzie’s Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.

While responding to a heckler from YouTube, Tracy explains the difference between saying that vaccines cause autism and saying that a child has suffered a vaccine-injury. She stresses that vaccine controversy is not the focus of the show, and she urges people to read the book Turtles All the Way Down if want to learn more about the autism-vaccination connection. Tracy and Sean agree that it is counterproductive to attack doctors for exploring unconventional theories – given that exploration and experimentation is literally what science is all about.