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Physician, Hay House Author, Consultant @ AndreaLibutti.com I’m a doctor, author and mother of a brilliant son, who at the age of 2 was diagnosed with severe autism. It may sound unusual to hear someone speaking this way about this condition, but through my own medical research and family experience, I’ve discovered the keys to unlock a wonderful life for anyone who is diagnosed with autism. Download the first chapter of my book “Awakened by Autism” for FREE: https://www.andrealibutti.com/?u ...
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Autism Diagnosis Day: The Story of My Son's Diagnosis [Autism Journey Series - Ep. 1]
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• Autism Diagnosis Day: How I went from devastated to grateful for my son’s autism diagnosis. •It was one of the worst days of my life.February 12, 2006. It is etched into my brain. Forever.Though now I see it as one of the best.I was sitting on my living room floor reading a report. A county pediatric psychologist came over three hours earlier to …
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Ask the Doctor - 014 : What is the most misunderstood thing about autism?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• What is the most misunderstood thing about autism? •A mother is about to meet her 19 year old son with non-verbal autism for the first time.Don’t get me wrong, they have not been physically apart, he has lived with her for the past 19 years.But what she learn…
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Restoring Wellness in Autism: 5 Key Ingredients from Mother Nature that will Detoxify your Child
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Doctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autismCan we Simplify the process of restoring wellness with a simple framework and formula?Discover the 5 key ingredients from Mother Nature that will powerfully and safely detoxify your child and your family.If you liked this short audio, you can get all my articles at:www.andrealibutti.com/blog…
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Ask the Doctor - 013 : Why do some people with autism see colors when you speak?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Why do some people with autism see colors when you speak? •Synesthesia is the joining of the senses, where music or sound may trigger colors, or words may trigger taste.Recent research at the University of Sussex in the U.K. has concluded that there is a defi…
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Ask the Doctor - 012 : Do you know something about ASD that other people with autism might not know?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Do you know something about ASD that other people with autism might not know? •I have this really tragic, but funny in retrospect, story about autism and the word gift.I had been on my journey with my son with autism for close to a decade, when I approached t…
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Ask the Doctor - 011 : How does stress affect the autistic brain?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• How does stress affect the autistic brain? •Do you know what the number one thing patients complain about to me in the emergency department?“I have too much stress.”It’s so commonplace, that I often think join the club.Stress. It is a part of just about every…
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Ask the Doctor - 010 : What’s the best networking advice for an autism professional?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• What’s the best networking advice for an autism professional? •This is one of the most powerful things that I do as an autism practitioner because there are many, many perspectives on autism.As a professional with a vested interest in changing how the world v…
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Ask the Doctor - 009 : Could autism behaviors be linked to this hormone?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Could autism behaviors be linked to this hormone? •Sleep. We elude it as children and covet it as adults.We crave it when we don’t have enough of it. And as many parents of autistic children know, shortage of sleep in their children and themselves is commonpl…
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Ask the Doctor - 008 : Is autism more prevalent in boys because of testosterone?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Is autism more prevalent in boys because of testosterone? •Testosterone. What do you think of when you hear the word testosterone?Male. Strong. He Man - Right?Well yes, but there is so much more to testosterone than big muscles and a deep voice.There are seve…
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Ask the Doctor - 007 : Does Netflix’s “Atypical” Portray Autism Accurately?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Does Netflix’s “Atypical” Portray Autism Accurately? •Sam Gardner is a teenager with autism on the Netflix TV show Atypical. He does a really good job of portraying autism, from one person’s perspective.He is portrayed as a very literal-minded character, unab…
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Ask the Doctor - 006 : Is your child more right brain or left brain dominant?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Is your child more right brain or left brain dominant? •Left handed people (right brain dominant) are inventive, artistic and emotional while right handed people (left brain dominant) are logical, analytical and even-tempered, or so we believe.It turns out th…
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Ask the Doctor - 005 : What is the best way to connect with my child with autism?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• What is the best way to connect with my child with autism? •I am sitting on the floor of my son’s therapy room. I have been homeschooling him for several years and we are about to begin a session. I am wearing a neon pink hat and I have brightly colored paint…
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Ask the Doctor - 004 : Do autistic individuals have a baseline happiness set point? All about hedonic adaptation
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Do autistic individuals have a baseline happiness set point? All about hedonic adaptation •What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy a gorgeous house, a luxury car, or perhaps a trip around the world?Many of us fantasize about it. But did you know that wi…
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Ask the Doctor - 003 : A Brief History of Autism: How Looking Back May Explain Your Child’s Bright Future
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• A Brief History of Autism: How Looking Back May Explain Your Child’s Bright Future •“We’ve come a long way baby” sums up the history of autism. Our beliefs about the condition have evolved from a subcategory of schizophrenia, to the “refrigerator mother” theo…
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Ask the Doctor - 002 : What is one thing every teacher of autistic individuals should know?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• What is one thing every teacher of autistic individuals should know? •If you saw my son going about his day, at home, at the school bus stop, or in the grocery store, you’d likely assume he is “very autistic”. He perseverates on spinning fans, he skips around…
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Ask the Doctor - 001 : Are autistic individuals hypersensitive to emotions?
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Ask the Doctor: Anything AutismDoctor Andrea Libutti, MD answers your questions on autism• Are autistic individuals hypersensitive to emotions? •The two conditions are not related. Alexithymia is defined as difficulty in experiencing, expressing and describing emotional responses. At first glance, people may assume autism and alexithymia are simila…
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