Autism Reimagined

our story of reversing the diagnosis

AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH

We are taught to trust doctors, the CDC, and pharmaceuticals. And we are taught to believe autism – a condition affecting 1 in 54 children – is an unexplainable, irreversible mystery.

What if we haven’t been told the whole story?

What if autism isn’t the life-sentence we thought?

Autism Reimagined flips the narrative from hopeless to hopeful as Jodie shares strategies that led to her son’s autism reversal, and gets brutally honest about how a mother bucked the system and beat the odds.

This book is for you if…

You know someone living with an autism diagnosis or other chronic condition

You want more from your healthcare system

You’re ready to stand up for your child

You have questions about vaccines and their safety

You need encouragement and a big dose of hope

Autism Reimagined is part reference guide, part memoir, written by a woman who tried it all and lived to tell about it. This book is a priceless companion for anyone ready to reclaim the right to rule their life.

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…from the book

Once upon a time, I was pregnant. I had no idea what I was doing, no idea how to be a mother. But I did have one thing, and that was longing. I longed for my son, this baby that would change my life. On the day he was born, I saw him, and he saw me seeing him. I wrapped him up with my arms, a white swaddling blanket, and that holy gaze shared between newborns and their mamas. 

But along the way, a part of him went missing. I tried so desperately to find him, to lock eyes with him, as if locking eyes meant I could hold him safely in place. But I couldn’t, and he was gone.

I never expected a diagnosis of autism would ever be a part of his story. I never knew I’d lose count of the times he was poked with needles. I never knew I’d live so many hours in the car going to and from therapy. I never knew I’d be looked at that way by parents, former friends, the pediatrician. I never knew we’d throw such lonely birthday parties. But I grew and he grew, and the world seemed to grow with us, expanding and providing us with everything we needed to find one another again.  It took all the strategies, support systems, and bravery in the universe, but my son did what everyone said he could not do. He came back.

…and a peek into the special section by Dr. Charlie Fagenholz

When parents are asked what makes life worth living, they usually say their children. Our children are the most precious things in our lives, and we would do anything in the world for them. We do our best to support them by providing love, food, shelter, and toys, all things that make their lives better and more enjoyable. But the absolute number one thing we can provide is vibrant health. To give them this gift, we must first understand what health is and what health isn’t. 

We live in times where information and Doctor Google are just a click away. The abundance of information on the internet is mind blowing and can be extremely valuable. However, we can drown in information and starve for knowledge. Let’s agree that Doctor Google is not providing universal truth. One of the biggest problems I encounter is what patients read on the internet. Their child will come in with an earache and fever, and according to Doctor Google, they possibly have a brain tumor. Our society, especially the medical system, is largely fear-based; we are fed an “expect the worst and hope for the best” mentality, which does not help build health in our children. I understand that reading your child might have a brain tumor can be scary; God forbid it’s true. But we must use logic over emotion when it comes to health. Could a brain tumor be possible? Of course, because anything is possible. However, the chances of an earache and fever being due to a brain tumor is so low statistically compared to a hundred other more likely causes, that a website suggesting so is misleading. Trusting the internet is not the best way to approach your child’s health.