a new spin on autism: answers! - lynette louise by Lynette Louise

Last Updated: October 23, 2025
Global autism expert Lynette Louise aka The Brain Broad raised eight children. Six of her children were adopted and four of those were on the autism spectrum. Lynette prioritized raising her children into functional adults and succeeded despite her five broken marriages. According to Lynette “I would get married in the hopes that someone would save me. That doesn’t work by the way. In the end I focused on saving my kids and saved myself in the process.” Lynette was able to guide all but one off the spectrum and into lives of independence.

When asked about her secret Lynette says, “Well, I laugh a lot. I see autism as adorable and quirky and since laughter is just joy percolating it heals. After all when you percolate joy you can’t help but save a few lives. Isn’t the very definition of saving a life taking it from misery to joyfulness?”

Lynette travels internationally performing and speaking on the subject of autism and the efficacy of neurofeedback (biofeedba
A New Spin On Autism Answers – How Did RDI Get It’s Name, What is It And How Does It Help Autism?
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A New Spin On Autism Answers – Dating for Autism and Other Differentabilities?
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A New Spin On Autism: Answers! – Bass Clef Bliss, Can Autism Be Interactive Or Is That An Oxymoron?
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Therese Davis is a mother, writer, and advocate for people with disabilities.  She is featured in the documentary film, “Bass Clef...

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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! -What to Do When Your Dad is 90 Years Old and You Discover He Has Aspergers!
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Today’s guest is rightly referred to as ‘Wish Man’. Frank Shankwitz shares the back story on the events that led...

A New Spin on Autism Answers – The Origins of the Efficacy for Neurofeedback and Autism?
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Betty Perper Jarusiewicz PhD LCADC is the Founder, Principal Investigator/CEO, Program Director, Atlantic Family Wellness Center, and more. Dr. Jarusiewicz...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Are Vaccines related To The Onset of Brain Development Challenges Like Autism?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers!-Is Developmental Play Therapy Training The Best Training Ground for the Involved Dad of a Child with Autism?
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This is a show for parents and especially for Dad’s. Lynette and her guest have similar outlooks and a similar...

A New Spin On Autism: Answers – When Your Child Is Autistically Inclined Where Does Your Support Network Come From!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Extra Special Teas: Another Autism Family Business For The Extra Special Adult!
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Extra Special Teas is a Brand New Tea House created in an Extra Special Way for Extra Special People!Subscribe with...

A New Spin On Autism: Answers! – When Your Child With Autism Ages Out of The System Do You Open A Family Business?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – From Then Till Now aka Understanding ASD through the Eyes of A Hypnotist who is the Brother of Senior Citizen Twins with Autism.
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Jeffrey Miller is known as The Hypnotic Interventionist Serving in the area of Human Needs Psychology Hypnosis, NLP, and Strategic...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – What is the difference between ‘Autistic Like and Aspergers? Ask a Teacher
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Trez Ibrahim has been a high school special education teacher for the past 15 years working with teens identified as...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – How do you get the world to listen and share the lessons of Autism, Siblings and Advocacy? Write a Book.
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Cindy Mayhew is a go getter. Mother of five she found marital love and acceptance through loving and accepting her...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – GTX Where Safety Meets Freedom and Frontal Lobes Grow, for Adults with Autism
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Today Lynette Louise and Patrick Bertagna try to solve – at least in part – the problem of falling off...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Haunted By The Memory of What My Face Said As I Raised My Children with Autism
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Today is one long family story from the past.Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS When Lynette was a young...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Aspergers, Autism, Comedy and College do they Mix?
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Jake Rush was diagnosed with Asperger’s at eleven years of age. He is presently a twenty-two year old senior at...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! Do Autism and Bipolar Mix When Living with Lynette!!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Neurofeedback Autism and the Deception of Brain Maps!!
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Today Lynette spends time with Cynthia Kerson PhD of Marin Biofeedback and Brain Science International. Cynthia is a neurofeedback, biofeedback,...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Autism Prevalence, Inclusion and World Politics!
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It is the day after Thanksgiving 2015. The world is a mess and the autism rates in the USA have...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Autism and Suicidal Ideation Shared By An Adult ASD Male
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Are meltdowns and the desire to die part of the spectrum experience? Or is it just this man’s dilemma? Or...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Autism and Schizophrenia: Do they Co-mingle & What Should We Do About It?
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Travis Breeding is the prolific author of 30 books: Quite an accomplishment for someone with Autism and Schizophrenia. Travis meets...

A New Spin on Autism:Answers! – Lynette Louise’s son Chance on Guns, Schools, Autism and The Army!
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Chance Shelton has come a long way in his journey to success; much of that journey was guided by Lynette...

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Written by Lynette Louise aka The Brain Broad!Subscribe with your favorite podcast playerApple PodcastsAndroidRSS I would like to say this...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – From Brain Injury to OCD/AUTISM-Like Genius!
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Jason Padgett geometric artist and author of Struck By Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me A Mathematical Marvel went...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Out Of The Mouth Of Moms… RPM for Autism Stories
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RPM stands for Rapid Prompting Method and describes a fast becoming popular way of teaching verbally challenged children to communicate...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – iPad App for Social Skills and Behind The Curtain Story Of Lynette Louise
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Integrative Autoimmune for Autism and Dad Does the Writing.
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Integrative Autoimmune for Autism and Dad Does the Writing
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Hindsight Autism Solution Project is Slated for 2020
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Integration Segration for Autism in Lebanon. What Does it Mean?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! -Fathers Matter! Be One by Being There While Your Child Is Young!
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Terry and Sue join Lynette for a Father’s Day story and a special gift at the end of the show....

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Future Horizons Answers, “How Do You Keep Going After You lose A Child?”
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Wayne Gilpin, President of Future Horizons, joins Lynette Louise The Brain Broad. They discuss the creation and future of Future...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Can PANDAS and ASD be treated with Homeopathy and/or Chelation?
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Lynette’s guest, Dr. Angelica Lemke, is a Naturopathic Doctor, Homeopath and Certified CEASE practitioner who specializes in the treatment of...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Brain-Power With Google Glass For Autism: Can We Create Independence With Technology or Is It Just A New Form of Dependence
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – What Happens When The Mouth Doesn’t Work Correctly and How Does That Apply To Autism?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Are Girls being Diagnosed with Autism MORE or Are their Numbers Rising?
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Journalist Madison Hopkins asks the question “Are girls being diagnosed with autism more or are their numbers actually rising?”Subscribe with...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Horse Boy, Movement and Elephants for Autism
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Author Rupert Isaacson shares the journey from devastation to proactive choosing after his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism and...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Synesthesia, Autism and Sex Abuse Reported
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Author of Shattered Masks, Lyman Montgomery III, shares his story. Lyman’s is a story of abuse and sensory confusion. Imagine...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! -What does it look like when an autistic person loves you?
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As Lynette mentioned last episode she is writing a new book for caregivers of people with autism. For this reason...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Is Self Abuse and/or Violence Inherent in Autism or Is It Us?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! -How To Get Benefit From Your Therapy aka What To Do When ABA Increases Autism!
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A New Spin On Autism: Answers! – Support from Within the Community of Autism!
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Joining Lynette Louise, The Brain Broad is Douglas Baker a Special Needs Advisor who understands the overwhelming needs and challenges...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Surgery, Autism and Holiday Spirits
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With the holidays around the corner Lynette invited her past guest Jennifer St Jude to come back and chat about...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – From Sicily with Love for Autism!
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For years, Romina Caruana has investigated autism, analyzing every article that discussed the subject in the hope of understanding what...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Many Voices Giving Thanks to the Blessings of Autism Becomes One!
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Lynette Louise The Brain Broad invites participants from around the world to speak up in honor of ThanksGiving.Subscribe with your...

A New Spin On Autism: Answers! – StepDads and Brothers Making Autism a Part of Life!
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Stacey James Wheeler is a Family Dynamics Researcher, speaker and Author of The Stepdad’s Guide: Resolving Family Conflict. He is the...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers ! – The Will Power To Live For My Autistic Child Two!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Will Power To Live For My Autistic Child!
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Rachele writes a blog entitled My Puzzling Piece and her subject matter is both personal and relevant. She uses the...

A New Spin on Autism – What To Do When The Neighbors Don’t Understand
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Vince is upset because his son is being seen as an inconvenience. The neighbors want quiet and his son likes...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Grooming your own Autism Caregiver.
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Today Lynette Louise aka The Brain Broad interviews her grandson and helpmate, Jory Shelton, about what it is like to...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Appreciation fuels the Helper and the Helped; Autism needs fuel
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Some recent developments in Lynette’s life brought renewed energy into her passion for speaking out. Some of those things are...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Diamond Healing from researcher to Reiki an interesting Journey
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Anastasia Chopelas invited Lynette Louise to be a guest on The Amazing Women Of Power Radio network and during that...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Autism Spectrum at Law with Jeff Kasky
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Jeff Kasky is one of two lawyers in the show Spectrum at Law on the Autism Channel. He is a...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Generalizing Skills with NLP, Michael Stevenson and the Engage Program aka Mundo Pato.
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Michael Stevenson of Transform Destiny is a hypnotherapist, NLP master and Success Coach with a challenging past. His home study...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Aspergers of Lynette Louise analyzed by Tony Attwood.
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Tony Attwood is well versed in the subject of Aspergers Syndrome. He has written several publications on Asperger’s Syndrome and...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Sensory Processing Disorder Healed With Neurofeedback.
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Joy Lunt of Brain Potential in Burbank is a long time friend and colleague of Lynette’s. She is a neurotherapist...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – When Challenge Makes Charity it must be an Autism Family.
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While shooting a one time special episode for The Autism Channel that was intended to highlight the use of Google...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The relationship between Autism and ‘I am having a baby. Now what?’
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Lynette invites an old friend Johnathon Schaech on the show to discuss The Show Time series Ray Donavan, his Emmy...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Puzzle Of Autism; Which Piece Are You?
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Today’s show is full of information and personality. Lynette and her guest connect in a way that is a delight...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – How to Let Go and Let Autism Grow Up!
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Lynette was intrigued when she got a message from, Brent Krauth, a young man who had created a facebook page...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The IEP and You And Me!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Chemical Soup of the Autism Loop creates a Revolution!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Judgement from within!
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Witch Fest because spelling it with a ‘B’ is cussing!
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One of Lynette’s clients revisits the show in a time of crisis to just let it all hang out. Spilling...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Knowing nothing about autism… is the gift!
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Paul Louden of Understanding Autism a radio show about people on the spectrum jumps on today’s show to discuss Google...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – No Story To Tell… What A Relief! AKA The Real Meaning Of Early Intervention.
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Kelley Dawson, Brandessa Hale and Lynette share tales of intervening and succeeding. It is an intimate show full of family...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – The Autism Channel… can you help?
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Jerry Trowbridge of The Autism Channel discusses their Indiegogo campaign. Lynette pretty much just sits back and lets him roll...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Inspiration Porn .. is it Porn or is it Inspiration?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Are We Stuck With What We Got or Is Brain Plasticity More Than Just A Catch Phrase?
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Professor emeritus at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Michael Merzenich, is a world authority on neuroscience and brain...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Challenges Galore … should you hide them?
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Our guest today gives a testimonial for Lynette’s new book The WingMaker and then shakes things up with his remarkable...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers – Thanksgiving as a Sensory Sensation!
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Kim Pomares of Mendability for Autism shares the evolution of Mendability’s unique clinically supported sensory enrichment home therapy program. He...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Temple Talks on Becoming Appropriate and Making Friends!
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Todays show itself is a story from the road as Dr. Temple Grandin calls us from the airport in between...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Indepence, With, Without, or Inspite of your Label?
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Today Nikki Zimmerman, founder of Out Of Step a national market place for the differently-abled and author of A Life...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – When life is broken How do we Fix It?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Neurofeedback Outreach for Working in The Home: IS IT SCARY?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – What are OMEGA oils and how do they relate to the brain?
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Autism IS celebrity status. How do you use it well? Ask Annie Potts!
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Today Lynette is blessed with the presence of a divine spirit: Annie Potts. Annie is a consummate professional in the...

A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – To Lie or Not To Lie? That Is The Question! And The Answer Is Revealed.
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A New Spin on Autism: Answers! – Sensory Integration via Vision therapy and integration Love Songs.
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