The journey to get a diagnosis can be overwhelming, long and expensive. “I very clearly remember feeling like I was in over my head, even as a trained medical professional”, said Joya Van Der Laan. She is a family nurse practitioner, functional medicine specialist, business owner, wife and mother of 3 children of whom 2 have special needs. Feeling woefully unprepared, Joya started researching treatments including both traditional and integrative options and, together with her husband, created the online platform Your Autism Game Plan. The goal: help parents find their yellow brick road and provide a different perspective, including the integrative treatment options that are not generally discussed in the traditional medical and therapy settings. Listen to this episode to hear us talk about our frustrations, meds, vitamins, food sensitivity and how we found what worked best for our kid.
Wanna know more about Your Autism Game Plan and the online course Joya offers? Check out Joya’s website Your Autism Game Plan, follow her on FB: YourAutismGamePlanInc or on IG: @yourautismgameplan.
Need help to find and recharge your superpowers? Turn your endless to-do lists into ta-da lists? Have ideas for 1 to 15 minute mini-breaks for both you and your kid? A clear health tracker for your kid? Check out the Special Needs Supermom Planner on www.facebook.com/specialneedssupermompodcast or www.instagram.com/nadinevanlierop.
