Sep 16, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min · 13 segments
Elizabeth's son was diagnosed with Autism and Apraxia at three years old. At ten years old they discovered spelling and RPM with Soma, then worked with Eizabeth Vosseller and the Spelling to…
Elizabeth ZielinskiGuest
Cindy GelorminiHost
Before we keep talking about him, you did mention before we got on camera that you did get permission from your son to be talking about him, right? I
It's something that I hold as a personal value that I have always held as a personal value.
want more parents to be aware of because they think that they just, they don't realize, right? But when you presume competence, you cannot both presume competence and not also convey dignity.
Because if you believe that their mind is intact and they understand, then you can't treat them as if they aren't entitled to privacy and autonomy and so forth.
So I think it's very important that at an age appropriate level, you know, we as parents are so, we're so eager to connect and we're so eager to learn from other people's stories.
What is not my story to tell? My son is an individual human being with all the rights and privileges that are with that.
And I have to be sensitive to, he doesn't want his mom telling his most private story of difficulties.
But what he wanted you all to know today is that I did ask his permission to talk about him today.
And he responded as he always does, which is anything that helps people understand non-speakers and my peer group is okay for you to share.
It's what I'd like to think that I would have taught him if I knew I was teaching it.
A lot of them all want to advocate and get that message out there and help any other.
Yeah, he's less about talking about the letter boards than he is about talking about his intelligence.
And I don't think he's attached to how people access, but he is attached to people believing that his peer group all has
Before we keep talking about him, you did mention before we got on camera that you did get permission from your son to be talking about him, right? I
It's something that I hold as a personal value that I have always held as a personal value.
want more parents to be aware of because they think that they just, they don't realize, right? But when you presume competence, you cannot both presume competence and not also convey dignity.
Because if you believe that their mind is intact and they understand, then you can't treat them as if they aren't entitled to privacy and autonomy and so forth.
So I think it's very important that at an age appropriate level, you know, we as parents are so, we're so eager to connect and we're so eager to learn from other people's stories.
What is not my story to tell? My son is an individual human being with all the rights and privileges that are with that.
And I have to be sensitive to, he doesn't want his mom telling his most private story of difficulties.
But what he wanted you all to know today is that I did ask his permission to talk about him today.
And he responded as he always does, which is anything that helps people understand non-speakers and my peer group is okay for you to share.
It's what I'd like to think that I would have taught him if I knew I was teaching it.
A lot of them all want to advocate and get that message out there and help any other.
Yeah, he's less about talking about the letter boards than he is about talking about his intelligence.
And I don't think he's attached to how people access, but he is attached to people believing that his peer group all has
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