Nov 19 2024 43 mins
When every doctor said "She's not going to talk. Not today, not ever." She refused to listen.
In fact, those crushing words from a doctor sparked a reaction that would transform autism treatment worldwide.
This is how one woman's rebellion against medical gaslighting changed thousands of lives.
I sat down with Miriam Guimal, who did what we all dream of doing when faced with hopeless diagnoses – she proved them wrong.
Her once-nonverbal autistic daughter is preparing for college.
What started with noticing how certain foods changed her daughter's behavior led her to uncover breakthrough treatments that traditional medicine had overlooked.
Today, her daughter Raquel, once struggling to speak, is thriving in ways doctors said would be impossible.
And Miriam? She's turned her family's journey into a movement, opening clinics across multiple countries to help other families who've been told to lower their expectations.
This conversation isn't just for parents of children with autism.
In fact it isn't just about autism - it's about a broken medical system that keeps gaslighting patients instead of helping them heal. .
It's for anyone who believes there has to be a better way.
Join me for an eye-opening discussion about what's possible when we look beyond conventional approaches and dare to ask different questions. Your view of autism treatment – and perhaps medicine itself – will never be the same. It's time to disrupt the medical system.
00:00 Introduction: A Story of Transformation
03:00 Miriam’s Journey: From Mother to Advocate
06:00 The Power of Maternal Intuition
09:00 Early Signs of Autism
12:00 Facing Dismissive Medical Opinions
15:00 Desperate Measures: Understanding Food’s Impact
18:00 The Link Between Diet and Behavior
21:00 Uncovering Hidden Health Issues in Autism
24:00 The Pain Behind Selective Eating
27:00 Healing Through Targeted Interventions
30:00 Discovering the Microbiome’s Role
33:00 Introducing MERT: A Revolutionary Therapy
36:00 First Breakthrough Moments with MERT
39:00 From Nonverbal to Connected: Raquel’s Progress
42:00 Building a Mission: Clinics Around the World
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