Robin and Landon Shipman – autism - S4.E170

Robin and Landon Shipman are Dr. Debra Peppers guests on “Outreach Connection”

Robin conveys she had never heard the word “autism” before. Landon her firstborn son who is also in the studio was diagnosed with this disorder in 1985 on a cold and rainy day in March. Landon was 3½ years old. Robin states “Our lives changed completely when autism was addressed to us. We all want what’s best for our children. When Landon was diagnosed, it was 4 or 5 out of every 10,000. Today we know the diagnosis rate now is 1 in 150."