The Telepathy Tapes: Now What?

In this episode of The Telepathy Tapes: Now What?, Betsy Hicks-Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with occupational therapist and Sunrise Therapies founder Erin Clarelli to take a deeper look at whole-body apraxia, and what parents and practitioners can actually do to support a body that doesn’t always follow the mind’s intentions.Erin breaks down motor loops, sensory differences, co-regulation, and the importance of presuming competence from the inside out. She also shares practical ways families can build intentional movement into everyday life, from unloading the dishwasher to getting dressed, playing games, and participating more fully in the world.Along the way, Betsy and Libby reflect on their own experiences, including the mistakes, breakthroughs, and mindset shifts that come with learning to see behavior through a sensory-motor lens.Supporting intentional movement isn’t about demanding compliance or getting every movement “right.” It’s about understanding the person beneath the movement, building trust, and creating opportunities for greater agency and independence.For more information on Erin Clarelli you can visit:www.instagram.com/sunrise.therapieswww.sunrisetherapiesinc.comwww.facebook.com/sunrise.therapies.inc/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with somatic trauma practitioner Lisa Fairman to explore how stress, grief, and chronic caregiving shape the body, and why nervous system regulation matters for the entire family. Together they discuss co-regulation, trauma responses, boundaries, grief, nutrition, and practical ways caregivers can move from survival mode toward greater steadiness and connection.The conversation also ventures into telepathy, as Lisa shares insights she received from several non-speakers about the body's wisdom, the importance of community, and what they hope caregivers understand most.Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or simply looking for new ways to care for yourself while caring for someone else, this episode offers compassionate guidance and practical tools to help you find your way back to yourself.To learn more about Lisa visit www.lisafairman.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For many non-speakers, vision challenges are hiding in plain sight. In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with neurodevelopmental optometrist Dr. Susan Daniel to explore the profound connection between vision, apraxia, communication, and regulation.Dr. Daniel explains why many non-speakers struggle with eye teaming, fixation, and visual processing—and how these challenges can affect everything from spelling and motor control to anxiety and independence. She shares how tools like prism lenses and vision therapy can unlock new pathways for communication and help individuals feel more comfortable in their bodies.If you’ve ever wondered why your child closes one eye, toe walks, struggles to point accurately, or becomes overwhelmed in busy environments, this conversation may reveal a missing piece of the puzzle.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this deeply moving conversation, Betsy Hicks Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with intuitive communicator and autism researcher Suzy Miller to explore the profound shift in consciousness many families are beginning to witness through their nonspeaking children.Together they discuss the tension between seeing autism as a tragedy versus recognizing the gifts these children may carry including telepathy, deep energetic sensitivity, and an innate connection to oneness. Suzy shares her perspective on coherence, collective consciousness, “The Hill,” grief, regulation, and why many nonspeaking individuals seem resistant to the conditioned world of separation humanity has built.The conversation also dives into the importance of spelling as validated communication, the ethics of telepathic connection, and the ways these children may be inviting us into a more compassionate, interconnected way of being.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Now What?, Betsy Hicks Russ and Libby Ingram sit down with engineer and independent researcher Becca Cramer to explore one of the most debated and rapidly evolving topics in the autism world: spelling as a form of communication.As more non-speakers begin expressing themselves through letter boards and typing, a growing number of families, educators, and professionals are rethinking long-held beliefs about intelligence, language, and autonomy. And yet, despite thousands of individuals demonstrating clear, complex communication, these methods remain widely dismissed by major institutions and are often excluded from classrooms and covered care.So what’s holding things back?Together, they unpack the science and the skepticism. From the role of apraxia and the limits of traditional speech-based models, to the controversy around influence, message passing, and what it really means for something to be considered “evidence-based.”Becca brings a grounded, analytical perspective to the conversation by bridging research, lived experience, and the questions the scientific community still needs to answer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Betsy and Libby sit down with Natalia Meehan and Maria Welch to map the major spelling pathways supporting non-speakers today. They explore and explain core concept underneath it all: apraxia (the brain–body disconnect). They break down why spelling is a motor-based communication method, why you can’t just “buy a letterboard,” and why communication partners hold and reset the board. The conversation also goes into presuming competence, what non-speakers report about being underestimated, and the emerging language around telepathy (non-local communication), including how Natalia and Maria are building a new curriculum and training called The Bridge that acknowledges what many families are already experiencing.The Bridge Spelling Method by Maria Welch and Natalia Meehanhttps://bridgetothriving.org/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.