BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:301@az.childrenshealthdefense.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260425T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260425T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T063723Z URL:https://az.childrenshealthdefense.org/events/quad-cities-defenders-mee tup-just-look-up-film-screening-qa/ SUMMARY:Quad Cities April MeetUp - Restoring Balance: Autism Redefined DESCRIPTION:Join Quad Cities Coordinator\, Gary Stuart\, for a monthly gath ering.\nRestoring Balance: Autism Redefined Film Screening + Q&\;A with Filmmaker &\; Autism Experts\n\n\nDiscover Restoring Balance: Autism R edefined!\nDive into a groundbreaking documentary that showcases the succe ss of families and practitioners who are transforming the lives of childre n with autism by changing their diet and the environments where they play\ , learn\, and live.\nIt's more than a movie\, it's a movement!\n\n\nWatch the trailer here.\n\nLearn more about the movie here.\n\nQ&\;A with fil mmaker and autism experts to follow movie screening.\n\nAbout the Film Dir ector:\n\nRyan Hetrick\, Documentary Filmmaker\, Director\, Restoring Bala nce: Autism Redefined\n\nRyan has worked in the behavioral therapy field w ith individuals on the autism spectrum for over 18 years\, engaging with c lients ranging in age from 2 to 40. In addition\, he served as a neurocogn itive specialist and a Certified Brain Injury Specialist for the 50+ popul ation. His experience spans various environments\, including homes\, schoo ls\, and employment settings. After utilizing modalities such as Applied B ehavioral Analysis\, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Floortime\, and others \, Ryan gradually recognized that behavioral therapy should not be the sol e focus for these conditions\; rather\, biomedical treatment must take pre cedence.\n\nThroughout his career\, Ryan came to a significant realization : while behavioral therapy has its merits\, it should not stand alone as t he primary treatment for autism spectrum conditions. Instead\, he discover ed that biomedical interventions should be the primary focus. A pivotal mo ment for Ryan occurred when a family he was working with began implementin g dietary changes. The results were astonishing! Their child experienced r emarkable improvements in vocabulary\, eye contact\, and overall social en gagement—achievements that far surpassed anything that had been accompli shed in their behavioral therapy sessions.\n\nAfter years of working with people on the autism spectrum\, it became abundantly clear to Ryan that di etary and biomedical therapies were making a profound and positive impact. Faced with skepticism from his immediate family\, colleagues\, and even o ther professionals about the transformative potential of these approaches\ , Ryan felt a deep motivation to share these inspiring success stories. Th is passion led to the creation of the documentary Restoring Balance: Autis m Redefined\, which aimed to illuminate the real-life benefits of these in terventions.\n\nRSVP for the event below: ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://az.childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-content /uploads/Restoring-Balance-title-card-size-adjust.png LOCATION:Prescott Public Library\, 215 E. Goodwin St.\, Prescott\, AZ \, 86 303\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=215 E. Goodwin St.\, Presco tt\, AZ \, 86303\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Prescott Publi c Library:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250425T130000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR