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 Some milestones come, like Independence Day, and people celebtrate. There are some milestones that arrive, like children's birthdays, and we are amazed at the rapid passage of time. And some milestones come and we shake our heads in disgust.
The anniversary of The Beat Goes On is a milestone that falls into one of those catagories -- hopefully, not the last.
One year ago (July 11th, 2009), Todd and Jeff made their debut. It wasn't a great show, but Program Director Darryl Berger saw enough promise to let us continue. He continually encouraged us, telling us that the 10th show would be better than the first show. The 100th show would be better than the 10th show and so on.
He has since modified his encouragement by saying, "I'm sure the show will get better soon..."
We are grateful to our listeners -- especially those who send their comments via the website or email. We are appreciative of our sponsors who have made our first yeat possible. And we are thankful to John Treese, Rich Gunning, Brad Bishop, Darryl Berger, Connor Histand, and the great folks at WNPV who have all helped us along the way.
We have many new surprises and great stuff in the coming weeks -- so join us for our second year. Pull up a cup of coffee on your Saturday morning, or listen to us on the web.
The Beat Goes On...1 year old and acting like it...
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Dr. Pat Bruno Talks Childhood |
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 Dr. Pat Bruno, a behavioral pediatrician from Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania was part of one of the more important shows since the inception of The Beat Goes On. Dr. Bruno specializes in victims of child abuse. In the far-reaching interview, Dr. Bruno discussed a landmark study about ACEs -- adverse childhood events -- that shape a child as an adult.
The adverse events he discussed were physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing a mother being physicially harmed, a parent with drug abuse, a parent serving time in jail and a single parent home. As these ACE scores add up, the statistics are staggering at the ramifications in the adult life of the child.
Importantly, states Dr. Bruno, these things can be prevented and treated. To prevent, we must identify the high risk babies born to at-risk mothers. To treat, we need to understand the problems of the past and deal with the consequences in the presence. Remarkably, the study was done on 70,000 people, mostly Causacian and middle class.
Listen to the interview and learn one the most important lessons brought to you by The Bea Goes On... |
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A Discussion of Autism with Dr. Amanda Bennett |
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 Dr. Amanda Bennett, a pediatrician who specializes in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics will discuss Autism with Todd and Jeff this weekend.
Autism has been in the news a lot recently -- from a recent news item that debunked the MMR vaccine as a potential causative agent to a study done in California that noted a clustering of autistic children among wealthy, Caucasians in Southern California.
What does all this mean? What is Autism? How is it diagnosed and treated? What are the causes?
All these questions were answered by Dr. Bennett who was trained at CHOP and currently practices in the CHOP connection in Chalfont. Her messages: if you are concerned, get your childed evaluated; early intervention is best; it is NOT the parent's fault; and there is much research being done on the disorder.
The Beat Goes On learned a ton about this very important and complex subject. If you missed the show, click LISTEN TO THE BEAT. We appreciate Dr. Bennett's expertise. |
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