{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fone-creative-act.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode13-GFsEHbcI","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Leslie Weed — HEAL-ing every day, Receiving the Light to Give the Light ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2a850e9d-6495-498b-aaa0-046845ffc071/a83e7593-2aba-4396-8801-af153235c7ab/13.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"One in 59 children are diagnosed with autism. Twenty years ago, it was one in one thousand. Leslie Weed had minimal support, resources or direction when she was told that her young daughter, Lanier, was autistic twenty years ago, so she set out to seek, find and create what needed to happen to support her family and specifically her daughter. \n\nHer perseverance is beyond inspiring. She has navigated uncharted territory — stepping in front of Congress, chasing after and meeting doctors nationwide for answers, and enrolling celebrities like Jenny McCarthy into fundraising. Alongside her husband and three daughters, she created the HEAL Foundation — Helping Enrich Autistic Lives. Through her nonprofit, HEAL, Leslie has brought people together to support and love autistic kids through camps, special events, charitable contributions for classrooms, and the big breakthrough of funding iPads for austic children which has unlocked their silent voices. \n\nThe documentary, Unlocked by Henry Corra, will feature Lanier’s story and will be released next year. The beauty of faith, commitment to something bigger, and serving has provided Leslie with a life of purpose as she continues to be fueled to make a difference. \n"}