Denise Paley: From Crisis to Advocacy

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me the World

Tony Mantor

Alternative Health, Never Give Up, Health & Fitness, Entertainment, Mental Health, Autism Acceptance, Autism, Autism Awareness, Celebrities, Special Needs, Positivity

5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text Denise Paley shares the harrowing story of her son's sudden onset schizophrenia at age 18 and his subsequent five-year imprisonment without sentencing, revealing critical failures in how our justice system handles mental illness. • Son Ellis was an honor roll student with a bright future before experiencing first-episode psychosis • Police dismissed parents' concerns when Ellis disappeared, missing critical intervention opportunity • Ellis has been incarcerated for nearly five...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mayator.
0:11.6	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.5	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.5	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.8	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for autism
0:41.5	around the world.
0:50.8	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Hand Cust, the Silent Crisis, Special Event.
0:59.1	Joining me today is Denise Paley.
1:01.9	She will share her son's experiences with a legal system, which inspired her to advocate for legislative reform in her state.
1:10.0	Thanks for coming on, and can you tell us a little more
1:12.8	information about your son? Okay. So almost five years ago to the date. So it was January in 2020.
1:20.6	My son had previously been an honor roll student in high school. He had already, you know, been accepted to college. He was
1:29.6	living a very normal, seemingly high school senior life. Had a lot of friends. He was on the
1:36.5	varsity lacrosseid lacrosse team. He volunteered for unified sports. On the surface,
1:41.5	everything was going very well for him. He was in this international baccalaureate program that we have at our high school.
1:48.3	He had to go to the library.
1:50.7	I think we were still on break.
1:52.5	We were still on the Christmas break.
1:54.5	It was the talent event.
1:55.7	And he had to go to a library to work on a project with some friends.
1:58.2	They do a lot of collaboration.
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