Posted by Susan Moffitt on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Parents of children with autism are always seeking ways to enhance the quality of life for their children and massage therapy is becoming an increasingly popular way of doing so. One would think that a child with autism, who is commonly averse to touch, would find massage therapy intolerable. However, a massage therapist who works [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Since time immemorial, man has been connected to the earth. Working in fields or gardening, walking barefoot on beaches, or sleeping under the stars are all activities that link us to the natural, electrical energy of the earth’s surface. But modern man, in his concrete world filled with monitors and machines, has become more estranged [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
As parents of children with autism, we are always searching for useful ways to help our kids communicate their thoughts and feelings, and thereby achieve greater self-regulation. How many spectacular meltdowns could be averted if a child was capable of properly conveying a powerful inner feeling in lieu of kicking or screaming? With self-awareness, viable [...]
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Posted by C.A. Curie on Sunday, February 20th, 2011
It’s that time of year again when parents will meet with their school districts and write their Individualized Education Programs or IEPs. These are mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and outline the individual educational needs for each child with special needs. My close friend, who has her Masters in Education once [...]
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
As the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show wraps up in New York City, it has been difficult not to reminisce the many, many hours spent with our son watching dog show reruns on Animal Planet over the years. His affinity for animals (dogs in particular), has always been very strong and may have been [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Monday, January 31st, 2011
If you have an a child with autism, you will invariably at some point hear the term, ¨Sensory Processing Disorder¨ (SPD). ¨The Out of Sync Child¨ by Carol Kranowitz, is one of many greats books on the subject and comprehensively addresses this condition, which can many times be debilitating for both parents and children, disrupting [...]
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Posted by C.A. Curie on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
One of the first guilt trips given to parents of newly diagnosed autistic children is the "too much television" bullet. Let’s get the timeline correct. Your child had autism before he started watching TV and it is no more responsible then vaccines, which just dropped out of first place. Kids like to watch television. Use [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Saturday, January 15th, 2011
One of the most harmful things a parent can do when they suspect their child has autism or any other developmental disability is to ignore the problem. Studies and supporting evidence have consistently shown that early intervention is a critical factor in a child’s ability to mainstream themselves into schools and society later in life. [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Below is the audio to an interview we recorded with Raun Kaufman a few years ago. Raun is the CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America. Raun’s story is quite remarkable. At an early age, he was diagnosed with severe autism, along with a tested IQ of 30. Despite a bleak prognosis, Raun’s parents [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
It’s common knowledge that computers and technology can greatly assist children with autism in a wide range of areas. From video modeling to computer-based learning to e-learning, there are a wide variety of technological resources for kids on the autism spectrum. Now, with last year’s release of the Apple iPad, technology and autism have been [...]
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