Autism Spectrum Disorder
During Autism Awareness Month in April I stumbled across a show that was talking about this book. Not My Boy! by Rodney Peete is a must read for fathers of boys on the Autism Spectrum. I ordered one book for my husband and an extra to give away to one of my readers. To win: Leave [...]
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5th Annual Tools for Transformation Parent and Professional Conference and State of the State Legislative Breakfast: Educating, Empowering, and Changing Lives The largest and most comprehensive Autism/ADHD/LD conference held in South Los Angeles, our annual Tools for Transformation Conference and State of the State Legislative Breakfast features 16 presentations and workshops led by nationally renowned [...]
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Take a look at this beautiful warmer from Scentsy. The colorful jigsaw pieces playfully pop out from the puzzle adorning Piece by Piece, Scentsy’s newest Charitable Cause Warmer, designed to represent the mission of Autism Speaks™. If you’d like to purchase one of these warmers you can do so at my friend Sheri’s website. BUY HERE [...]
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With April being Autism Awareness month there are lots of television specials along with movies about Autism screening on cable TV. After getting an email tonight about this PBS series I decided to search for all shows on Autism this month and record them. Robert MacNeil returns to PBS NEWSHOUR to report on Autism Today [...]
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Like many parents of a child with an the Autism Spectrum Disorder we are very busy during the school year. There is homework that can take hours, weekly therapy sessions and school meetings. In our case we’re not able to include as much therapy as we’d like as it would be too much for our [...]
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Recently I’ve been looking for Summer Camp options for both our children. As a family with two working parents finding appropriate care for our 7 year old is not easy. Our son has Aspergers and is very high functioning in a structured environment, which is something that Summer Camp is not. The last time he [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 1, 2011 WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY, 2011 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION With autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) affecting nearly one percent of children in the United States, autism is an [...]
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You may have noticed I haven’t blogged lately. That’s because I’ve been a little busy learning how to bake gluten free and dairy free food for our son. We are trying this diet as a possible treatment for his Autism. There are a lot of foods commercially available at the grocery store, but unfortunately Hunter [...]
Our son is 7 and has high functioning Aspergers with sensory processing issues. He has had digestive issues since he was born which at it’s worst had him up awake screaming up to 10 times each night. He’s visited the pediatrician so many times, had allergy tests visited gastroenterologists and none of them could give us [...]
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With only two more days until school starts there are some nerves in our house. Our son was diagnosed with Aspergers and Sensory Processing at the end of May and is starting Second Grade on Wednesday. As we got his diagnosis in the last 2 weeks of the last school year we have not had [...]
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