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Sleep can be a major issue for both those with autism and those that love them.  It can become a vicious cycle, especially with children.  It works like this….  A child on the autism spectrum typically needs a greater level of care than other children.  When they do not sleep, their parents, grandparents or caregivers [...]

Look, I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving just does not seem right without a Pumpkin Pie.  Unfortunately, for those of us with children and family members with allergies, this time of year can be stressful.  How do we take our children to grandmas house and then tell them they can not eat all the [...]

I read this poem today and hope that it touches our readers.  You can also “view” a video of the poem below…  Hope you all enjoy Holland! watch?v=r15PuYoID94 Welcome To Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved. … I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a [...]

Dear Friends- With Fall upon us, I thought a fun and healthy Energy Tea for those of us caring for children and adults on the Autism Spectrum would be fun!  We actually recently gave the teachers at our children’s school Energy tea, as a gift.  It is a yummy way to gain energy, while getting [...]

TACA (Talk About Curing Autism) is an organization that believes that we must TALK About the possibilities if it can ever become a reality.  This is a national Organization that has local meeting all across the country.  To find a chapter in your area, go to www.tacanow.org.   INDIANA CHAPTER MEETING How Compounding Pharmacies Can [...]

Some people will read this title and nod their heads.  Others will look at it and shake their heads.  Either way, the topic is a hot one and one worth re-visiting. I often talk with families who tell me that they know their child is on the autism spectrum or suspect their child is; however, [...]

The Gluten Free/ Casein Free diet has once again come up as a topic on our ASDPerspectives Fan Page so we thought it might be time to revisit this topic.  As I share in chapter 4 of , “Healing Autism Naturally,” the GF/CF diet is a good place to start when you are trying to [...]

Hopefully, as the school year is getting to a start, changes are being made in your schedules and life is abuzz, you are doing well.  For families on the autism spectrum, change is not usually met without difficulty.  Many children do not do well with change and that is even more true for us.  Having [...]

I received an e-mail today, from the principal at the Catholic school where my 9 year old will attend this year.  Now, you need to understand that this child had to be taught to walk and talk and has attended at ABA school for the past two years.  A year and a half ago, she [...]

As many of you know, we have 5 beautiful children, three of whom are on the autism spectrum.  We are not rare in that 1 in 91 children are now considered to be on the autism spectrum.  We are also not rare in that many families have more than one child on the autism spectrum.  And, I [...]