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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 [...]

My 6 year old is an interesting child.  She can be the sweetest child one moment and the meanest the next.  The fact of the matter is that she cannot handle change… It took us quite awhile to figure out exactly what was going on with her.  She would walk up to strangers in an [...]

On last nights “Natural Approaches to Autism” Webinar, the overwhelming questions was, “What supplements should my child be taking.”  With clients, I often give them the supplements that their child should ideally be on and then… a top priority list.  So, this is the “Top 5 List,” in order of preference. Pre and Probiotics:  The vast majority [...]

Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Nutrition Therapy, Homeopathy… the list goes on and on.  Which therapies are best for your child?  Which ones will actually yield benefits and how do you know which ones to try?  As the mother of 3 children on the autism spectrum, we have used many therapies to help our [...]

Methylation and Autism was a big topic at the Autism One Conference and may be a big piece of the puzzle in figuring out why autism is on the rise.  I first learned about the methylation cycle when my children began seeing a functional medicine doctor, about 3 years ago.  Through testing, the doctor discovered [...]

I used to take it for granted that all supplements were created equal.  Actually, I used to take it for granted that anyone even needed nutritional supplements.  My father started off his career working for the FDA and later went into quality assurance for the food and drug industry.  We ate what he brought home [...]

My son returned home, from a class field trip on Wednesday, all abuzz.  Apparently the parent chaperones had been reading their  e-mail on their phones when the school newsletter came out announcing teacher changes.  My son was busy proclaiming which teacher was retiring and which teachers were going to new classes and how this affected [...]

As the mother of five children, three of whom are on the autism spectrum, I know all too well that children learn differently.  And I am not just talking about children on the spectrum.  In her article, in the New Brighton Homeschool examiner, Renee Nichols shares the story of one young many who found his [...]