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Jumping to Success

After my daughter reached the age of one, we really started to see the decline in many social parts of her life. We already received very little eye contact, which diminished even more then. She was very unreceptive to…
Surf's Up - Autism Therapy

I remember watching ESPN a couple of years ago and being mesmerized by this amazing story. A professional surfer and his wife starting a surfing “camp” for children with autism. Parents Israel and Danielle…
Kids Sensory Gardens

First it was the Sensory Box and, literally thinking outside ‘the box’, schools and families are using a sensory garden full of plants and accessories to stimulate the five senses. Plants and accessories ar…
Vaccine Court Jesters?

Wow…here we are again. Another “vaccine” court says that thimerosal doesn’t “cause” autism. Has nothing to do with autism. And vaccines are safe. Hmmm…. Let’s think about this for a minute. In 1999, thimerosal was t…
Social Skills Therapy for those with Autism

Meeting new people is difficult enough for most people. You make a mental check list: shake hands, smile, remember their name, make small talk. But for teens with autism, it is downright disarming. That’s why man…
Art Therapy for Autism

Yesterday my husband and I went on a field trip. Yes, grown ups still go on field trips. This one was very special to us. We are the founders of a non-profit for children and families affected by autism and we rec…
Autism Pet Therapy

I was exchanging emails with an old friend of mine the other day. I’ll change her name to protect her identity. We’ll call her Elaine. Elaine is bipolar. ( http://bit.ly/cVUsq) Elaine, like most people with aut…
Autism Therapy: ABA

So many therapies, so little time. There are new types of therapies for autism popping up all over the country. Some seem quite promising. Some…I will politely say, it makes me think of the days of leeches and “magi…
Autism Therapy: Dolphin Therapy

I was born in Central Florida. Every time the show “Flipper” came on, I was glued to my TV set. I envied Sandy and Bud as they swam with the dolphin Flipper every day (I caught it every weekday afternoon in syndicati…
Autism Therapy: Vitamin D and Autism

I’ve notice lately that Vitamin D seems to be the “latest” thing people are buzzing about in the autism community. Vitamin D as an autism therapy. Seems reasonable. Children with autism present with muscular weaknes…