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Autism Light: Dr. Daniel Openden

Dr. Daniel Openden is Vice President and Clinical Services Director for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SAARC) in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Daniel Openden has received his Ph.D. in Special Education,…
Time for an Examination

It's a new year. Time to review, reexamine, and reinterpret. Time to dust off the blinders and take a real hard look at your life. Time to see what you refused to see before. Time to open your eyes to the therapies th…
Autism Light: Dr. Carl Sundberg

Dr. Carl Sundberg is the Executive Director/President of the Behavior Analysis Center for Autism, which has two centers in Central Indiana. This role involves overseeing skilled ABA therapists. Dr. Carl Sundberg is a…
One Heck of a Day (& Night)

After 2 full days (and 3 nights) of James being sick and crying, I decided it probably wasn't the flu that was making him so sick. I called for a weekend appointment. Unfortunately, the earliest one was nearly 4 hours…
Doctors ponder the environmental causes of autism

Perri Klass, MD, wrote an article in today’s New York Times puzzling over the possible environmental causes of autism. “Parents of children with autism often ask pediatricians like me about the cause of th…
Laughing Gas

As I've mentioned before, Big Brother is not a talker. He's one-liners are legendary and you will rarely, if ever, hear him utter a single word about feelings. But sometimes, within this brevity, he will communicate…
Taking a Child with Autism to the Dentist

Teeth need to be taken care of no matter what. We all have to eat, and good oral hygiene is essential to a good quality of life especially when an individual is already burdened with a learning disorder such as autism.…
A "Portable Doctor" device

The Ideal Life remote monitoring system can be used with cell phones, phone lines, or the internet which will allow such medical data as glucose levels, blood pressure and body weight to be transferred to your doctor…
What a Long, Strange Week Its Been

Another week down. Halleluiah. Is it school-time yet? This last one has been particularly rough. The Little Stinker has a camp, the Big Girl has a job to be driven to and I'm going to physical therapy. There's als…
Quack Spotting in 3 Easy Steps

Over the past seven years, we've seen 7 different psychiatrists, 9 therapists/psychologists, 4 OTs, 3 tutors and a couple of speech paths. We've employed educational consultants, a nutritionist and an RDI therapist.…