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Expecting Perfection

A funny thing came up in Paul’s session last week. His 8-month-old black lab puppy Hobo chewed on his watch because Paul was sleeping and wouldn’t wake up and play. Paul was irate and so disappointed in Hobo…
Spotlight on ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

The area of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has its origin from the work of B.F. Skinner in the 1930's. ABA works on the principles that the environment can influence actions, specifically rewards can encourage a parti…
It's My Auti-versary!

Dear Autism, Once a year around diagnosis day, I like to take a comprehensive look at what we have accomplished in the treatment and or management of you. Last year was a whirlwind! We had ABA, music therapy, bio-medi…
Dealing with a weak Immune System

After my son had been diagnosed and we were involved in a group therapy program, the reality finally hit me. For the first part of the therapy the kids sang and learned sign language because many of them had speech issu…
Choosing the Right Therapy for your Child

Wow is this a great topic. For starters, let me say that there is NO right answer. Please keep an open mind to what everyone says because, just like our children with autism, every family, parent, situation is total…
The Individualized Family Service Plan Update

How do you feel when someone says they cannot help your child - after you've asked for help and have no where else to turn? I felt like I was kicked in the stomach.
Intensive OT Time

We are doing a weeks worth of intensive OT with Heidi after school for an hour each day. It took Heidi about an hour of intensive OT to calm down after a very wound up day. Certainly seems like she has hit sensory overl…
The Difference of One Year

Today marks the one year anniversary of our son attending a therapeutic day school. A year ago, we were an emotional wreck. Our dreams of having our son mainstreamed at our neighborhood school had ended. And with th…
"Better" Problems

When my world came crashing down around me that unassuming March day five years ago, I could see nothing past Autism. It began to suffocate me the minute the doctors bluntly uttered the word; a word that gave life to…
Great Changes

Even as it raises my blood pressure, it reassures me. At age of 3, even going into age 4, James was largely silent. He could laugh and cry, and made noises (think of a baby learning to stand and walk, making sounds ins…