Disability Services Gap for children with Asperger’s
When I hear Asperger’s are one the high end of the scale I always think of a ruler!
Don’t Forget to Add these 10 Things to Your Back to School Supply List if you have a child with Special Needs!
Can you believe we are already buying back to school supplies? Summer is going way to fast! As a parent of special needs children though your “supply and to do lists” for back to school should be different than others. Our kids need more than just rulers and binders. Here is what I recommend you should be doing now to make sure your children have everything they really need for school: In addition to school supplies buy fidgets and other…
Autism and Diet
You have read it all. Put your child on a gluten free diet. Take away coloring or sugar or carbs. All of these are well intended options but there is no medical evidence behind them. The real thing we as parents of autistic children that realize is our child normally are picky eaters. This, in my mind means how do we get them to eat – not what they cannot eat. We need to work with their pediatricians. First find…
Aluminum and Autism
I have never researched the effects of vaccines on autism primarily because both my children were adopted and my son, who is diagnosed with autism has shown signs in my opinion since he came to live with us at 2 even though he was not diagnosed until 10. So what I am writing about here I understand is confrontational and also could be completely untrue. I am not a doctor but I do want to share what I researched with…
What my 12 year old wants you to know about Trichotillomania
10 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Trichotillomania Trichotillomania (TTM) is hair pulling, resulting in hair loss. I pull my hair when I am worried or concentrating. I mostly pull from my head but sometimes I pull from my arms and legs. I have read that TTM affects an estimated one in every 25 people yet struggles with gaining significant awareness. TTM causes a great deal of embarrassment, which makes it difficult for people to come forward. I wear a hat in school…
Girls with Autism
There’s such a thing as “autism masking” and it might explain why some people (especially girls) are diagnosed so late There seem to be gender differences in masking, which could also help explain the well-known male preponderance in autism spectrum disorders. At least part of the gender imbalance may, be in girls because they are better at “masking” symptoms. Similar to how women show different signs of a heart attack, so do they display autism differently. That’s not to say that girls…
There Are Days When I Am Just Ready To Give Up
But this is why I write this blog, and talk in closed groups, and try and help others. I do I because I see you crouched down against the wall with your knees to your chest and your eyes red and swollen. I hear you. I hear your cries of frustration, your filtered screams for help through your gritted teeth. I know how it feels. I promise I do. I know how right now you want to give up. You don’t…
Autism, Bullying, and Suicide … sad facts
This topic has been on my mind a lot this week so I wanted to share some scary statistics I learned about with all of you. Researchers found that the percentage of children with autism contemplating or attempting suicide was 28 times greater than that of typical children. They also found that a history of bullying was also very much associated with thoughts of suicide. What’s interesting about this group of findings is that they suggest that the chances for…
How the Brain and Gut Can Work Together to Help ADHD, Autism, Anxiety and Other Neurological Challenages
Your Food Impacts What you Do We all recognize that the food we eat impacts how our bodies behave. I wrote about coloring impacts on ADHD and how it can make children more hyper. From the beginning one thing my blog has talked about the relationship of food to common disorders that are prevalent today like ADHD, Autism, and Allergies and how we spend more than $80 billion each year to treat neuro-developmental disorders. Diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)…
How to Create an IEP Binder
Making an IEP binder is a great way to keep information organized and at the ready when you need it. An IEP binder can help you prepare for IEP meetings and stay up to date on your child’s progress. This powerful tool can also help you communicate and collaborate with teachers and your child’s IEP team. Label the Tabbed Section Dividers Label the tabbed dividers for each of the sections: Communication- any communication you recieve about the IEP Evaluations – any…