Autism Solutions: How to Create a Healthy and Meaningful Life for Your Child
Autism Solutions gives parents a greater understanding of their child's unique learning, sensory and medical profile. Recognizing that no parent can do this alone, Dr. Robinson explains how to establish a team of professionals who can work with the child to give him or her the opportunity to live well, learn, interact and thrive.Autism Solutions gives parents a greater understanding of their child's unique learning, sensory and medical profile. Recognizing that no parent can do this alone, Dr. Robinson explains how to establish a team of professionals who can work with the child to give him or her the opportunity to live well, learn, interact and thrive.
Sensational Kids Revised Edition: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder is an increasingly common diagnosis, with a wide range of symptoms that can be difficult for parents and pediatricians to identify. In Sensational Kids, internationally renowned expert Dr. Miller shares her more than forty years of experience and research findings on SPD
Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder: A Mother's Story of Research & Recovery
When their nineteen-month-old son, Miles, was diagnosed with autism, Karyn Seroussi, a writer, and her husband, a scientist, fought back with the only weapons at their disposal: love and research. Consulting medical papers, surfacing the Web, and networking with other parents, they traced the onset of their child's problems to an immune system breakdown that coincided with his vaccinations. As a result, his digestive system was unable to break down certain proteins, which in turn led to abnormal brain development. So Karyn and her husband got to work -- Karyn implementing their program at home while her husband tested his theories at the scientific lab where he worked.
Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder is an inspiring and suspenseful chronicle of how one couple empowered themselves to challenge the medical establishment that promised no hope -- and found a cure for their child.
Here are the explanations and treatments they so carefully researched and discovered, a wealth of crucial tools and hands-on information that can help other parents reverse the effects of autism and PDD, including step-by-step instructions for the removal of dairy and gluten from the diet, special recipes, and an explanation of the roles of the key players in autism research.
Embracing the Battle by Laura Kasbar
Laura Kasbar's journey from the autism diagnosis of her twins, to giving hundreds of thousands of people around the world a voice, is truly inspiring. She offers the secrets to her children's success as they go from non-verbal to entering college at sixteen-years-old, and then to independence at twenty-years-old. Embracing the Battle explains, in very simple terms, steps that people on the front lines of special needs can take to significantly improve the lives of the people for whom they care. It has received critical acclaim from parents, doctors, therapists and teachers as, "I couldn't put this book down!" is quickly becoming the most common comment. Laura Kasbar's sincerity and genuine concern for her fellow parents shines through. Her children aren't one-in-a-billion savants and she isn't Superwoman. She is just a mom with simple solutions that need to be shared with the world. Dr. Jim Sears, world-renown pediatrician writes, "I don't think I've ever been as captivated by a story as I have by this one", and he isn't alone in this sentiment.Dr. Jim Sears, M.D. Pediatrician- “I don’t think I’ve ever been as captivated by a story.. I want everyone to read this book!”Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg, Former President of INSAR- “ This intervention is developmentally grounded and uses evidence-based practices. I am enthusiastic about how well Gemiini supplements more traditional speech and language therapies... Dr. Bryan Davy,BCBP-D, CEO Touchstone Health Services “We believe that the pairing of Gemiini with trained support is the way of the future and the best hope to serve the entire community.”Dr. Bernard Rimland, founder of the Autism Society of America- “Laura, this message is too important. You MUST write a book!” Marie Bacsik, Mother of a child with Down syndrome and Owner of the ARCC Center in San Diego, California- " No nonsense and easy to read for a Mom like me with tips I can implement right away. I am so convinced of how beneficial this program is that I am training Gemiini in our ARCC Center for all our respite workers. All I can say is “WOW”! With the right kiddo and the right coach helping navigate the system, the possibilities are quite exciting. Kelly Siebold MA, CCC-SLP
The Everyday Advocate: Standing Up for Your Child with Autism or Other Special Needs
As an individual rights attorney and parent of an autistic child herself, Areva Martin shares clear, step-by-step instructions on how parents can assert themselves-with doctors, teachers, school officials, neighbors, or even family members-and get the best results for their child. Practical and inspiring, with personal stories from other parents of autistic children, The Everyday Advocate offers real-world actions that work and teaches parents the skills to become better advocates for their children.
A Parent’s Guide to Autism | www.autismspeaks.org
Guide to Autism was developed as part of Autism Speaks’ series of Family Support Tool Kits to support you and promote a positive future for your child and family during an often challenging time.
You are not alone in this journey and this guide is a step toward finding the help you need to travel the road to optimal outcomes for you, your child and your family
