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Best Plan For Autism Starts With Behavioral Therapy-Term Life
Although there is no cure for autism, various interventions can help diminish the symptoms, sometimes profoundly. Since both social and communication differences are part of the diagnosis, behavioral and speech language therapy are typically the foundation of intervention. But one challenge in planning, and a stress for parents, is that no single educational plan...
11 People With Autism Explain What Stimming Feels Like
Stimming, or self-stimulatory behaviors, are behaviors people with autism may exhibit to counteract an overwhelming sensory environment or alleviate the high levels of internal anxiety, according to Temple Grandin’s post in Autism Digest. Some examples of stimming are rocking, spinning, pacing, repeating words or flapping of arms or hands.
Autistic people aren’t the only ones who...
5 Things That Help Me Parent a Child With Sensory Processing Disorder
Parenting a child with sensory processing disorder (SPD) can be challenging. Meltdowns, sensory triggers, behavioral issues and self-regulation skills are all issues we deal with on a regular basis. After a year of researching SPD and working with my child, all of these issues still exist. Some days are easier than others. Other days,...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
Six Signs that ADHD May Be Part of Your Marriage
Wondering if your marriage problems might be explained by the presence of ADHD? Here are six signs that you should look for:1. There is a seriously unbalanced distribution of responsibility in your household. A partner with ADHD often has trouble following through on tasks that are boring or need full attention. To compensate, non-ADHD...
Signs of Auditory Processing Disorder-Term Life
There is a story occasionally recalled by the American comedian and chat show host Rosie O’Donnell that should arguably be told to every parent on the planet.
It begins during a visit to the barber with her then six-year-old son Blake. The youngster asks for a “little haircut”, and when pressed on precisely what he...
