Autism Goals

Autism Goals

An important barometer in the current treatment of ASD is the creation of an IEP and the achievement of stated goals. While it is necessary to document progress, the present mechanism may not always engender enough of the kinds of skills that are needed in the real...
Sensory Processing in Autism – 2

Sensory Processing in Autism – 2

I was sprucing up some files, recently, and accidentally deleted my original post on this subject. Hours were spent attempting to recover that essay. And, yes, Virginia, I did back up – do file recovery programs ever actually work? I finally decided that, since...
Preventing School Illness in Autistic Children

Preventing School Illness in Autistic Children

The cooties are coming! The cooties are coming! Children who are ‘on the Spectrum’ are less likely to notice and / or complain about aches and pains, and are certainly less capable of expressing such discomfort. So, here are some tips about how to help...
3 More Autism FAQs

3 More Autism FAQs

In addition to the previous ‘frequently asked questions about autism’ blogs, and in a continuing effort to present the problems that most concern parents about their autistic child, here are some more commonly voiced queries: Q: How can I stop those...
Autism Insurance

Autism Insurance

Don’t you just love it? An ADHD patient was (finally) doing really well on 20mg of medicine in the AM, plus 10mg in the afternoon. It took months to fine-tune the correct medication, dose, and timing. Everything was going well and then the insurance company...