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“Religious Exemption” for Vaccines
This is from Sandy Waters and The Autism Perspective ( TAP ) magazine.
Here is a great example of a “Religious Exemption” to give to your school district, and not get your child vaccinated!! Hope this helps!!
To Whom It May Concern;
My/Our child’s body is the temple of God.
My/Our family’s personal religious beliefs prohibit the injection of [...]
Surfers for Autism
I had the pleasure attending another event put on by “Surfers For Autism” this weekend at Daytona Beach, Florida. This is just a great event and organization that anyone with a child anywhere on the spectrum should consider attending. I am sure that they are looking for volunteers not only for helping the children learn [...]
Legislative Alert
I recieved this email from Autism Speaks and thought I would pass it along.
You are receiving this notice because your member of Congress has not yet cosponsored the ABLE Act. With your calls and emails today, they might!
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Accounts Act of 2009 – or Achieving a Better Life Experience Act [...]
New ADHD Study Supports Hemispheric Integration Therapy
Tampa, Aug 23,2010
Improvements as much as 2 to 4 grade levels upon pre-and post-WIAT (Wechsler Individual Acheivement Test) with regard to reading, comprehension, written and oral expression and math reasoning were observed after a 12 week program of Hemispheric Integration Therapy. The program consisted of procedures such as aerobic and strength conditioning exercises, motor training [...]
Recommended DVD for Learning Math
This program was recommened to me by one of my patient’s ( the mom of course.) It apparently combines exercise and learning which as most of you know would fit very well into my approach. I have not seen the videos but I have a few parents that have ordered it and are going to give me [...]
Another Negative Association with Obesity and Our Diets
Diet related chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes represent a large portion of the morbidity (disease ) and mortality (death) rates the United States and other westernized cultures. The dictionary defines the Western diet as one high in saturated fats, red meats, ‘empty’ carbohydrates–junk food, and low in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole [...]
Grants for Treatments Cost Available
Financial matters is a very important subject in the world of autism spectrum disorders. In our case, although many parents do get insurance reimbursement others do not. One of the many projects on the back burner is to form a nonprofit organization in order to allow those that are less financially able to have access [...]
Language Help for ASD
I was speaking to a mother who has a child on the spectrum that has difficulty with language skills. The child speaks but does a lot of scripting. She also needs to be prompted to speak in full sentences. The mother came up with what I think is a great idea depending on how your child’s language [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Seizures
I recently had a patient present to the office for a neurological consultation regarding a learning disability, ADHD or an issue relating to the autism spectrum. It appears that the little girl was spacing out and had difficulty concentrating. In my seminars, I always speak about patients on the autism spectrum not having any hard [...]
Free Seminar for Neurobehavioral Disorders
Don’t forget about this weekend’s free seminar regarding childhood neurobehavioral disorders in Tampa Florida. Topics under discussion will include hemispheric integration therapy, functional medicine for autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities, autism assessment and intervention and RDI. The speakers will include Dr. Danielle Sutton and Kathryn Peter as well as myself. Jules Burt from the [...]
