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 [...]
Extreme Sports Camp for ASD Kids
This summer is not over yet. I am still getting request from parents for camps and ideas to keep the kids busy and yet progressing over the summer. I became aware of this extreme sports camp. It is not for everyone. Location for a camp like this becomes an issue. Costs also factors into deciding [...]
Teach Him to Ride a Bicycle
You all know by now that I always speak about lack of coordination being the most common finding associated with kids on the Autism Spectrum. It would then follow that riding a bicycle would be something that many of you would have found as somthing that your child has difficulty with. Riding a bike is a [...]
Autism Hotel
What a great idea! Almost every day I hear frustrated parents talk about how they can’t go out to a restaurant or how difficult it is to travel. Plane trips can be a nightmare for the child and the parent. If your child doesn’t act up then perhaps security is completely unfamiliar with with the autism spectrum [...]
Nice Book Recommendation
I had a parent recommend this book to me as a good book for kids to develop creativity and expression. It has quite a bit of variety with regard to level of ability required so it she serve quite a large group of people. This is the way these recommendations get started. If you all [...]
Parenting Special Needs Magazines: Everyday Hero
I had the honor of being selected by Parenting Special needs Magazine as their “Everyday Hero” for the month of April 2010. As all of you know by now, April is Autism Awareness Month, so this has extra special meaning to me. It is nice to be win the award but more important is that more [...]
Free Busch Gardens Passes
I got a note from Erica Dupont LCSW who runs a support group here in Tampa that let me know about a program for children under 5 to get free Busch gardens passes. Here is the link but if you can not find it, I simply went to the Busch Gardens web site in Tampa [...]
New Autism Documentary Preview
Brian Dery an award winning producer is making a new documentary on Autism Spectrum Disorders that will not only increase awareness but create hope and inspire those involved with the autism community. The movie will debut in June but Brian has released a preview to the film for which we have provided the link below. [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder: He No Longer Has a Lazy Eye
This is the case of a six-year-old child who presented with a diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome. He is also hyperactive. He has tantrums and can become aggressive. He has difficulty with social situations. He can be very intelligent in particular with regard to things that he enjoys such as dinosaurs and maps. He is a picky [...]
