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New Apps for Enhanced Communication Skills Show Promise for People with Autism

New Apps for Enhanced Communication Skills Show Promise for People with Autism

The inability to communicate effectively is one of the hallmarks of an autism diagnosis, leaving severely affected individuals with extremely limited options in expressing thoughts, emotions, and needs. Advancing technologies,… Read more »

Alternative Strategies

Alternative Strategies

Many parents and caregivers of children with autism have begun to realize that an ASD diagnosis is just the tip of the iceberg, and that underlying pathologies exist that can… Read more »

Organic Living

Organic Living

Autism and related disorders have confounded doctors and parents alike for decades; treatment options and methods have done the same. Our children are individuals who deal with many varied issues… Read more »

WE CAN Change the State of our Children’s Health

WE CAN Change the State of our Children’s Health

As a student athlete at Villanova, I realized that if I wanted to maintain a competitive edge, I would need to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Eating organic whole foods, getting… Read more »

Herbal Medicines Benefit Autism

Herbal Medicines Benefit Autism

The challenge of the spectrum of disorders we call autism demands that we cast a wide net in hunting down anything that might aid improvement. Herbal medicine, while not yet… Read more »

Another Piece Fits the PUZZLE

Another Piece Fits the PUZZLE

We would like to share an experience we had just before Christmas when we were invited to London to meet with the team from Biometrics to have Connor’s blood tested… Read more »

Letting Billy Go…

Letting Billy Go…

We knew the day would come, and it finally did. The day Billy started his new school, weekly boarding in Sussex. We had thought long and hard about him going;… Read more »

It’s working! My child is coming back to me!

It’s working! My child is coming back to me!

Autism was a word of uncertainty with a dark aura surrounding the word. Now autism means so much more to me. It means personal growth, strength, and experience. For everyone… Read more »

Moving Toward a Multi-Treatment Approach to Autism: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

Moving Toward a Multi-Treatment Approach to Autism: The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

A young couple sits in a doctor’s office, both of them feel anxiety brewing in their stomachs. They had waited two months for this appointment. The doctor, from behind his… Read more »

A STAR and SMILES

A STAR and SMILES

Autism was about as strange to me as Timbuktu. I had never been to Timbuktu, and I had never heard the word “autism” before in my life. Our firstborn son… Read more »



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