The Autism File

Forbidden Fruit: Autism and Stem Cells

Posted by dclemen on August 21, 2020 | 0 Comment

Anyone who has typed the word “autism” into an internet search engine will probably have seen those little pop-up adverts accompanying some of the search results offering stem cell therapy for autism. Normally offered at some clinic with a fancy title, stem cell therapy for lots of conditions brings to my mind Hollywood images of genetic rearrangement such as those portrayed... Read more »

School Lunch Special: Ensure your kids fill up the right way with these easy lunch ideas.

Posted by dclemen on August 15, 2020 | 1 Comment

Lunch is such an important meal—in fact, it’s the main meal that needs to sustain your child during the day until he or she gets home from school. As parents, we’re often not around during lunch (unless we homeschool), so we are not there to encourage our kids to eat. We have less control, so in some ways we need to be more resourceful—to make meals enticing so they will... Read more »

iPad, Therefore I am

Posted by dclemen on July 18, 2020 | 7 Comments

Assistive technology takes special education classrooms by storm… I’m standing inside the entrance of a classroom at Douglas MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates, IL where autism spectrum students and typical students are interacting in groups during a reading session. My reason for visiting is to observe a particular young man who was reported to me as an excellent... Read more »

Autism Diets: It’s Not Rocket Science…

Posted by dclemen on July 13, 2020 | 1 Comment

There’s a lot of evidence—both scientific evidence and anecdotal—indicating that children with autism can improve and even re- cover from the disorder, and that making strategic changes to the foods that our children eat may be fundamental to that recovery, and to engaging their potential. I’ve personally consulted with hundreds of parents who have witnessed the power of... Read more »