Chelation Therapy Is It Worth the Risks https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/does-chelation-therapy-worth-it/

Chelation Therapy: Is It Worth the Risks?

“I’m sorry Mrs. Campbell, I am not sure what to tell you,” The doctor stated sympathetically, “Your son’s symptoms are not responding the way we had hoped. There is one treatment that we could try.”Mrs. Campbell looked up with desperate anticipation, “We would try anything to help our boy”.The doctor continued, “It is a controversial

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The Prevalence of ADHD in Mothers https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/being-mom-with-adhd/

The Prevalence of ADHD in Mothers

The mom that has it “all together” is an idea pitched to us from all sides. That picture most moms have in their heads of what the “perfect mom” is a well dressed lady, works inside and outside the home, super organized, has kids who are clean and sitting at the table eating a full

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Understanding and Managing Emotional Problems in Autistic Children and Teenagers https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/managing-autism-emotional-problems

Understanding and Managing Emotional Problems in Autistic Children and Teenagers

Helping our children manage emotions requires understanding. The teacher’s voice broke as she relayed the events of the day that culminated in her having to evacuate the class away from my son. In addition to yelling at people, he had also been throwing chairs. “It breaks my heart because this behavior has consequences that prevent

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How to Stop Criticizing Yourself and Others as a Person With Autism https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/how-to-stop-criticism/

How to Stop Criticizing Yourself and Others as a Person With Autism

I walked into his room. Tears poured down my cheeks against my will. I couldn’t help it. My son, whose meltdown and unkind words were the inspiration for my tears, looked at me with shock. He ran to me and put his arms around me and said he was sorry. I hugged him back and

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Why These Games Are the Best for People With ADHD https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/best-adhd-games/

Why These Games Are the Best for People With ADHD

Owen had been holding it together all day. Great day at school, amazing time at aftercare, and baseball practice? Nailed it! He was exhausted mentally, emotionally, and physically. All he wanted to do was eat dinner and play on his phone. Mom’s plan for doing chores was met with as much resistance as he could

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