Supporting the Nervous System Through Diet and Supplementation
Autism Diet and Nutrition

Supporting the Nervous System Through Diet and Supplementation

A mom’s account of her experience with biomedical intervention to improve her son’s autism symptoms. When my son was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder at age three, I had no idea how to help him—even though I had been an autism behavioral intervention specialist before staying home with my own children. Luckily, I am the

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Sensory Processing Disorder: A Family-Saving Diagnosis
Sensory Solutions

Sensory Processing Disorder: A Family-Saving Diagnosis

Rebecca shares insight into how occupational therapy has helped support her family and her son through sensory processing disorder. I was a behavioral intervention specialist for children with autism before becoming a dedicated mother of two—and I still couldn’t get a grip on my bulldozer of a son who could demolish a room or family

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Neuroplasticity and the Importance of Sensory Integration
Autism Therapies and Treatments

Neuroplasticity and the Importance of Sensory Integration

From my sensational family to yours… What does a parent who wants his/her child to follow directions, pay attention, and perform well at school have in common with a teacher who wants his/her student to keep his/her body in his/her own space, do his/her work in a timely, neat manner, and stop disrupting the entire

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Occupational Therapy and the Benefits That Keep on Giving
Autism Therapies and Treatments

Occupational Therapy and the Benefits That Keep on Giving

What’s happening to my child? I was a behavioral intervention specialist for children with autism before becoming a dedicated mother of two—and I still couldn’t get a grip on my bulldozer of a son who could demolish a room or family gathering and leave no survivors. I’m talking wild. Not just difficult in a mischievous,

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