Category: Exercises

Regression or Progression?

I recently did my mid-integration checklist and interview for Justin’s Listening Training. As he is getting ready for his next intensive, I wanted to share some amazing gains I observed – new behaviors that I attribute to his first round of EnListen® and additional supports from home, including: Introduction of Chewelry to redirect chewing (I’ll [...]

Monday April 4th, 2011 in Diet & Nutrition, Exercises, Information & Research, News & Events | 2 Comments »

Can’t Afford Certain Therapies? Things to Do at Home

Early on in my son’s diagnosis, we were on the six-to-nine month waiting list for Occupational Therapy at one of the top sensory centers here in Atlanta. After struggling through many public school behavioral disaster situations whilst on that list, we finally had a shot at getting into therapy… only to find out that my [...]

Monday November 8th, 2010 in Diet & Nutrition, Exercises, Tips & Tools | No Comments »

How Does Fitness Help My Child With Autism?

I don’t know about you, but for the past four years I’ve been trying to get my child involved in an extra-curricular activity, achieving less than stellar results. At age four, even before an Autism diagnosis, I knew he had an extraordinary amount of energy to burn and his sister was in Karate. It made [...]

Sunday September 19th, 2010 in Exercises, Information & Research | 2 Comments »

Mmm, the Kitchen Smells Like Brownies!

My son exclaimed these words recently and I almost cried. I have found that a significant number of children with Autism have a poorly developed, if not absent sense of smell. Many don’t even know how to actually sniff, they blow out of their nose instead of breathing in, even after being shown how to [...]

Sunday January 31st, 2010 in Exercises | 2 Comments »