Category: Product Reviews

Product Review: Escapes, Music for Relaxing by Jeff Gold

I recently received a CD entitled “Escapes – Music for Relaxing” by Jeff Gold. It is described as “One hour of soothing instrumental music to uplift and revive you. As refreshing as a long walk along a perfect beach, ‘Escapes’ is the ideal tempo and rhythm for creative inspiration, massage, yoga, scenic drives or just [...]

Monday May 2nd, 2011 in Product Reviews | No Comments »

How Important is Digestive Support?

It’s well documented that many children on the Autism spectrum can have a broad range of digestive struggles.  For some it can manifest as constipation, diarrhea, bloating or abdominal pain. Until recently, my child’s bathroom “sessions” would typically last 45 minutes or more, and he would have myriad accidents because he simply did not look [...]

Monday March 28th, 2011 in Diet & Nutrition, Product Reviews, Tips & Tools | No Comments »

TYSA Brings TOPSoccer to the Community Again

Spring is in the air, and on the TYSA soccer field it is also buzzing with excitement! Young athletes with a spectrum of disabilities – some familiar with each other from the program’s debut in Fall 2010 and some new faces – greeted each other on Sunday, March 13 at Henderson Park. “We are very [...]

Tuesday March 22nd, 2011 in Information & Research, News & Events, Product Reviews | No Comments »

Our Listening Training Experience So Far

Listening Training? Huh? Is that some new form of obedience school for children? No, silly! It’s an awesome auditory processing tool that I decided I wanted my son to experience. From EnListen®: Listening is the primary foundation for competency in speaking, reading, writing and social interaction. There is a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing [...]

Monday March 7th, 2011 in Information & Research, Product Reviews | No Comments »

Stunning Stocking Stuffers and Funny Bathtub Antics

My good friends at The Puzzling Piece created these really cool gifts that would be perfect in the stocking of anyone that has been touched by Autism. According to the Autism Society of Greater Georgia, there a child is diagnosed with Autism every 20 minutes. I am certain that you know a family member, neighbor, [...]

Saturday November 20th, 2010 in Product Reviews, Viewpoints | No Comments »

Two Great New Supports for My Child

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, past attempts at organized sports have been very challenging for us. Either my son could not sit still long enough to hear what was expected of him (does the term whirling dervish mean anything to you?) or he wasn’t capable of performing the movements consistently. Recently, TYSA (Tucker Youth [...]

Wednesday October 13th, 2010 in Product Reviews | No Comments »

Product Review: Calmer By Nature DVD

I first became aware of this amazing DVD through a LinkedIn connection with Barry Wheelock. We immediately connected and started talking about the product’s incredible (and surprising) benefits for Autism and Sensory Processing issues. I invited Barry to speak during my Sensory Integration Teleseminar and received a copy of the 57-minute Calmer By Nature DVD [...]

Friday June 11th, 2010 in Product Reviews | 2 Comments »