Posts tagged: Nutrition

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 [...]

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Why Are Our Children So Unhealthy?

We are living in a time when billions of dollars are being spent on treatments, causes, and sometimes even cures. We are missing the biggest factor: Prevention. Why are our children so unhealthy? For the same reasons we are! Poor food choices (processed foods, and misleading “health food” packaging alike) Instant gratification society (particularly as [...]

Tuesday October 26th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Practical Gluten & Casein Free Substitutes

I perpetually have the best intentions in trying to eliminate gluten and casein from my child’s diet (to read about why you should consider a GFCF diet for your autistic child, see my previous post). However, I’m a single mom with a grocery budget, so going the extra mile for organic and special brands aren’t [...]

Sunday April 11th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments »

DENIED! Why am I Doing the Happy Dance?

Six months ago I applied for SSI Disability to help me provide for my Autistic son. Meeting the income guidelines for this assistance, I jumped through all the required hoops of their dog and pony show. I supplied them with a 92-page history and timeline of all Justin’s diagnoses, school records, IEP copies, behavioral and [...]

Saturday March 6th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »