Patricia Lemer Retires from Epidemic Answers Board
Patricia Lemer, better known as Patty, has served the families and communities of children with educational and...
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Rule Out a True Allergy
IgE Response: A True Allergy A true allergy is defined as specific immediate reactions such as hives, congestion or...
A New Model Offering Hope for Autism Recovery
Gail Szakacs, MD and Nancy O'Hara, MD offer us a new model offering hope for autism recovery in this article. Autism...
Do You Have a Zinc Deficiency?
Here's a fun way to test for a zinc deficiency, which is common in many people, especially those with compromised...
Children Thrive with Neurodevelopmental Movement
Sonia Story of www.moveplaythrive.com explains how neurodevelopmental movement can help with symptoms of autism, ADHD,...
Screentime Guidelines for Children
Sanford R. Cohen, OD, FCOVD, discusses screentime guidelines for children using video devices (computers, smartphones,...
Failure To Connect: Computer Use and Child Development
by Jane M Healy, Ph.D (Excerpted from her book of the same name) Today's children are the subjects of a vast and...
Pediatric Chiropractic for Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and Developmental Delays
by Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP "Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases." -Hippocrates,...
Education Kinesiology, Brain Gym and Autism and Other Challenges
by Mary Rentschler, MEd., and Cecilia K. Freeman, MEd., Certified Brain Gym Consultants What Is Brain Gym? Brain Gym...
Writing Skills and Autism, ADHD and Other Developmental Delays
Here's help about writing skills and autism, ADHD and other developmental delays. Given the right environment,...
Serious Talk About Humor
This post details serious talk about humor, which can be a useful and powerful tool in dealing with children with...
Increasing Interaction with Children with Multisystem Developmental Disorder
by Serena Wieder, PhD, Co-Author with Stanley Greenspan, MD, of The Child With Special Needs The first important goal...
IgG Allergies in Autism, ADHD, Asthma, Autoimmune and More
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LN Intolerance to certain foods, especially gluten (wheat related grains) and casein...
Prioritizing Interventions for Autism, PDD-NOS, SPD and ADHD
by Patricia S Lemer, M.S. Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Families sometimes share that they are...
Vitamin A Autism Treatment Spurs Breakthrough for Child
by Alberta Lindsey, Richmond Times-Dispatch Staff Writer Until he was about one year old, Wesley Sykes had a bright...
The Leaky Gut and Autism, ADHD and Other Developmental Delays
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND Leaky gut and autism, ADHD and other developmental delays: Many children with developmental...
Announcing the Documenting Hope Project
What is the Documenting Hope Project? The Documenting Hope Project is a multi-year research and media initiative to...
The Picky Eaters
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND provides practical sensory and nutrition strategies for picky eaters in this blog post....
Summer Sensory Activities
Anne Trecker, MS, OTR/L of Occupational Therapy Associates in Watertown, Massachusetts tells us about summer sensory...
Autism and Humor
by Patricia S. Lemer, M.S. Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers "I wike you, too!" I bet you are...
Is Your School Suffering from Sick Building Syndrome?
by Margaret Wulf, MS A healthy learning environment should be every schoolchild's right. Yet, according to the...
“Over the Counter” Occupational Therapy Strategies for Teachers
by Tammy Wheeler, MS., OTR/L, and Diana Henry, MS., OTR/L All teachers want their students to succeed. Many teachers,...
SPD, ADHD and Autism Calming Strategies
By Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND The brain needs a balance between excitatory and calming chemicals to control the body's...
School Strategies for ADHD
by Nikki Rosen-Lieberman, Ms., OTR, The Abilities Center, West Bloomfield, Michigan To ensure that your child gets off...
Sensory Processing Disorder and Social Interaction
by Patricia S. Lemer, MS. Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers This blog post focuses on autism, ADHD,...
Farm Therapy: A Natural Approach to Improve Sensory Integration
by Lois Hickman, OTR Occupational therapy on a farm, with real jobs that must be done regularly to maintain the land...
More About Water and Health Issues
"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth, when clearly it is Ocean." -Arthur C. Clarke Do You Know These Water...
Special Needs Summer Camps or ESY?
Patricia S. Lemer, M.S.Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers, fills us in on special needs summer camps....
Homeschooling Special Needs Children
by Cindy Rinaldi When we withdrew our children from the local Catholic school for homeschooling special needs...
Secretin and Gut Neuropeptides
By Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND (Co-founder of Developmental Delay Resources) Secretin is a hormone that induces the...
Light Sensitivity and Autism, ADHD, SPD and Developmental Delays
Light sensitivity in kids with autism, ADHD, SPD and developmental delays is common. This hypersensitivity is...
Toxins in Water
Ensuring that our drinking water is pure is one of the most important steps we can take for children with chronic...
Thyroid Dysfunction and Autism, ADHD, SPD and Other Developmental Delays
Excerpted from Resistance to Thyroid Hormone: Implications for Neurodevelopmental Research on the Effects of Thyroid...
Educational Alternatives
by Patricia S. Lemer, Ms.Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Imagine -- a ten year old boy attending...
The Folic Acid Paradox and the Importance of Vitamin Balancing
Folic acid (or folate) is one of the most deficient and problematic nutrients in the American diet. While small...
Sugar and Candida
by Christine Winderlin and Dr. Keith Sehnert. Reprinted with permission from Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas. Of all the...
Biomedical Testing for Autism, ADHD, SPD and Chronic Disorders
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, Co-Founder, Developmental Delay Resources Medical testing has changed dramatically over the...
Spelling and Movement
Courtesy of Achievers Unlimited, Inc. Learning to spell, a child visualizes the movements necessary to reproduce the...
Goodness-of-Fit of a Multidisciplinary Team for Special Needs Children
by Susan Snell, MA., MS., Educational Consultant, St. Columba's Nursery School, Washington, DC, and Family Therapist,...
Q&A about Sensory Integration Therapy
Lorna Jean King, OTR, FAOTA, is a pioneer of sensory integration therapy. A colleague of the late A. Jean Ayres, she...
Sensory Processing Disorder Early Intervention
Every day, Sensory Processing Disorder receives new recognition as a common problem among children. Recognition is...
How Sensory Integration and Nutrition Interact
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, co-founder, Developmental Delay Resources Sensory integration (SI) is a complex process...
Parenting Special Needs Children
Parenting special needs children can be quite the challenge, but children will more easily reach their full potential...