Metabolic Psychiatry
What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Metabolic psychiatry is an emerging field that explores the connection between...
Developmental Delays
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The History of Total Load
Total Load Theory “Total Load Theory” is a widely used engineering term that, for decades, has been applied to explain...
The Five Levels of Healing According to Dietrich Klinghardt MD PhD
Patricia Lemer MEd NCC describes the five levels of healing from autism and other chronic health conditions according...
Developing a Biomedical Plan for Your Child with Autism
If your child has autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder such as ADHD or Sensory Processing Disorder, it can be...
Preventing Sensory Processing Disorder in High-Risk Infants
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN discusses how a good neurological diet and healing the gut may stave off Sensory Processing...
Undiagnosed Lyme Disease
Nika Hamblin relates her personal story of dealing with undiagnosed Lyme disease in this post. Many years ago, my...
Magnesium: The Super-Mineral
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman teaches us about the importance of magnesium, symptoms of deficiency and how to...
Vitamin D Deficiency
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman explains why vitamin D is so helpful to the immune system and neuroimmune conditions...
Prism Lenses
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains why prism lenses can be powerful temporary tools for kids with autism,...
Learning-Related Vision Problems
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer MEd LPC explains what learning-related vision problems are and how to correct them....
How Nutrition Affects Hypotonia
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman explains how certain mitochondria-boosting supplements can help with...
Homeopathic Sound Healing Remedies
Homeopathic color and sound healing remedies create inner balance and stability by activating an individual’s energy...
Flame Retardants: A Threat to Our Children‘s Development?
Patricia Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses the danger of flame retardants to a child's neurological and endocrine...
Why Is Digestion Important?
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman writes that understanding the process of digestion is necessary before...
What’s for Breakfast?
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman tells us why breakfast is important and how to choose what's for...
Vision Affects Behavior
Difficult behaviors can potentially be changed by improving vision, but most people don’t know that vision affects...
The Best Dyspraxia Program Ever
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains how good fats are essential for your child's brain, motor planning and dyspraxia...
Piracetam: A Powerful Learning Tool for Learning Disabilities and Dyspraxia
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN discusses how piracetam can help with ADHD and learning disabilities. Rosie had multiple...
Digestive Enzymes
In this post, Kelly Dorfman MS LND discusses the use of digestive enzymes for children with developmental delays....
Brain Gym and Sensory Integration
In this blog post, Mary Rentschler, MEd, Brain Gym consultant and instructor, discusses how Brain Gym can be helpful...
Nonverbal Learning Disability
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer describes what a nonverbal learning disability is and what to do about it. What...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autism
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND writes about nutritional interventions for children with mitochondrial dysfunction and autism....
Autism Bike Riding Help
In this blog post, physical therapists Bert Richards, PTA and Gin Utermohlen, PT give tips for bike riding help for...
Mercury Amalgam Toxicity
Adapted from information provided by National Integrative Health Associates (NIHA) in Washington, D.C. In Lewis...
Bal-A-Vis-X
Adapted from Bal-A-Vis-X by Bill Hubert Imagine a room full of eager 7th graders in pairs all performing the same...
Autism Play
In this blog post, Rebecca Klaw MS MEd offers strategies for encouraging play in children with Autism Spectrum...
Developmental Delays Interventions and Balance
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer discusses ways to balance food, time, senses and emotions for children with...
Tips to Stimulate Language Development
by Bobbi Wade, Speech-Language Therapist Working with children with mild to severe developmental delays, I frequently...
Yoga for Children
Why yoga for children? A couple of decades ago we were asking that question about martial arts. Now there are classes...
Visual Motor Skills and Math
This blog is based on a talk Dr. Harry Wachs gave at the 1999 Third International Congress on Behavioral Optometry in...
A Unique Approach to Healing
The Documenting Hope Project: Grassroots Initiative Tackles New Childhood Epidemics One of the greatest paradoxes of...
Special Needs Siblings
With all of its chaotic ups and downs, joys and sorrows, love and rivalry, family life (referred to by Anthony Quinn...
Educational Testing and Neuropsychological Evaluations for Special Needs Children
Patricia S. Lemer, M. Ed., NCC gives us the scoop on educational testing and neuropsychological evaluations for...
Pragmatic Language
In this blog post, Joanne Hanson, MS, CCC-SLP helps us understand why pragmatic language skills are necessary for...
Reconsider Priorities at Home
Patricia S. Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses how to reconsider priorities at home for children with autism, ADHD, Sensory...
Supporting Self Esteem with the Truth
This is a true story of how I went about supporting self esteem for my son with the truth. We were on our way to the...
Child Malnutrition
In this blog post Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, discusses child malnutrition in the form of empty-calorie malnutrition....
Pesticide Risks
This article is condensed with permission from Pesticides and You, the quarterly publication of Beyond...
The Importance of Retained Reflexes in Developmental Delays
Sally Goddard Blythe explains the relationship between retained reflexes and developmental delays, which are often...
The Nosology of Childhood Disorders
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains what the term nosology means and why diagnostic labels might not be...
Understanding Heavy Metal Toxicity and Chelation
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LN writes about the impact of heavy metal toxicity on children with neurodevelopmental disorders....
Change: Notice It, Adapt to It, Anticipate It, Go with It!
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains why it's helpful to notice and adapt to changes in our children's...
The Straight Scoop on the Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND discusses myths, rumors and straight scoop about the gluten-free, casein-free diet. The...