Spelling to Communicate (S2C)
This blog post about Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is excerpted and amended by Patricia Lemer from the Vietnamese...
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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...
Patricia Lemer Retires from Epidemic Answers Board
Patricia Lemer, better known as Patty, has served the families and communities of children with educational and...
Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains the history of Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing...
Phthalates in Personal-Care Products
Patricia S. Lemer, MEd, NCC fills us in about the dangers of phthalates, another family of toxic chemicals, in this...
Parasites Can Cause Seemingly Unrelated Symptoms
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer MEd relates her personal experiences in dealing with parasites. It took me years to...
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....
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...
Sound-Based Therapies
This excerpt is provided with permission from the book "Outsmarting Autism: The Ultimate Guide to Management, Healing...
BioAcoustics
This excerpt is taken with permission from Envisioning a Bright Future: Interventions That Work for Children and...
Nonverbal Learning Disability
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer describes what a nonverbal learning disability is and what to do about it. What...
Listening Skills
In this blog post, Patty Lemer explains how a child develops listening skills and how listening is different from...
Schizophrenia and Nutrition
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer how symptoms of schizophrenia are affected by nutrition: foods that are eaten as...
Developmental Delays Interventions and Balance
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer discusses ways to balance food, time, senses and emotions for children with...
Parents Know Their Child Best
Patricia S. Lemer, M.Ed., NCC, M.S. Bus., Chairman Emeritus, Epidemic Answers tells us that parents know their child...
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...
Reconsider Priorities at Home
Patricia S. Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses how to reconsider priorities at home for children with autism, ADHD, Sensory...
Been There, Done That
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer discusses what to do when you feel that you've "been there, done that". Tom and...
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...
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...
Treat Needs, Not Behavior: Maslow for the Millennium
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer discusses why parents should treat needs instead of behaviors, according to Maslow's...
“The Diet” (Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet)
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer walks us through the history of the gluten-free, casein-free diet and how to get...
Serious Talk About Humor
In this post, Patricia S. Lemer details serious talk about humor, which can be a useful and powerful tool in dealing...
Prioritizing Interventions for Autism, PDD-NOS, SPD and ADHD
Patricia S. Lemer shares her 40-plus years of expertise in this blog post about prioritizing interventions for autism...
Autism and Humor
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains how humor helps lower stress and how laughter helps those with autism...
The Emergence of Appropriate Social Skills
In this blog post, originally titled "Say Hi to Patty", Patricia S. Lemer focuses on autism, ADHD, developmental...
Special Needs Summer Camps or ESY?
Should your child go to special needs summer camps or to an Extended School Year (ESY) program? Patty Lemer discusses...
Light, Water, and Air Quality: Improve Their Balance to Enhance Health
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer discusses how balancing light, water and air can improv health. Some simple...
Educational Alternatives
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explores educational alternatives such as homeschooling and charter schools for...
Using a Multidisciplinary Approach for Autism and Other Spectrum Disorders
In this post Patricia S. Lemer, M.Ed., NCC, former Chairman of the Board of Epidemic Answers, discusses the use of a...
Special Needs Therapy: Collaboration Is the Key
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains why special needs therapy is often not covered by insurance or schools...
Choosing a Developmental Optometrist
Patricia S. Lemer MEd NCC discusses what a developmental optometrist does and how to find one in this post. Parents...
How to Encourage Neurodevelopmental Movement in the Classroom
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains how neurodevelopmental movement can help with focus and attention in the...
Patient-Centered Therapy and Integrated Medicine: Dr. Leo Galland
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer reviews the integrated medicine approach of Leo Galland MD, author of The Four...
What Is Wrong With Milk?
"Drink your milk so that you will grow up big and strong." How many of us heard those words as young children and...
The Fish Isn’t Sick; The Water’s Dirty
Patricia Lemer discusses environmental toxins in this article as this generation of children is living in a world...
Epidemic Answers’ Collaboration with Developmental Delay Resources
WEST SIMSBURY, Conn., June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at...