A Unique Approach to Healing
The Documenting Hope Project: Grassroots Initiative Tackles New Childhood Epidemics by Beth Lambert One of the...
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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...
Nutrient Therapy for Autism
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, Co-founder, Developmental Delay Resources Every day we hear a new theory about the cause of...
Metallothionein and Autism
William J. Walsh, PhD Metallothionein and autism: At the DAN! 2001 Conference in San Diego, I presented a model which...
Fitting in Better by Getting Fit
Laura has Down syndrome. She used to be overweight. Since joining a fitness program at her school, she’s more...
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...
Neurofeedback Applications and Benefits
Three years ago Jake's parents sought out a clinic offering neurofeedback, a form of biofeedback that involves...
Our Favorite Recovery Books
You can purchase items from Amazon Smile and designate us as your beneficiary - we'll get 0.5% of all purchases. We'd...
The Nosology of Childhood Disorders
Patricia S. Lemer, M.Ed., NCC, M. S. Bus., Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Nosology? According to Webster,...
Understanding Heavy Metal Toxicity and Chelation
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LN writes about the impact of heavy metal toxicity on children with neurodevelopmental disorders....
Discrete Trial Teaching
By Amy Zier, M.S., OTR/L and Kimberly Garvey Hoehne, M.A. What is Discrete Trial Teaching? Discrete trial teaching...
Does Mitochondrial Dysfunction Finally Connect the Diverse Medical Symptoms We Now See in Children With Various Health Problems?
By Alyssa Davi, Parent Advocate What is mitochondrial dysfunction and why may it be important to a child with:...
Autism Prevention with Early Choices
In this post, lactation consultant Lorna C. Aliperti, APRN, IBCLC discusses autism prevention with these early choices...
Vision Therapy for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
by Maria Rickert Hong, Certified Holistic Health Counselor, AADP I am fortunate to have Dr. Randy Schulman, MS, OD,...
Serious Talk About Humor
This post details serious talk about humor, which can be a useful and powerful tool in dealing with children with...
Social Stories for Autism, ADHD and PDD-NOS
by Stephen M Edelson, Ph.D. Director, Center for the Study of Autism Theory of Mind Many children with autism,...
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...
Announcing the Documenting Hope Project
What is the Documenting Hope Project? The Documenting Hope Project is a multi-year research and media initiative to...
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...
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...
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....
Secretin and Gut Neuropeptides
By Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND (Co-founder of Developmental Delay Resources) Secretin is a hormone that induces the...
Teacher Says: Help Kids Become Food Allergy Detectives
By Evelyn Porreca Vuko Science teachers and parents can turn kids from elementary to high school age into food allergy...
Educational Alternatives
by Patricia S. Lemer, Ms.Bus., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Imagine -- a ten year old boy attending...
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...
Using a Multidisciplinary Approach for Autism and Other Spectrum Disorders
by Patricia S. Lemer, M.Ed., NCC, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Recently I returned to Boston for my 30th...
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...
Patient-Centered Therapy and Integrated Medicine: Dr. Leo Galland
by Patricia S. Lemer, Chairman of the Board, Epidemic Answers Once every few years a book comes along that is destined...
Music and Autism: Making the Connection
Rita Whitaker-Haun and Sheldon Haun explain in this post about the connection between music and autism. As a music...
Autism and Vision
Donna Wendelburg and Kathy Nurek, vision therapists and founders of Achievers Unlimited, Fond du Lac, WI, discuss the...
Gluten Free Dairy Free Holiday Treats
When children with neurodevelopmental disorders or other chronic health conditions are found to be allergic or...
Improving Liver Detoxification Pathways
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, co-founder of Developmental Delay Resources, tells us how to improve liver detoxification...
Auditory Training
This article was adapted from brochures available from the IDEA Training Center & the Spectrum Center...
Exploring the Gluten Free Casein Free Diet
by Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, Co-founder, Developmental Delay Resources Many parents of severely developmentally delayed...
Vision Therapy from a Developmental Optometrist
Sally Brockett, MS, Director of the Innovative Developments for Educational Achievements, Inc. (IDEA) discusses how a...
Parents Active For Vision Education: Visual Skills for Autism and Other Developmental Delays
by Stephanie Zarrella Visual skills impact the attention and behavior of all children, including those with autism,...
Epidemic Answers’ Collaboration with Developmental Delay Resources
WEST SIMSBURY, Conn., June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Epidemic Answers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at...
Craniosacral Therapy for Developmental Delays
by Carol Douglass, R.N. Craniosacral therapy for developmental delays, developed by Dr. John Upledger, is a gentle,...
ADHD Causes
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN, discusses ADD and ADHD causes. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), with or without...
The Mozart Effect and Autism, ADHD and Other Developmental Delays
An interview with Don Campbell, author of "The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen...
Asthma and Dairy
My older son got sick a lot, especially after he started preschool when he was 3. He would go to preschool for a week...
Nutrition and Autism
by Vicki Kobliner MS RD, CD-N Nutrition and autism: Mention the words "nutrition" and "autism" and many people...
Preconception: Reflections from an Autism Mom
Jennifer Elrod, mother of a toddler boy who is in the process of recovering from mild autistic symptoms, speech delay...