Archive for the ‘Autism Awarenes Event’ Category

Many autistic kids have trouble learning how to do things for themselves. Getting dressed, brushing their teeth and hair, doing chores, and potty training are just some of the things that they will need to learn how to do. Brushing their teeth and hair might be hard for them if they have a sensory issue [...]

I worry about Jake getting the socialization and structure that he needs during the summer, but I found some really great programs that keeps him busy and more importantly, gets him around his peers. The first one is a day camp program that’s through a local church. We don’t have any affiliation with this church, [...]

Due to my relationship with The Product Review Place, I was able to review  The Autism Book by Dr. Sears. I was already familiar with Dr. Sears because of one of his other books – The Vaccine Book, and because of it I’m doing his recommended vaccine schedule with my daughter Juliet. He’s a well [...]

I have mentioned the gluten free  casein free (GFCF) diet before but today I’m going to go into a little more detail. The GFCF diet eliminates all gluten (wheat products) and casein (dairy products) from your child’s diet.  The theory is that autistic children do not process these products correctly, and actually get an opioid reaction [...]

Going along with my post about Art and Autism, I want to share a wonderful website with you. Gifted Imaginationsis an online store that carries the best brands of toys. They have great toys from HABA, Plan Toys, Melissa and Doug, Selecta and more. I love the simplicity of wooden toys, and they sure carry [...]

Many autistic people think in pictures. I guess that’s why there’s so many talented autistic artists. I also think that it’s a great way to express themselves since many have social and speech issues. Art therapy might be something fun and useful to look into if you have an autistic child. Here’s a great link [...]

Remember my post about Sensory Processing Disorder? Well, I’ve found a product that can help kids that have an aversion to the seams in socks. SmartKnitKIDS makes seamless socks! I really wish I would have known about these back when Jake was younger. As soon as he walks in the door he has to take [...]

So you’re probably wondering what the Seagate Free Agent Theater HD Media Player has to do with autism. Well, I’m about to tell you. It helps with speech therapy, which I blogged about yesterday, and self-help skills which I will be blogging about later. Read on to see how it helps and what the Free [...]

Ahh, speech therapy. Jake still gets it when he’s in school and Juliet just started getting it at home through Early Intervention. Juliet has some developmental delays but she’s not on the autism spectrum. Speech therapy is more than just learning how to say words. It also can include non-verbal communication like early sign language and [...]