by Ryan Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com (Excerpt from the book… I Know You’re In There – Winning Our War Against Autism) As you have seen in the previous chapters of her book, my mother is a little stubborn. This is not a criticism, but rather a fact that shouldn’t really surprise anyone who has read this…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Our family’s orientation to the world changed with Ryan’s autism. Our new normal would have been anyone else’s nightmare. We never seemed to realize how bad the situation had become. We were simply too busy trying to survive to do anything else. We already became desensitized to Ryan’s peculiar behaviors…
A note from Marcia… Our children live in two worlds: home and school. Children with autism excel at failing in both of them. At home, Ryan always had me and the rest of his family to guide and protect him. But I worried about who would do that for him at school. Ryan’s hover mother…
by Marcia Hemstreet www.autismandtreatment.com Imagine this scenario: You suspect there is something medically wrong with your heart. So you go to the doctor, and would probably expect him or her to start a treatment plan involving medical tests, medications and possibly adjustments to your diet. But what if that doctor said, “I’m not going to…
by Marcia Hemstreet www.autismandtreatment.com There are many conflicting messages out there about autism. How do you know what to believe? I can’t answer that question, but what I can do is share what I would say to someone who is looking for advice: Autism is a complex immune system illness that has been mistakenly labeled…
