The following is an excerpt from I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE by Donna B. (Another Mom in the A-Club) www.autismandtreatment.com Full disclosure: Back when I was single, child-free, and clueless, I thought I knew best, rolled my eyes and spouted my opinions with the best of them. I had opinions about how I would…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com For Ryan, we used our own modified version of ABA to teach him all the things he missed when he was too ill to learn. Children who have autism do not find the same things rewarding as typical children. It is not always easy to identify what is rewarding for…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Don’t measure your children’s progress by how much language they have. It takes a “typical” child almost three years to learn language, so if your child doesn’t immediately start speaking after beginning medical treatments that doesn’t mean the interventions aren’t working. After you address the immune issues, you still need an…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com One of my favorite things Ryan’s dad did through the years was kind of vindictive and even a little mean. Whenever Ryan did anything extraordinary, Frank sent an email to the psychiatrist who diagnosed my son. He’d inform her of the new and wonderful skill Ryan just accomplished. He especially…
Antiviral and Antifungal Medications and Die-off by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com For my son, antiviral and antifungal medications were life-changing and a huge part of his recovery. When I first looked up the side effects of these prescription drugs, I was terrified. But I soon realized that if my son is going to have a…
