An excerpt from I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE by Donna B. (Another Mom in the A-Club) www.autism-and-treatment.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 and could do it…
By Marcia Hinds – Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.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. But to be effective it was essential to discover what my child loved and use that to teach him. Children who have autism…
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 starting medical treatments that doesn’t mean the interventions aren’t working. After you address the immune issues, you still need an intensive rehab program to catch…
One of my favorite things Ryan’s dad did through the years was a little vengeful, and maybe 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 thing Ryan just accomplished, which she said could never happen.…
Antiviral and Antifungal Medications and Die-off by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s mom www.autism-and-treatment.com My son is now recovered and an aerospace engineer. For him, antiviral and antifungal medications were life-changing. When I first looked up the side effects of these prescription drugs, I was terrified. But I soon realized that if my son…
