by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Although Ryan enjoyed being praised when he did things correctly. He sometimes wanted to get in trouble. It was confusing when Ryan did the wrong thing to get a negative reaction from me, his teachers or his peers. However, over time this peculiar behavior started to make sense. Our kids…
by Marcia Hinds www.autismandtreatment.com Many of our children are extremely intelligent, even though it is sometimes hard to recognize because of their communication issues. It may look like the lights are on and nobody is home, but usually that is far from the truth. They are IN THERE and hearing every word we say. But…
by Dr. Melinda Sharma www.autismandtreatment.com A note from Marcia… Sometimes we all feel this way. It is worse when we question if it was something we did or didn’t do that caused our children’s condition. But, we can’t look back or spend our time wondering “what if.” All we can do is to keep putting…
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…
