Possible Calming Strategy
Sounds of the Ocean
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=WMFpWyseB3M
Jorge Ochoa, OTR
Occupational Therapist
TamboRhythms : Wellness Through Rhythm
Community, Educational, Corporate, and Health &Wellness Events
www.tamborhythms. com
tamborhythms@ yahoo.com
www.youtube. com/user/ TamboRhythms1
210-289-7100
A MEMOIR ABOUT RAISING CHILDREN WITH AUTISM…
AND LAUGHING YOUR WAY THROUGH IT!
ALL I CAN HANDLE
I’M No Mother Teresa
By Kim Stagliano
Foreword by Jenny McCarthy
![All I Can Handle: I'm No Mother Teresa: A Life Raising Three Daughters with Autism [Hardcover]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31-cVtAWx%2BL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Seeing Through New Eyes
Changing the Lives of Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other Developmental Disabilities Through Vision Therapy
Melvin Kaplan
Foreword by Stephen Edelson, Autism Research Institute, San Diego
2005, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-800-9, BIC 2: MJQ JMC JNSC2
More information
‘I’ve been amazed at how the yoked prism lenses Dr. Kaplan uses can have an immediate impact on a child’s behavior… These instant changes can translate, with the help of vision therapy, into long-term changes including better attention, increased speech, enhanced social skills, and better academic performance. They also can result in a happier, less anxious, less tense individual, with more energy to understand and enjoy the world.’
- From the Foreword by Stephen M. Edelson, Autism Research Institute, San Diego, CA
Dr Kaplan offers an accessible introduction to the treatment of visual dysfunction, a significant but neglected problem associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities.
He identifies common autistic symptoms such as hand-flapping, poor eye contact and tantrums as typical responses to the confusion caused by vision disorder. He explains the effects of difficulties with ‘ambient vision’ – the function that is usually impaired in autistic people – which include a lack of spatial awareness and trouble with coordination , and gives guidance on how to identify the visual deficits of nonverbal children, select prism lenses that will alter the visual field, and create individually tailored programmes of therapy in order to retrain the system.
Seeing Through New Eyes is essential reading for parents of autistic children, professionals in the fields of autism, optometry and ophthalmology, psychology and education.
Dr. Kaplan has a son with autism.
Beyond GFCF
In 2001, You Will Dream New Dreams, Inspiring personal stories by parents of children with disabilities, was published by Kensington Books. It was co-edited with Kim Schive with a Foreword by Richard Thornburgh, former Governor of Pennsylvania and a parent. It is a book of essays by “veteran parents” for new parents of children with disabilities.
| Let Me Hear Your Voice |
 |
Ms. Maurice’s story chronicles the treatment of her two autistic treatment. Her story gives hope to parents who have been led to believe, often by professionals, that autistic children will always remain severly impacted by their disorder.
|
Welcome to Jumbo, Texas, home to the most memorable cast of characters you’ll ever meet. And home to the Monroe family. Everything is all lined up in Merilee Monroe’s life – including her prized collection of Pez dispensers – and if anything is out of order she gets, as Grandma Birdy would say, all “nervy.” To Merilee, a derailment from her Very Ordered Existence feels like being on fire. And then two strangers come to town. Biswick and Veraleen not only derail the V.O.E., they just about obliterate it. And how does Merilee put out the fire? A beautiful, deeply moving, and often comic novel about love, redemption, finding one’s place in the world, and the power of family.” “Mama says change is God’s way of showing us a tender miracle, kinda like the chocolate inside a Tootsie Pop.” “I predict this book will be treated seriously as one of the finest works in children’s literature to be published this year.” -Claire Rosser, KLIAAT “First time novelist Crowley proves herself a virtuoso at creating an ensemble cast richly adorned with quirky particulars, and several chapter openings have an emphatic absurdity that makes them beg to be read aloud.” – The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books This is my first novel, and it’s very close to my heart. Someone once said that an author’s first book is invariably semiautobiographical, and it’s true. The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous is a heartfelt collage of my experiences growing up in Texas, the interesting characters I’ve met and known, and the tall tales of small-town life told to me by my father and grandmother. But more personally, it’s a valentine to my brilliant teenage daughter Caitlin who was the inspiration for Merilee’s love of dragons. For many years I’d been thinking of writing a book about my daughter, but the spark never quite ignited. Finally, several things propitiously came together. When my daughter was in fifth grade, her teacher Mr. Reed used to tell her to “Come back from Dragonland, Caitlin,” when she was daydreaming. She was always drawing dragons, and when she wasn’t drawing them, she was thinking about them. I hope you find faith, hope, and a little bit of magic in your life. Happy reading. |
 |
Karen Siff Exkorn/The Autism Sourcebook on Good Morning America
Karen Siff Exkorn, author of The Autism Sourcebook, appeared on Good Morning America on March 13th to discuss early signs of autism and regressive autism.
You can access the 4 minute video “Detecting Autism” at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2946575
The Autism Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping and Healing—From a Mother Whose Child Recovered (ReganBoooks/HarperCollins 2005).
Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z and Los Trastornos del Espectro de Autismo de la A a la Z
Winner of the Symbol of Excellence Award
Autism Spectrum Disorders from A to Z is one of our primary resources for understanding ASD. We like several things about this book. First, its authors have personal knowledge of autism. Emily’s son, Tom, has ASD. Barbara is Tom’s aunt. Emily and Barbara share Tom and what he has taught them with us. Second, we like the book organization. Every chapter begins with a statement of what the chapter contents will teach the reader. Each chapter closes with a summary of chapter themes and lessons. Third, the book is written in an informal and friendly style that is accessible to parents, families, teachers and other professionals and to persons who have ASD. Fourth, the format is engaging and easy to follow. The pages and print are large and the authors make liberal use of, bullets, life examples and sample letters and checklists. Fifth, this book is available in Spanish.
 |
A Resource for Parents!
Recent Comment
-
bags deals:
Said on January 14, 2011
Interesting and useful information. I just wanna tell U "Thanks". Thanks!
-
Said on December 24, 2010
Such useful and informative post Noah Knows! . Thank U so much
-
Said on December 23, 2010
I enjoyed to find this article Noah Knows! . I like your point of view. Thank...
-
Said on December 21, 2010
Awesome informative post Noah Knows! . Thanks for such helpful article.
-
Kim Dixon:
Said on December 8, 2010
Thank you!