Product Name:  What’s in Ned’s Head?

Price:  $32.95

Recommended Age:   3 years and up

Company Name:  Achievement Products

Company Website:  www.achievement-products.com

Company Phone Number:  1-800-373-4699

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I have always felt that the Dallas –Ft. Worth metroplex has many great resources for helping our sensory kids. I should know because I have spent countless hours taking my son to many of these doctors/therapists/activities. So I was excited to hear that my friend, Misty Roberts, was creating a sensory symposium featuring many of these great clinicians as speakers or exhibitors.  I really wish a symposium like this would have been available when Diego was younger. It would have saved many me hours of research and maybe even some consults trying to figure out if a program was a good fit for him. 

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Product Name:  Audible Visual Timer

Price:  3” Timer:  $29.95,  8” Timer:  $34.95

Recommended Age:   Perfect for all ages and abilities! 

Company Name:  Achievement Products

Company Website:  www.achievement-products.com

Company Phone Number:  1-800-373-4699

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This week I want to share a link to an article that appeared in The Autism File magazine regarding treatment of the cold and flu in children having ASD, ADHD and SPD.  Although, the article is a few years old, it still has great information and I found the last chart regarding different treatment to be very informative!

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Over the last six years I have tutored students in the Wilson Reading System.  For those of you not familiar with the program, it is a highly-structured remedial program that works on a child’s abilities in in the areas of vocabulary development, phonemic awareness (decoding and encoding), word-attack skills, reading fluency, and comprehension. 

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As we close in on Diego’s 4th Feingold anniversary, I am reflecting on what all it has taken to implement this diet. We are very fortunate that the Feingold diet pretty much comes with an owners manual which makes implementation a lot easier than most special diets out there.

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So, we have now discussed what CST is and how it can help children in general. If you missed Part 1 of this then go back and read it before proceeding, this will help you have a better understanding. I now want to break down how it helps Autism and other delays. Hope this helps!

How does CST help Autism Spectrum Disorders?

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Sensory issues have a way of sneaking up on us.  It can seem as though things are going well and then suddenly tantrums increase, withdrawal becomes the norm or meltdowns rear their ugly head.  In retrospect, these “flare ups” seem a bit more predictable but in the moment we duck our heads and hope the storm will quickly pass.  If there were a way to predict these times of challenge it would be wonderful.  Although, it is not possible to always know when the next rough period will occur, there are times throughout the year during which challenges increase.  If we know when things might worsen, we can add to our toolbox, batten down the hatches and be prepared.  There are many times sensory challenges may increase. We will examine eight of these times and strategies that can help us be PREPARED. 

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