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Celiac Disease, Autism, PTSD, and More!

This week, the Special Needs Blog included a wide variety of topics. There were blogs about Celiac Awareness Day, things that may cause autism, PTSD, a special needs friendly playground, support groups, and a bizarre story about involving an isolation room. These blogs went up between September 10, 2012, and September 15, 2012. September 13 is National Celiac Awareness Day National Celiac Awareness Day is a day to honor the birthday of Samuel Gee MD, the pediatrician who published the first clinical description of celiac disease. It is also a day to bring awareness to what celiac disease is, and … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of February 19 – 25, 2012

Did you miss something on the Special Needs Blog this week? One way to easily find the blogs that you missed out on, but meant to read, is to check out the Special Needs Blog Week in Review. You can find everything that hit the blog in the past week. Just click on the link the whatever blogs catch your attention. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on February 20, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out the Hope Saves the Day podcast. They discuss a brand new book that is designed to help parents to raise children … Continue reading →

Autism and Genetics

Autism is the collective name for a group of developmental disorders called the “Autism Spectrum Disorders”. People with autism spectrum disorders often have a great deal of trouble communicating and often have difficulty with social interactions. Autism symptoms can be very subtle, or they can be rather debilitating. Autism does tend to run in families. Autistic children often have autistic siblings, especially if they are twins. In fact, if a family has one autistic child, there is a one-in-five chance that their next child will have autism too. Because autism tends to run in families, there is likely a genetic … Continue reading →

Food and Children With Autism

Are you finding it difficult to get your child to eat? This is a common experience for all parents. However, it can be especially difficult to convince a child who has been diagnosed as being on the Autism spectrum to eat food that he or she is not the slightest bit interested in eating. What is a parent to do when this happens? Children with Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome often have difficulties when faced with new experiences. This includes introduction to unfamiliar foods. My brother, (who has Asperger’s Syndrome), was very resistant to trying new foods. In part, this was … Continue reading →

A Simplified Look at Gluten-Free and/or Casein-Free Diets for Autistic Kids

If you start to delve into the massive amount of information available on dietary restrictions for your autistic child, you might initially be overwhelmed. How can you determine what should be eliminated from your child’s diet, and what shouldn’t? Or is diet even a factor you should be concerned with? All over the internet, you’ll find testimonials from parents who have eliminated one substance or another (or several) and observed marked improvement in their son or daughter’s behaviors. But are these parents only seeing what they want to see? Will dietary restrictions really help your child? It’s hard to know … Continue reading →

Why Kids with Autism May Need Vitamin Supplements

The new theory of autism is that it is a whole-body disease and not just a brain disorder. Autism, which is said to be linked to autoimmune illness and disorders of the GI tract, may also cause abnormal enzyme function, and thus inadequate digestion and nutrient absorption. Most of us already have observed that many kids with autism have very particular tastes in foods, preferring to eat the same things repeatedly and refusing to try anything new. So right from the start, these children are often at a nutritional disadvantage. But even if they did have a healthy diet, their … Continue reading →

Autism: Select a Good Doctor

I am astonished at some of the latest autism findings. There is evidence that some children with the diagnosis have been able to break free of their symptoms and live relatively normal lives, after receiving the right dietary and medical intervention. Some medical experts are suggesting that autism can be cured, in many respects. Since I have a son with autism, you can imagine that for me this is a very exciting thought. “I used to be autistic.” Recently I met an interesting gentleman at a writer’s conference. He is an actor, writer, and a storyteller, who performs for children. … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of May 7, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics that would be relevant to parents of children who have special needs. There are podcasts that always focus on one particular special need, and others that focus on a wider range of topics. The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on May 6, 2012. This episode is called “Child Mind Institute – Anxiety Disorders and OCD”. This episode features Jerome Bubrick, PhD, who is a nationally renowned cognitive and behavioral psychologist who specializes in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of January 16, 2012

The Special Needs Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that parents of kids who have special needs would find relevant. This week, I bring you information about ADHD and diet, insight into respecting autism, tips to help with problem behaviors, schools that are making kids sick, and advice for eating gluten-free. NPR released an episode of “Morning Edition” on January 9, 2012. This episode is called “For Kids With ADHD, Some Foods May Complement Treatment”. The episode points out that while some foods seem to be helpful, it is better to cut back on certain other foods. … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of January 2, 2011

This is the very first Special Needs Podcast Roundup for 2012! Every week, parents of children who have special needs can check out the Roundup to find new episodes of podcasts that discuss topics on autism, medication issues, learning disabilities, allergies, mental disorders, physical disabilities, and more. Family Health has an episode that was released on December of 2011. This episode is called “Drug Shortages”. This episode gives information about the current prescription drug shortages in the United States, and a brief history of drug shortages. It talks about why they happen, and what can be done about it. Raising … Continue reading →