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iPad Winner – Week 4

Congratulations to Christian Tart, our 4th iPad winner!  Christian began navigating the world of Autism long before research was prevalent or iPads were even a thought! Christian’s mom told us “Winning an iPad for Christian would mean so much to  our family. He would be able to communicate his needs to his family.  Christian was [...]

iPad Winner – Week 3

Congratulations to Kara Bloom, winner of our 3rd iPad giveaway. Kara’s mom Melanie told us that having twins with special needs presents special challenges. “The behavior of one affects the behavior of another adversely. For our most severely affected daughter, limited communication produces extreme frustration. She knows what she wants but becomes frustrated when we [...]

Drake Institute – Optimizing Neuroplasticity

News from the Medical Director of the Drake Institute of Behavioral Medicine Drake Institute – Accelerated Treatment Program-Optimizing Neuroplasticity   Our brain weighs only 2 to 3 pounds, yet the brain uses up as much as 40% of all of one’s blood glucose or blood sugar. This is an astonishing fact. What does the brain [...]

What is Sensory Processing Disorder?

What Is Sensory Processing Disorder? How To Diagnose Children With Sensory Issues Written by Beth Arky. This story is part of Speak Up for Kids, an annual public education program held during National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 6-12, 2012). It usually happens in the preschool years. You notice that your toddler seems to have [...]

Autism and Chemicals, Cancer Report Under Fire

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, Executive Director & C.E.O, Healthy Child Healthy World POTENTIAL AUTISM CAUSES IDENTIFIED What causes autism? Dr. Phil Landrigan, professor and chair of preventive medicine at Mount Sinai Medical School in New York and Honorary Board member of Healthy Child Healthy World, recently released a comprehensive list of environmental triggers, published in [...]

First iPad Winner!!

Congratulations to Jada Kimble, our first contest winner. Jada’s mom writes: If Jada would win the I Pad it will benefit her in learning. The I pad has many application that help children with Autism. I am a single mother of 2 children one that is diagnoise with Autism. I struggle to take care of [...]

iPad Winner – Week 2

Congratulations to Rickey Balboa and his family for being our 2nd iPad winner!

Rickey’s mom Josie noted, “For my son, Ricky, winning an iPad for him would fulfill his dream and mine..My son is non verbal, and he uses an iPad at his therapy facility and his therapist have told me that he benefits from it very well, he uses it to do better on his part and as a reward for him after doing his sessions he is allowed to watch Sesame Street or Bear in the Big Blue House video…

Drake Institute

Uniqueness of Each Patient Requires Individualized Treatment Protocols A research study just published in the scientific journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback reported that treating ADHD patients with neurofeedback based on “the patient’s individual brain activity measured by quantitative EEG” or QEEG brainmap produced much more improvement than seen in previous treatment studies that did not [...]

Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities

This morning, the The Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center (CEHC) released a list of the top ten toxic chemicals suspected to cause autism and learning disabilities. This list can’t come soon enough, as last month, the CDC reported that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects 1 of every 88 American children – a 23% increase from 2006 [...]

Boy with Autism Bullied…by His Teachers!

When Stuart Chaifetz, a father in Cherry Hill, N.J., was told his autistic son was acting uncharacteristically violent at school, he sent him to class wearing a hidden recording device that caught a teacher on tape bullying students. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports. By Ian Johnston, msnbc.com A father discovered staff at a school in New [...]