We’ve been using homeopathy to treat my daughter’s delays and symptoms left over after we stopped the GAPS diet. We’ve been working with Alan Freestone, a homeopath in the UK, via skype and even ordering remedies from his trusted source in the UK. While we saw tons of healing on the GAPS diet, after her …
Using Microsoft Word to Make Social Stories: Special Needs
We use social stories to help my 4-year-old with autism better process transitions. The reasoning behind social stories is to give the child an idea of what’s going to happen next to reduce anxiety about a new situation (and subsiquent meltdowns), and also to help show them appropriate responses to situations. In this case, I …
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Special Needs Resources and Recommended Reading
When I first realized that my child had special needs, naturally I wanted to learn everything I could on how to help her. I checked out all the books on autism from the library, but found them mostly to be parents personal stories; helpful, but not exactly what I was looking for- same with the …