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Understanding Speech, Language, and Communication Challenges: A Whole-Child Perspective Communication is one of the most fundamental ways humans connect, from expressing needs and sharing ideas to building relationships and participating in our communities. Speech, language, and communication develop through a ... Read More

Children are increasingly being prescribed pharmaceutical medication to help them deal with emotional and behavioral problems as well as mood symptoms. What Types of Emotional, Behavioral and Mood Symptoms Are Commonly Seen in Our Kids? Depression: May be exhibited as ... Read More

by Olivia Chappell RBT Does ABA Address Root Causes? From my personal experience working directly with young children with autism in an ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) setting, I have had a unique vantage point into both the strengths and the ... Read More

What Is MTHFR? MTHFR is a common genetic “mutation” with two primary variants: C677T and A1298C. If you get two copies of one variant, you are called homozygous; just one copy makes you heterozygous. People with a mutation have at ... Read More

The short answer is, “no;” not all children with autism will benefit from leucovorin because one-size-fits-all-medicine doesn’t fit all sizes, especially in the pediatric population. The best therapeutics work best and have more sustainable benefits when given in the right ... Read More

Can Biomarkers Help Parents Make Sense of a Child’s Symptoms or Behaviors? When it comes to investigating the source of children’s symptoms and behaviors and finding clinical guidance for their healing journeys, lab tests that measure biomarkers can be very ... Read More

What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is characterized by abnormal, uncontrolled mood swings or possible wild outbursts. Symptoms may be mild, moderate or even severe and could impact a person’s ability to live, their energy levels, their decision making, their ... Read More

When Picky Eating Feels Concerning If your child eats only a handful of foods or refuses most nutrient-dense options, you’re not alone and your concerns are valid. Nutrition plays an essential role in growth, brain development, immune function, and emotional ... Read More

We are ten years into our healing journey, and we have made significant and substantial progress. My child is doing very, very well, but I am still helping him heal from autism, and there is definitely hope. Regression into Autism ... Read More

My son Robby was given the label "failure to thrive," when he was only a few months old. From when he was a tiny baby, he was never a good nurser -- he would spit up or even vomit after ... Read More

Johnny and Nate's autism-recovery is excerpted from A Compromised Generation:  The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America's Children. Johnny was born in 1997, a year when the word autism was just beginning to make its way into the mainstream media ... Read More