I'm the mom to 3 year old Austin and 1 year old Kaitlin. Austin was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in October of 2007. Since then, we have been working hard towards his recovery through therapy, biomed treatments, and diet changes. He's had a little bit of speech/occupational therapy since April 2006 but has only had intensive ABA therapy since August of 2008. At the time of...
I am an artsy writer-type and gourmet wanna-be, with a brilliant college professor husband and an adorable 7-year-old son. When my Little Prince was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, a mild form of autism at 18 months, life changed. But not always for the worse. An important element of my son's treatment, in addition to floortime, speech, occupational, and behavioral therapy--and lots and lots of...
Boston mom of two daughters, wife, education consultant, lover of yoga, the beach and spending time with my family. My oldest daughter carries an autism diagnosis and I have gotten to know the ins and outs of speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, ABA therapy and the amazing benefits of Early Intervention.
I am a Speech Language Pathologist. I work for the Anchorage School District. I work primarily with preschool children with communication differences and difficulties such as autism spectrum disorder, phonological disorders, language impairments, cognitive delays, and swallowing and feeding difficulties.
I am a 27-year-old autistic woman, currently studying engineering, with a special interest in psychology, rehabilitation technology, and child development.