Nutrition Cognition Research Articles

Positive Effects Through Nutrition Specific Nutritional Strategies For Neurological Conditions -An Exciting Direction In Research Jilly was diagnosed with apraxia and dyspraxia by an SLP and a neurologist According to the latest estimates from the CDC, as many as one in 50 kids in U.S. schools have autism.  This isn’t even including those now diagnosed with apraxia,  a motor planning impairment, and yet another multifaceted neurologically based communication impairment.... Read More

My-COMMUNICATION How to Teach a Child with Autism to Talk

My Motivation is the key to talk or to communicate How to Teach a Child with Autism to Talk Autism Community Magazine (Volume 2, Fall 2012) By Renai Jonas Ed.D.,CCC-SLP It is well documented that speech and language impairments and communication deficits are symptoms of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (DSM IV-TR). Approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are nonverbal (do not talk). These children are able to communicate using... Read More

Horns as therapy tools By Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson MS CCC-SLP

Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, M.S.,CCC/SLP Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson M.S., CCC/SLP is on the advisory board for the Cherab Foundation “Horns as therapy tools”, By Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, M.S.,CCC-SLP Published in ADVANCE Magazine May 31, 1999 and “Straws as therapy tools”, By Sara RosenfeldJohnson, M.S.,CCC-SLP, Published in ADVANCE Magazine April 19, 1999. Part I: Straws Using Simple Tools in Oral-Motor Therapy By Sara Rosenfield-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP, and Diana... Read More

Oral Motor Dysfunction; Exercises and Therapy for Autism and Apraxia

Oral Motor Dysfunction and Therapy By Lisa Geng Co Author The Late Talker I can tell you with most apraxic children it’s not that they physically ‘can’t’ blow bubbles or blow out candles etc. -it’s that they can’t do it when they want to/on command -a motor planning problem. Of course each child is different and in some cases children also have a weakness problem on top of the motor planning problem. This is why it takes a comprehensive... Read More

A Mom Documents Life’s Journey Including Raising A Precious Child With Apraxia

“I know that nutritionally something was missing.   Luke’s diagnosis is apraxia of speech, dyspraxia of motor movement, sensory processing disorder, hyperkinesis and congenital anomaly.  He is 3 and a half years old and has been in intensive therapy since 18 months old.” ~ Mary,  Luke’s mom From Mommy Square ”My Life as Mother and Wife  Documenting the story about our journey with apraxia of speech and all the other important things in life”... Read More

The Late Talker Book What To Do If Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet

The Late Talker What to do if Your Child isn”t Talking Yet by Marilyn Agin MD, Lisa Geng, and Malcolm J. Nicholl The first book to show parents how to tell whether a child has a speech delay or a more serious speech disorder. Every parent eagerly awaits the day his or her child will speak for the fist time. For millions of mothers and fathers, however, anticipation turns to anxiety when those initial, all-important words are a long time coming. Many worried parents are reassured... Read More

The Miracle Of Nutrition’s Effect On Speech, Skills, Cognition And Growth For A Picky Eater

“I have no doubt that nutrition is the answer, with the limited diet he has had I can understand now why he hasn’t flourished.”~ Taine’s Mom Wendy Taine September 2011 previous to NV [Note from Lisa Geng: Wendy’s belief in nutrition being an answer for Taine is in keeping with many leading research doctors today. For all children including neurotypical it’s been found in research that early diet seemed to affect later verbal skills. “There... Read More

The Miracle Of Nutrition’s Affect On Speech, Skills, Cognition And Growth For A Picky Eater

“I have no doubt that nutrition is the answer, with the limited diet he has had I can understand now why he hasn’t flourished.”~ Taine’s Mom Wendy Taine around 5 weeks ago, previous to NV [Note from Lisa Geng:  Wendy's belief in nutrition being an answer for Taine is in keeping with many leading research doctors today.  For all children including neurotypical it's been found in research that early diet seemed to affect later verbal skills.  "There is... Read More

Autism Apraxia Road To Recovery Before and After Videos

Zoe is four years old with a (previous?!) duel diagnosis of PDD NOS or mild autism, and apraxia, with co existing sensory integration dysfunction and hypotonia.  Zoe has been in therapy since 7 months old including speech, occupational and physical therapies.  Zoe has been on fish oils for awhile and more recently the original Nutriiveda since September of 2010 at a much lower dosage than most due to a very sensitive stomach.  This is very interesting because we have found... Read More

Epigenics Through Diet Holds Promise For Health, Treatment For Autism, Apraxia And Other Conditions

Identical twins provide much insight into epigenics Recently,  the journal Pediatrics published ‘Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” three different government funded studies that analyzed autism research from 2000 to 2010 for “Pharmacologic and Complementary-Alternative Medicine”  (prescription drugs – biomedical treatments) as well as various types of early intervention therapies.   Support for the treatments and therapies... Read More