“Bullying has left a mark on Chris’s soul. As a result, he suffers bouts of both anxiety and depression that others hate him and is afraid to leave our house. Chris who is on the autism spectrum desperately needs to know that he is worthy of having friends and that he is not alone” ~Mary…
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Omega 3s Reduce Children’s Disruptive Behavior
Giving children omega-3 fatty acid supplements reduces disruptive behavior, which in turn had a positive effect on their parents, making them less likely to argue with each other and engage in other verbal abuse, finds new randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. “Something as simple as a dietary supplement could reduce disruptive, even abusive behavior, according to…
Fish Oil And Bleeding Risk
“There is a long-standing myth that omega-3s cause bleeding. We have used data from 18,000 patients who were in clinical trials over the years-mostly in heart disease, and there is not one case of bleeding from omega-3s” It has long been believed that fish oil may cause a person to bleed more easily, especially if…
How music lessons can improve language skills
The power of sound, a therapy worth listening to I’ve shared a few times how my son Tanner Geng has developed an ecliptic love for music in the past few years, where outside of school he listens to music most times while doing homework, hanging out, or even all night long while sleeping. But when…
Keep Calm And Carry On For Better Behaved Kids
Study has implications for reducing harsh verbal parenting and poor child behavior. Even though this study did not go into hereditary influence or influence from interaction; nature or nurture, or focus on the father, there are implications that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop…
How To Teach A Child With Apraxia To Ride A Bike
How do you teach a child with apraxia to ride a bike? The same way to get to Carnegie Hall. practice, practice, practice (plus a few more tips below) Question: I am wondering if anyone has some ideas that would help me teach my almost 7-year-old, Jaeden, to ride a bike. He has moderate-severe verbal…
Oral Based Hearing Impaired Schools
Because schools for the hearing impaired, and in particular oral based schools for the hearing impaired, have been an appropriate preschool placement for so many with apraxia, the following list is being shared which was available online through the Oberkotter Foundation to around 2014. From this list my son Tanner attended preschool at the Summit Speech School…
Be Part Of The Late Talker Book Sequel
I am Lisa Geng, mom of 2 boys that were both late talkers, Founder and President of the 501c3 Cherab Foundation, and coauthor of The Late Talker book. I’m currently working with a team doing some research for a sequel book to The Late Talker and will be sending out a series of short surveys to…
Letter To Relatives This Holiday For Special Needs
Holidays can be stressful for all when you have children with special needs Even though this letter to family written by author Viki Gayhardt was written for autism, you can modify it for whatever your child’s special needs are including apraxia, ADHD or any other invisible impairment. “Dear Family and Friends: I understand that we…
The True Story Of Witches Brew
If you had congenital heart disease and a doctor said you just need to take foxglove but you read from individuals online ” You have to go to gypsies who will make witches brew for you. You can’t just drink the brew you have to chant and dance around the cauldron in the light of the…