My ASD Child

Question Will my Aspergers child’s symptoms get worse over time? Answer It doesn't actually worsen, but when a child with Aspergers (high functioning autism) reaches puberty, he/she can come under tremendous pressure and stress. So even though there is no actual cure for Aspergers, it can be made less noticeable if the Aspie is taught the correct ways to behave. This can mean going to occupational therapists, speech therapists, or the like. The more positive work you put towards helping your child, the less noticeable his/her Aspergers traits will be. Click here for more...

Interventions for Children with Aspergers (High-Functioning Autism) — All people in the Aspergers youngster’s life need to accept the diagnosis of Aspergers and understand its impact. Interventions are driven by each youngster’s age and individual needs and will vary, however, listed below are commonly needed interventions for kids in all environments: 1. Advocate for your youngster to have the school program that they need. 2. Be patient with your youngster and yourself and prioritize what to focus on first. Just focusing on today builds a better tomorrow. 3. Be prepared with your response to a difficult behavior or cycle that will calm the situation so you can react from your plan and not from your emotions. 4. Determine what a tolerable social and physical environment is for the youngster and provide it. 5. Don’t forget to nurture your spiritual side. 6. Educate yourself about Aspergers. 7. Learn how and when to talk to others for help, both profe

Intestinal dysbiosis is common to many kids with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Living in our intestinal tract are trillions of cells of microbial organisms such as bacteria, yeast and viruses (called "flora"). There are friendly flora that are an asset to gut function and there are unfriendly flora that are harmful to the gut. Under normal conditions all these organisms live in competitive balance and synergy. Problems occur when something happens to upset the normal balance between friendly and unfriendly flora (e.g., antibiotics). Antibiotics kill friendly bacteria in the gut but do not kill “unfriendly” bacteria such as yeast. With the friendly bacteria compromised, the yeast flourishes. Thus we have dysbiosis. Dysbiosis leads to leaky gut wherein undigested food, toxins, microbes and all kinds of things we really don't care to know about are leaked into the blood stream. Leaky gut is involved in numerous health conditions. We are most interested in food allergi