Category: Autism Therapy

webinar - learn to read with my toes
Autism Therapy

Webinar: I learn to read with my toes

In this Webinar, our program director discusses ways of helping a low functioning brain to develop the tools they need to associate shapes of letters with sounds and meanings, etc.

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Depression
Environmental Enrichment

Quicker Antidepressant Results with Environmental Enrichment

The findings of this study highlight the potential of combining antidepressants with environmental enrichment to accelerate the medication’s effects.

These results shed light on the importance of environmental factors and neuroplasticity in the treatment of depression.

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4 Simple Tests to Check 1 Autism Warning Signs - Eye Tracking
Attention Span

Four simple tests for early warning signs of autism

Parents want to know as early as possible if their child has autism, especially if they already have a child with autism.

With some training, you can play an active partnership role with your family doctor or pediatrician to observe and record your child’s development.

Included in this article, you will find 4 simple tests you can do at home when your child is as young as 2 months old.

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Sleeping child with his toy bear.
Sleep

Sleep Deprivation Effects on the Brain Can Be Reversed with Environmental Enrichment

Environmental enrichment has been shown to help the brain compensate for challenges and conditions, and in this study, researchers investigated if it can help reverse the damaging effects of sleep deprivation on the hippocampus, with results suggesting that it promotes neuronal repair and plasticity to reverse the negative effects of sleep deprivation on neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation.

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mealtime as a family
Autism Therapy

Webinar: How to Improve Quality of Life with Sensory Enrichment Therapy at Home

After this webinar we want you to be equipped with new tools to help your special person feel more comfortable and more confident thanks to strong neuroscience principles. The techniques we will teach you are simple.

We will cover 2 powerful techniques and 2 ways to boost the effectiveness of this therapy.

If you have not tried Sensory Enrichment before, we promise you that you will be surprised by how big an impact it will have in such short time.

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webinar - words said words felt
Autism Therapy

Webinar: Words said, words felt

8 early stages of natural speech for children, including autism: Eye contact, Spitting, Mouthing, Biting, Vocalizing, Imitating sounds, Mama, First word.

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Unexpected Journey
Attention Span

My Unexpected Journey That Became A Success Story

An inspirational journey of a mother who helped her child with autism achieve his best potential. It covers various therapies and interventions that worked for them, including Mendability’s Sensory Enrichment Therapy

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Fine Motor

Summer Activities for Autism: Fishing in the sink

Fish colored pom-poms or marbles. Besides fine motor improvement, this game is also a great speech development booster because it uses vision, fine motor, touch and posture skills simultaneously, which are all part of speech development.

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