Category: Autism Therapy

6 Principles of Gut Healing to Support the Brain
Behavior

6 Principles of Gut Healing to Support the Brain

Discover how healing the gut can boost brain development in children with special needs. Learn practical, research-backed strategies from Tracy Slepcevic’s powerful journey of helping her son recover from severe autism.

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Fine Motor

Webinar: Handwriting is not in the hands – New evidence-based training

Tired of the same old approach? 

This webinar will revitalize your approach by offering fresh and evidence-based strategies to enhance handwriting instruction and unlock your students’ potential. 

You will learn unique insights into the brain functions involved in handwriting and short, clinically-validated activities you can do with your students.

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DALL-E 2024-01-18 - In a warm serene setting at dusk symbolizing peace and hope a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder is sitting gently showing calm and focus with a dog
Calm

Service Dogs in ASD Families Reduce Symptoms by 13%, Easing Parental Anxiety

A landmark study published in PLOS ONE delves into the systemic effects of integrating service dogs into families with a child diagnosed with ASD. Using standardized scales like the Autism Behavior Inventory Short Form (ABI-S), they saw a notable decrease of 14 points (13%) in overall autism symptoms.

While the children’s overall anxiety did not see any significant changes, the parents did show a notable difference in their anxiety levels.

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