Flint Memorial Library (North Reading)

Outsmarting autism, build healthy foundations for communication, socialization, and behavior at all ages, Patricia S. Lemer

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Outsmarting autism

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Patricia S. Lemer

build healthy foundations for communication, socialization, and behavior at all ages

"Newly revised and updated, this user-friendly guide addresses autism identification, treatment, and prevention from pre-conception through adulthood. Outsmarting Autism describes more than 50 practical approaches with proven efficacy, including lifestyle modifications, dietary considerations, and boosting the immune system. After health improves, focus turns to developing the sensory foundations for communication, social skills, and learning."--, Page 4 of cover

Preface -- Autism: an epidemic -- Total load theory: why so many children have autism -- Reducing load factors through lifestyle changes -- Digestion =: the key to all health -- Dietary dos and don'ts for autism -- The immune system: what goes wrong -- A three-pronged approach to healing the physical body -- Hormones and autism: the endocrine system -- Detoxification: getting the bad stuff out -- Structural and brain integration therapies -- Reflexes: a blueprint for motor, cognitive, and social development -- Dental decisions -- Sensory processing and motor issues -- Focusing on vision, the dominant sense -- Improving communication and social-emotional skills through play -- Behavioral therapies and neurofeedback -- Assistive technology -- Academics: finally learning to read, write, spell, and calculate -- Transition out of school into a life -- Living, employment and beyond -- Preventing autism

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