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https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/brainbasedautism.mp3 How to choose from a wealth of therapies that are now available for children with autism. More importantly learn how to prioritize, and gain an understanding how they may interact. This can be a challenge for parents. This seminar will present some of the latest neurological research to help guide parents in these important […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/ Dr. Hillier an expert in vision and how it applies to autism will be presenting a free online event where parents, educators and parents can listen in and ask questions. This topic is a vital subject just in time for back to school We hope you can make it to this wonderful talk. Post […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/ait.mp3 This Presentation will focus on AIT (Audio Integration Training), a sound and music therapy developed by Dr. Guy Berard that helps normalize the hearing and the way the brain processes information. Many individuals that suffer from Autism Spectrum, and other learning or neurological disorders have abnormalities in the way that they hear. With the […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/ No matter what tradition you celebrate, holidays are often filled with stress. There is a lot of pressure to make the holidays perfect and fun while enjoying yourself. When you add to that the stresses around having a child with special needs it can become even more overwhelming. Everything needs readjusting in your family […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/minimally-verbal.mp3 Standardized assessments are of limited value for individuals who communicate nonverbally or with very few words. Dr. Brady will discuss how to combine information from caregiver report with information from structured assessments to describe how individuals communicate with gestures, vocalizations, signs, symbols as well as spoken words. She will describe a communication scale called […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/speechcomprehension.mp3 This webinar will focus on what families can do to help improve speech and language skills for their loved one with autism. Ms. Herskowitz will introduce a hierarchy to determine what stage of language the individual is currently in, provide goals for each one of those stages to help move the individual to the […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/readingcomp.mp3 It can be so frustrating to watch your child successfully sound out words, but not have a good idea of the meaning of what he or she is reading. Reading comprehension can be very difficult for students on the spectrum and schools often don’t give your child enough of the right kind of help. […]

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3mfa/seizing.mp3 Up to 50% of all children have undiagnosed seizure disorders, to a great extent because they are difficult to diagnose and due to a lack of awareness and understanding. Caren Haines, with renowned behavioral child neurologist Nancy Minshew, MD, is determined to change that. At age two, author Caren Haines’ son was diagnosed with […]