by Bonnie Landau | Sep 8, 2018 | Autism, Blog, Coping Strategies, Fun Stuff, Sensory Processing
Tactile (Touch) Sensory Input Pineapple Thumbprint Drawing Ice Paint DIY Sidewalk Chalk Pops Bouncy Ball Stamp Pufferfish Textured Hot Air Balloon Sensory Craft Worry Pet Buddies for Anxiety Pool Noodle Pom Pom Shooter Puffy Paint Octopus Ocean Slime Stretchy Slime 20... 
by Bonnie Landau | Sep 4, 2018 | 504, Assessments, Autism, IDEA, IEP
I have had many parents become confused as to why their child might qualify for autism in a doctor’s setting, but the school says the child does not qualify for an IEP. Conversely, some students qualify for an IEP under the autism category, but despite repeated... 
by Bonnie Landau | Apr 16, 2018 | Attention Problems, Autism, Biomedical Healing, Blog, Neuroplasticity
Your child has been struggling with learning challenges, so you sought out some answers. Now you have a diagnosis. It could be ADHD, dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, sensory processing disorder or maybe even autism. Even though you sought it out, the words hit... 
by Bonnie Landau | Mar 8, 2018 | Autism, Blog, Social Skills
I am the first to admit that I hate labels. As an adolescent I wanted so much to fit in and be like everybody else. In my early 20s, I took the Meyers Briggs personality test and found out I was an INFJ – rarest personality type. Only 2% of the population falls into... 
by Bonnie Landau | Mar 2, 2018 | Autism, Blog, Social Skills
Most people assume if a person has trouble looking you straight in the eye, he must have autism. This is plain not true, and I wish people would stop with the armchair diagnosis when it comes to this social skill. I want to share the very many reasons people will... 
by Bonnie Landau | Aug 10, 2017 | Autism, Biomedical Healing, Blog
How can a child go from being totally spacey, unable to focus and needing a one-on-one aide in school to becoming an independent student who gets A’s and B’s in general education classes? Biomedical healing is one approach that can bring this sort of... 
by Bonnie Landau | Dec 11, 2016 | Assessments, Autism, Neuroplasticity
Q: My 4 year old daughter’s pediatrician noted some developmental delays and referred us to a psychologist for a full assessment. She had 14 ear infections form 6 months to 3 years of age, and our family has a history of auditory processing disorder (APD) and I...
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