Blog Entries for KristynCrowRelated SearchesWhy Kids with Autism May Need Vitamin Supplements14 Jan 2008 10:26 PM The new theory of autism is that it is a whole-body disease and not just a brain disorder. Autism, which is said to be linked to autoimmune illness and disorders of the GI tract, may also cause abnormal enzyme function, and thus inadequate digestion and nutrient absorption. 5 comments — latest 07 Sep 2009 01:36 PM by Gianna559 Children Who Can't Trust06 Jan 2008 05:16 PM When an infant has a need (such as the need for nourishment) which is not met, there is a big emotional response. That's because the stakes are so great. If the child isn't nourished, he will die. So he makes his needs known rather dramatically, crying and thrashing about. Tags: Angry Children | building trust | bonding | emotional withdrawal | trust A Memory Chip28 Dec 2007 11:50 PM It was Christmas Eve, and I was cooking a special meal for the family. Outside, a blizzard had just quieted to a few wandering flakes. A thick blanket of snow hushed all the early evening sounds. Tags: Family meals | family memories | hyperactivity | motherhood | trust The Magic of Storytelling12 Dec 2007 09:32 AM Once upon a time, before Mario Party, Zelda, and World of Warcraft, before Nintendo DS Lights, Wii, Sony Playstations, and video I-pods, and even before television and radio, there lived storytellers. Are Your Child's Unique Special Education Needs Being Met?09 Dec 2007 06:32 PM The whole purpose of special education is to facilitate the unique educational needs that some students with disabilities have. However, sometimes the focus shifts from meeting these particular needs to just managing the child's challenging behaviors. Tags: help special needs child in scho | IEP meetings | mainstreaming | special education help | special accommodations Macaroni and Cheese - Life Skills Style03 Dec 2007 10:27 AM In the aftermath of Kyle's bullying incident, things have gone much better for him at school. His schedule was re-arranged so that he would not attend class with the two boys who harassed him. "Hey Mom, I LIKE Gifted School!"27 Nov 2007 06:13 PM My eight-year-old son has embarked on his new journey into the gifted "spectrum" program in our school district. At first, he was very reluctant. He has several good friends who live within walking distance of our home who he liked to play with at school. 3 comments — latest 28 Nov 2007 03:16 AM by Valorie Delp Tags: gifted program | GAT | gifted and talented | spectrum program Autism: Disease or Disability?27 Nov 2007 10:41 AM Some experts are suggesting that autism is not a disability, but a disease, like cancer, leukemia, or diabetes. This is a new way of thinking for medical researchers. Their reasoning is that autism has become an epidemic, with numbers continually increasing, and genetic "epidemics" do not exist. 2 comments — latest 11 Feb 2008 01:14 PM by Kristyn Crow Tags: autism spectrum disorder | autism disease | latest autism findings | new research on autism A Picture Book for Kids with Juvenile Diabetes13 Nov 2007 10:28 AM I am very excited about a project I'm working on with my mentor and hero, Rick Walton. Rick has a son with juvenile diabetes, and I have two, and because we write picture books, we decided to join forces and create a book for very young children who are newly-diagnosed with the disease. Another Look at the Autism and Juvenile Diabetes Connection07 Nov 2007 12:29 PM As most of my readers are aware, I have two sons with juvenile diabetes (type 1) and another son with autism. For many years, I believed that our family was somehow unlucky in the roulette-wheel of life. I couldn't imagine these two conditions which seem so different could be linked. 1 comments — latest 01 Dec 2008 01:00 PM by meghanspd Tags: autism and juvenile diabetes | aspergers and diabetes | diabetes and autism | immune dysregulation | immune dysfunction |
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