by My Spirited Child | Wednesday, f 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The link between Autism, ADHD and other special needs and Sleep Disorders – and what you can do to help! Unfortunately there is a significant link between children with Autism. As well as many other special needs and sleep disorders. In fact it’s...
by My Spirited Child | Wednesday, f 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
What causes Autism – according to scientists In recent years there have been many large scale studies conducted across the globe, which have attempted to find out what causes Autism. As the current statistics show that 1 in 68 children are on the Autistic...
by My Spirited Child | Wednesday, f 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
There are so many things special needs parents need to know! I’ve been quite lucky in a way because I’d been working with special needs for many years before we realized my son had special needs. So my knowledge was already pretty good. Having this added...
by My Spirited Child | Friday, f 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
A photographer with a difference! A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a lady in Melbourne, Australia, named Larissa Hill. Larissa is a photographer, but not just any photographer, she specialises in photographing children with special needs and their...
by My Spirited Child | Friday, f 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
The difficulty of getting a diagnosis for your child’s special needs Depending where you live in the world will depend just how hard it is to get the help you need for your child. I hear many awful stories from parents who’ve had to fight really hard to...
by My Spirited Child | Wednesday, f 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
School homework is completely unproductive for children with special needs! If your child is in mainstream school, there’s a good chance they are being given homework each week, just like all the other kids in their class. They may be getting exactly the same...
by My Spirited Child | Monday, f 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
The fantastic work of Autism service dogs I was recently sent this article by Fred Turner from Rover.com about the life changing impact of Autism service dogs. I was already aware that Autism service dogs could be really beneficial for children with Autism, but I...
by My Spirited Child | Friday, f 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Results of our gluten free diet trial There has been a great deal of talk about gluten free diets, and whether or not they can have a positive impact on children with ADHD and Autism. Many parents around the world have reported positive effects of gluten and casein...
by My Spirited Child | Wednesday, f 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
ADHD minds are expert minds! Over the weekend I watched a TEDx talk by a lady name Rebecca Hession, about children with ADHD, how they think, learn, and how they are being FAILED by the education system. What’s interesting is that Rebecca Hession is American. I...
by My Spirited Child | Friday, f 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Many of us may have heard of Auditory Processing Disorder or otherwise know as Central Auditory Processing Disorder. But what is it? The first illusion that you must understand is that Auditory Processing Disorder is NOT a problem with the ears. It is in...
