ByMarcia Hinds
Initially, it was hard to tell which interventions were working. How can you tell if a medication is working when your child has limited verbal ability and prefers his own inner world to the one where everyone else lives? Improvements in speech take time and the results are not immediately apparent. It takes at least…
ByMarcia Hinds
It is not like I woke up one day and BAM my kid was better. Although Ryan is now an aerospace engineer, his recovery from autism was S-L-O-W. It took years. After two steps forward, he’d take one step back. Sometimes it was two steps forward, three steps back. In the beginning of our autism…
ByMarcia Hinds
The road ahead Following years of intense medical and behavioral interventions Ryan is now employed as an engineer at a major aerospace company. But more importantly, he has friends and is happy. One of his bosses recently complimented him on his great people skills. Ryan and I had a good laugh over that one. My…
ByMarcia Hinds
Getting past the grief Only parents have the determination, stamina, and commitment to take on the seemingly insurmountable task of recovery. We will keep working to help our children no matter how tired or discouraged we feel. No one else ever volunteers to do this job for you. And your child will not come out…
ByMarcia Hinds
The road to recovery takes time. It is not like I woke up one day and BAM my kid was better. Although Ryan is now an aerospace engineer, his recovery from autism was S-L-O-W. After my son was diagnosed, even I didn’t believe my son could get better or have any kind of life. Sometimes,…
ByMarcia Hinds
When we hear the word “autism,” parents are terrified and hope the doctor is wrong. Here are the seven things I wish someone had told me about when Ryan was first diagnosed with autism: There a lot of information out there and no one agrees on anything. Don’t allow this frightening diagnosis to overwhelm you….
ByMarcia Hinds
Though Marcia didn’t write this article herself, it is too important to not publish – it is written by her son Ryan. My mom wrote a book about my recovery from autism. How many kids have a mother who writes a book about every detail in their childhood? This is when I stand up raise my…
ByMarcia Hinds
I wrote I Know You’re In There, Winning Our War Against Autism to help you understand this frightening thing we call “autism.” This article has some of what you need to know to make it off Autism Island. I was once where you are now. Devastated by this diagnosis and scared out of my mind for…
ByMarcia Hinds
Imagine a world…Where children with recurring fevers, unexplained seizures and chronic rashes are denied medical treatment. Imagine a world…Where increasing numbers of children show up in our schools without speech, lost in their own worlds and have no hope for the future. Imagine a world…Where children with severe sleep disorders, limited speech, nutritional deficiencies, stomach…