I know I have been blogging frequently on the topic of autism, but given the media attention it seems to be getting these days, along with the proposed definition changes in the upcoming DSM-5, it just seems fitting to keep current in this ever expanding field. This past week I took a quick trip to San Diego to check out the Autism Society of ...

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One of the most challenging things when it comes to working with a family who has a child who ''won't eat'' is figuring out how much of it may be due to the child's inability to eat (sensory problems, physical problems, processing disorders, etc) and how much may be due to the child's lack of motivation to eat.  The former is much easier to ...

As a pediatric COTA I find it hard to locate seminars that will be inexpensive and informative.  I have had my fair share of ones that have promised to show me how to do this and that and help with a number of different strategies and objectives that have ultimately fallen short of those promises.  I have also attended workshops that ...