Tips for Your ADHD Child’s Teacher

November 3, 2011 By

Teaching students with ADHD becomes easier once certain systems are in place. Here are ideas to help create the system that works best for the teacher, student with ADHD and the rest of the class. Planning your Day 1. Avoid Activities that Require the Class to Sit for Long Periods

Filed Under: Autism, Autism News, General Discussions, Journal

Wii Helps Doctors Learn More About Seizures

October 29, 2011 By

Guest Post: Epileptic seizures are one of the hardest things for doctors to treat. A reason for this is that in order to treat seizures, you have to record them. Typically, someone suffering from seizures has to sit around, completely still, for hours hoping that a seizure will occur. This

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Epilepsy News, General Discussions, Journal

Everyday Health TV – Show airing October 22/11 on Seizure Dogs

October 21, 2011 By

Hi everyone, There is a great program coming up you should all watch. Everyday Health has a new TV series that profiles ordinary people who overcome extraordinary obstacles and who are helping others lead healthier,happier lives. See how these four-legged helpers can impact the lives of epilepsy patients, and are

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Epilepsy News, General Discussions, Lifestyle, Video Tagged With: , , ,

Incredible Chocolate Ketogenic Brownies

October 21, 2011 By

I recently came across this recipe for Ketogenic Brownies! YUM – I sure wish we had these when Adam was on the diet. ÂEnjoy, but we sure to get this measured properly by your dietician! Incredible Chocolate Ketogenic Brownies This is a soft, cake-like brownie that is mildly sweet. After

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Epilepsy News, Journal, Ketogenic Diet, Special Diets & Nutrition

Information and Resources on Gluten and Casein Free Diets for Children with Special Needs

September 14, 2011 By

Dietary Intervention is one of many treatments for children with Autism. One diet, specifically the gluten-free and casein-free diet is now wide known as a treatment worth trying. The reason for placing a child on this diet is best explained in the book, Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive

Filed Under: Autism, Gluten Free Diet, Special Diets & Nutrition

The Story of Trevor Park – Using the Andrews-Reiter Approach

August 26, 2011 By

I have been dealing with my epilepsy ever since I was 13. I started getting grand mal seizures lasting anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes. I would black out, and the seizures would leave me confused, sore and usually lying on the ground. Having seizures changed my outlook

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Epilepsy News, Journal

Epilepsy Conference Toronto: Andrew-Reiter Treatment Discussed

August 26, 2011 By

Epilepsy Conference Toronto – October 14, 15th, 2011 The conference is sponsored by John Park & Ellen Novack. We are sponsoring this conference in the hope that this treatment, the Andrews-Reiter approach, will reach other patients and parents, so they will not have to go through what we experienced for

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Epilepsy News, General Discussions

How to Turn Your Stroller Walk into a Fitness Program

May 7, 2011 By

Having a special needs child can take up much of your day and leave little time for any type of fitness routine. Here are some great suggestions to help keep you active. Have you ever thought you could turn your daily walk with baby into a fitness habit? Well consider

Filed Under: Lifestyle

Alternative Treatments for Epilepsy Overlooked by Traditional Medicine (Video)

March 25, 2011 By

In a 2008 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Symposium, Dr. Frederick S. Cramer discussed epilepsy and the hyperbaric chamber. It has long been known that a high dose of oxygen causes seizures. In the past, if a person were predisposed to having seizures they would be turned down from using a hyperbaric

Filed Under: Complimentary / Alternative Therapies, Epilepsy, Video

Doose Syndrome and the Ketogenic Diet

March 2, 2011 By

Article submitted by parent and reprinted with permission: Oh yes I have a story. Last March my husband got a job in Arkansas and he moved while me and our girls stayed in Dallas another week. We moved a week later and we went to eat at a local restaurant

Filed Under: Diagnosis / Seizure Types, Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet, Personal Story
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