The first photos arrived. The baby didn’t look “quite right.”  But all newborns are “funny-looking,” I told myself.  Don’t be an...

When my mother died on May 12th,  DDR lost one of its strongest supporters.  Martha S. Heyman was a social worker at heart. She majored...

I received a beautiful holiday card from a lovely couple showing several pictures of their two young children. The three-year-old boy is...

Wow!  What a year it has been for news about vaccines.  Just when you thought it couldn’t get any crazier, it has!  The biggest, best,...

biploar disorder,medication,diet,nutrition,omega 3 fats,vision therapy,sensory integration,Doris Rapp,excitotoxins,GF/CF diet,Body...

flu,swine flu,Philip Incao,toxins,food,vitamins,zinc,colostrum,shitake mushrooms,zinc,homeopathy,Susan Johnson,MD The TV bombards us...

autism,Temple Grandin,animals and autism Yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing Temple Grandin speak. Thank you to Community Health...

In the 1970’s with Euell Gibbons’ best seller Stalking the Wild Asparagus as my guide, I used to forage for free food moving from scapes...

Summer Options: ESY? Camp? Intensive Therapy? or Just Hanging Out? Parents frequently ask me to make recommendations about summer...

Owner wrote: HANDLE Founder Judith Bluestone Passes Away On February 18, 2009, the world lost an amazing woman.  Judith died at the age...

Owner wrote: A Winter GF/CF Lunch Yesterday, I took lunch to the home of a friend.  A childhood buddy of hers is visiting Pittsburgh from...

Owner wrote: Giving, Getting and Gratitude During the holidays, our thoughts turned to the three “G”s: giving, getting and gratitude....

Owner wrote: A Thanksgiving Lesson in Diet and Nutrition Thanksgiving with my family was a glut of gluten, dairy and sugar.  “Patty, you...

During a recent visit to Atlanta my family and I toured the amazing exhibit “Dialog in the Dark,” already viewed by thousands in 22...

On a beautiful day last week I hopped into my car and drove to Mantua, Ohio, about two hours away, to visit Hattie Larlham, the new...

I have just completed three radio interviews about my new book EnVISIONing a Bright Future. What fun it is being on the “other side” of...

autism,spectrum,vision The doorbell rang.  With great expectation, I opened the door, knowing it was UPS delivering a single copy of my...

“In raising your children, spend half as much money and twice as much time.” Anonymous The horrific events of 9/11 threw everyone into a...

Annette and Tom were stunned by an article they read in Parents’ Magazine. A boy just like their Skyler had improved markedly on a...

Nosology? According to Webster, it’s the systematic classification of diseases. I first heard the term from Sid Baker at the 1999 DAN!...