Balanced and Barefoot
There’s a newer book on children and outdoor play titled, Balanced and Barefoot, by Angela Hanscom dated April, 2016. It follows the same fundamental thesis of the national bestseller, Last Child in the Woods, by Richard Louv in 2008. The…
What Causes Autism?
What causes autism?* The short answer is no one knows. It’s such a complicated disorder examining causal factors is also complicated. However, just because it’s complicated doesn’t mean we should stop researching nor does it mean we should stop asking…
Letter to Louise
Dear Louise, Nick is going into his sophomore year in high school. He is a typical American teenager. He spends tons of time on his phone, plays X-box Live and goes out with his friends. This summer, he has…
Book Review: Fire Child, Water Child
By Stephen Scott Cowan, MD As Americans, we have a tendency to put everything and everyone into categories – the fewer, the better. Yet we are individuals. We are different and we need to recognize our differences. For children with…
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects more than 11% of the child population and 4% of the adult population. It is a growing diagnosis that affects people in different ways, mainly in the ability to remain attentive, to regulate control…
What is Executive Function?
I started hearing about executive function when my son was about 5 years old and back then, there was very little information published about it. So it was frustrating to try to get a feel for what it was…
Connections: Lea M. Hill
Author, Intuitive Medium, Award Winning Producer of “All About Autism” TV Show “You must meet Lea Hill,” my friend Roberta Chadis says to me as we are wrapping her first TV show in November. I say, “Yes, absolutely.” Roberta…
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