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COURSE REVIEW: SOLVING THE PUZZLE OF AUTISM USING TACTILE THERAPY TECHNIQUES

We had a great course two weeks ago in Baltimore and received the below review on Robyn Merkel-Walsh’s course “Solving the Puzzle of Autism Using Tactile Therapy Techniques” and wanted to share.  If you are interested in having Robyn visit your clinic or town just drop us a line!  We love to chat with therapists and […]

Ask A Therapist: Feeding Evaluation Questions

We are just beginning our feeding clinic at a Medical Center for outpatient pediatrics. I have done one feeding evaluation since taking your class Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach, but now have a child on my caseload with an EXTENSIVE medical history, whom I am to evaluate. He has Tubuler/Tuberous sclerosis (tumors growing in his brain […]

Ask A Therapist: Picky Eater

I have a question regarding a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with autism in a school setting. At first, he was only eating baby food (various flavors). Now, he eats baby food with Beech Nut baby cereal—still a puree, but a thick oatmeal texture. Sometimes I add a mashed banana to that mixture. He also eats mashed […]