The Autism Journey Blueprints were created as a quick introduction reference guide for families on the autism journey. Complete Autism Journey Blueprints: click here to download the PDF. AJ Blueprints – Years 1-3: click here to download the PDF. AJ Blueprints – Medical Intervention: click here to download the PDF. AJ Blueprints – Dietary Intervention: click here to […]
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Autism on a Budget Series
By Holly Bortfeld I am a single mom of two adults on the spectrum so I know all about money concerns. Raising a child, or two, with ASD will break the bank! I have also been doing parent support for over 10 years and have been asked countless times, “How am I supposed to be […]
A – Z: TACA Facts – a video series answering the most common questions
We are very excited about a new video series in collaboration with our friends at Autism Live. Introducing: TACA Facts This is an introduction to our new series “TACA Facts” sponsored by Autism Live. We’ll answer the most common questions for families living with autism in 2-3 minute segments. TACA Fact: Can children with autism […]
Getting a Diagnosis of Autism
Please note the views in this article do not necessarily express the views of Talk About Curing Autism and are an editorial provided by a parent with a child with autism. Introduction Diagnosing Autism is not always easy. In the past 20 years, many doctors have commented – “Boys develop slower than girls”, or my […]
iPads and Autism – Innovation in Communication
In September 2011, TACA was approached by a long time family member who had a teen with autism who had uttered his first words just a short time after having obtained his iPad. He was 16 years old when his family first heard his voice. After this remarkable experience, they were motivated to share their […]
Is Your Baby Meeting These Important Milestones?
By Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and First Signs, Inc. © 2004 First Signs, Inc. All rights reserved. Please do not post, distribute, or create derivative work based upon these hallmark developmental milestones without permission of First Signs. Does Your Baby… At 4 Months: Follow and […]
What Autism Symptoms Mean
I. Medical Treatment Basics Overview II. Why Does My Child Do THAT? III. Definition of Terms Used I. Medical Treatment Basics Overview What is Medical Treatment? Children with autism almost always have medical conditions that cause or make the symptoms of autism worse. Treating those conditions makes the child healthier and when they are in […]
Top Ten Tips for Beginning the GFCFSF Diet
By Holly Bortfeld Have reasonable expectations. A real trial of the diet is 4 months. Not 1-2 weeks, but 4 months. And that clock starts AFTER you have removed ALL of the gluten, casein and soy. Know that it’s typical for children to have days or weeks of tantrums and diarrhea as they are going […]
I Think My Child May Have Autism
by Holly Bortfeld Autism Awareness has come a long way. Now, many more people know at least some basic signs or symptoms of autism. With 1 in every 58 boys now being diagnosed with autism, almost everyone knows someone with a child with autism. The only good news about this is that when a parent […]
TACA and Howcast Team Up to Help Families Dealing with Autism
Do you know of a family with a newly diagnosed child with autism? Not sure how to help? If so, this may be just what you are looking for. Howcast teamed up with TACA to deliver this informative video, “How To Help A Child with Autism.” This three-and-a-half minute video provides parents with strategies and […]
Child Newly Diagnosed with Autism
This brief introduction is an important overview for the parent when a child is diagnosed with autism. It provides suggestions for next steps for your child. You have entered a new world with your family – AUTISM. Having a child with special needs require focus and diligence. It is important to focus on the three […]
New Parent Quick Start
Special note to new parents: A new diagnosis of autism for a child you love can be an extremely stressful, confusing, and time-consuming experience. The wish is for this experience to be less traumatic and that the process of determining what is wrong and how to fix it were FASTER. What TACA provides and can […]
Getting & Staying Organized
Having a child with autism is a lot of work. But you can make it a lot easier, effective and affordable by creating an organized system so that you can easily reference important documents as well as prioritize interventions. Prioritize! What are your child’s most pressing issues? START THERE FIRST! See New Parent Quick […]
The Art of Managing Professionals & Appointments
Parent’s Bill of Rights And Parent Responsibilities by Lisa Ackerman Not a month goes by when Jeff does not have a follow-up appointment scheduled with any number of specialists. Having the diagnoses of autism, apraxia, and auditory processing issues, our team of specialists are many and include: a pediatrician, neuropsychologist, learning specialist, speech pathologist, […]
The Parent’s Role in Biomedical Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders
By Lisa Ackerman – December 2006 Nothing is more heartbreaking for parents than receiving the label of “autism” for their beloved child. Hopes and dreams for a child never include this devastating diagnosis. As follow-up appointments come and go, many families, including mine, have heard this statement from professionals: “There is nothing you can do.” […]
Beginner Biomedical Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder
By Robert W. Sears, MD Gluten-free, Casein-free (GFCF) Diet Do not go onto this diet suddenly. Ease into it over a couple weeks. Otherwise, your child might really freak out and stop eating. It is also helpful to go either casein or gluten free first, then do the other one so you can see which […]
How to Start an In-Home Therapy Program for Your Child
Children affected with autism have unique needs and often require an in-home therapy program to address them. The unique needs could include many issues such as: managing behaviors, enabling learning, and the ability to work on deficits. These programs are in place ultimately to help the child prepare for typical learning placements at their local […]
GFCFSF Diet: Introduction
This is my standard welcome-to-our-GFCF-world introduction. I hope it helps you. It took me hundreds of hours to figure all of this out. Good luck to you and your family, we are all in the same boat! The bad news: This diet, for the first month or two, will make you crazy. This will […]
GFCF Diet: The Basics
Some Hints on Stocking Your Kitchen With the Basic Ingredients and Utensils When assigned with a new task that could greatly help your child (or children) many parents can go a little overboard. Especially when it comes to buying the GF CF items you need to have a fully loaded kitchen. This document attempts to outline some […]
Going GFCFSF in 10 Weeks!
The Steps to GFCFSF Be Prepared! Read through the TACA website and pick a date to start the diet. Spring/Winter school breaks or summer are the best because your kids are with you 24/7 for 10 or more days straight but if there is no break coming soon, just pick a weekend and start. There is […]
