Learn About Natural Therapies For Autism That Can Help Your Child Live A Calm And Healthy Life It can be quite a challenge to take care of a child with special needs. This challenge is compounded with the medication that your child may require to take as part of their treatment. In addition to burning a hole in your pocket, artificial medicines come with their own set of potential side-effects that can harm your child.
This book contains information about the natural therapies that can be used by parents to manage the symptoms of autism in their child. These natural therapies are relatively inexpensive compared to the prescribed medication. Some of these therapies might require professional therapists but they will be relatively cheaper compared to the traditional way of treating autism.
And since these therapies are natural they are completely safe and pose no harm to your child. Using a therapy such as Nutritional Therapy that focuses on a good diet will actually improve the health of your child. And these therapies can even be used together with the existing medications if any without having side-effects.
Natural therapies can make a significant improvement in the quality of life for your autistic child. They can help your child acquire self-care, communication and social skills as well as improve intellectual and physical performance.
Some Of The Chapters In The Book:
What Is Autism?
Nutritional Therapy
Music Therapy
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Aromatherapy
And Many More!
Get This Book, Use The Therapies And Watch Your Child Improve!
The author is a proponent of natural therapies to relieve stress and anxiety. She has used them to treat her own diabetes for years and has written how to employ them to assist in the treatment of autism. In this book, Perez provides an overview of the autism spectrum. While there is a myriad of symptoms and behaviors, all autistic children suffer from communication and socialization issues. Autism appears to have connections with both genetics and the environment.
The heart of the book deals with treatments. While many patients diagnosed with autism require some sort of medication, Perez focuses on more natural treatments. A definite diagnosis is often not made until after age five, but early intervention is important to address a child's needs. Speech, physical and occupational therapy may be needed as well as special education to address cognition. Depending on the issues the individual faces, music therapy, art therapy, animal therapy, nature therapy, and swing therapy, might be effective interventions. I found the discussion of using horses (hippotherapy) to help a child process sensory movements enlightening. Simpler steps that can be implemented easily in the home include removing chemical products, messaging the child, experimenting with dietary needs, and introducing yoga. Learning each child's preferences and needs is the most difficult aspect of living and working with a child on the autistic spectrum.
As an educator who has worked as a member of an interdisciplinary team treating autistic children, I would definitely recommend this book to parents and educators who are new to the field of autism as an easy to read introduction to the subject.
Given its short length, it was obvious that this book wasn't going to be substantial in content, and it is little more than an introductory text to a few therapies. There is no referencing or provision of sources within the book, despite making considerable claims about the efficacy of the therapies, and despite the name, a considerable number of the therapies are anything but "inexpensive" and "simple".