You Can Drive with ASD! Preparation is the Key to Success
By Nikki Zinzuwadia While having a driver’s license can open the door to greater educational, employment, and social opportunities, it can be difficult for people with autism to get behind the wheel and improve their driving skills. Remember this: Preparing to drive is not the same as learning to drive. Autistic teens and adults have unique challenges that can deter them from driving, and they need proper guidance in order to safely navigate the learning-to-drive process. A new five-year study at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, led by Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH, will be the first to use a…
What are the Barriers to Driving with ASD?
What are the Barriers to Driving with ASD? By Janet Lintala, DC Nikki did a great job of touching on the challenges to driving with ASD in her blog post, “Driving with ASD Can Be a Struggle.” Many of you wrote in and wanted to know more. So this blog post will explore the list of challenges that we will be targeting in our upcoming book, Behind the Wheel with ASD. But first things first. You will feel better and think much more clearly if you address some basic health problems that exist on the spectrum. These are clearly outlined…
Driving with ASD Can Be a Struggle
Driving with ASD Can Be a Struggle By Nikki Zinzuwadia A driver’s license can open opportunities for people with autism to live more free and independent lives. For teens and young adults on the spectrum, it can increase access to educational, employment, social, and community opportunities. However, autistic teens and adults have unique challenges to driving. For many parents, the decision to teach their children with autism to drive is often met with significant hesitation. A 2017 study by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that only one in three adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and no intellectual disability hold…
Driving with ASD: You’re Autistic. Should You Drive?
GUT HEALTH
Gayle Griffith, RN, BSN Nutrition & Wellness Consultant The gastro-intestinal system or, gut is much more complex and relevant to good health than previously thought. Because of current research we have a better understanding of how our gut microbiome can greatly impact our health in a positive or negative way. If any of the following indicators apply, you could most likely benefit from improving your gut microbiome: GI distress. Such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating, abdominal pain and cramping. These symptoms can be caused by many different things including taking antibiotics, IBS, food-poisoning, medication side-effects, poor nutrition…. All of the…
Don’t Forget the Basics!
No matter what’s going on in your life, practicing the basics of good nutrition & health can only help to improve your situation. First things first: Eat a healthy breakfast every morning ideally within one hour of waking up. Aim to include protein, fiber, fruits and even vegetables whenever possible! Next up: Remember to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water throughout the day. Don’t reach for the sugar filled drinks that are so harmful. 60% of our body is made up of water-not pop! Moving on: We know how important micronutrients (vitamins & minerals) are right? The best way…
Chapter 1: The Pregnancy and The Birth
Number 11: The Pregnancy and The Birth (page 19 English, page 36 French) In these two sections, I’m asking questions to see if certain things happened during the pregnancy and birth that may set a child up for a “gut ghetto”, leading to constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux, sleep troubles, irritability, aggression and language problems to name a few. Did you have a C-Section, take an antibiotic, or did your baby get an antibiotic in the hospital? No guilt here! You haven’t done anything wrong, there is no blame to distribute. Don’t waste any time feeling like you coulda-shoulda-woulda. Get over…
1. Welcome
Welcome to the Un-Prescription for Autism Blog Series. This will be a massive FREE resource for you on how to use this book to support vibrant health on the autism spectrum. I am going to go deep into my award-winning book, The Un-Prescription for Autism. This is going to be an epic discussion and conversation with readers about how to get the most out of this book and the protocols in Chapter 6. Do you want to help your constipated, irritable, sleep-deprived children poop like a boss, sleep more, feel better and have a healthy, vibrant life? Want them to have…
2. Are We asking the Right Questions?
First things first – This book is not the “Anti-Prescription”, which means prescriptions can be okay, even necessary, they just shouldn’t be used initially to suppress symptoms. What do I mean by symptoms? You might think that constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux, irritability, aggression, poor sleep patterns and ADHD are “the problems”, but they are often just symptoms of medical issues that need to be addressed on a deeper level. Think of it this way: If you’ve ever gone on a trail ride, you know that once in a while a horse might become irritable and act out during the ride….
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