High Functioning Autism: Advice From A Mom, From Diagnosis To Recovery

This book is a collection of advice from Ashley, the Autism mom from HiddenRecovery.com, a chronicle of her son's journey from birth to recovery and normal life. Ashley's advice is geared towards high functioning children with PDD-NOS, Asperger's, and mainstreamed children with Autism. Ashley provides both therapeutic and biomedical treatment advice.

Social skills, Mainstreaming, ABA-NET, Theory of Mind, Executive Functioning, and Abstract Thinking are explained in detail. Ashley shares the social skills activities she did at home with Leo.

Some of the topics covered are: How to select a school program, find therapists, start an ABA program, manage your child s diet and supplements, how to get therapy paid for, and tips on managing your overall therapy program.

Ashley shares biomedical treatment strategies for diets, detox, chelation, bioSET, homeopathy, herbs, and other alternative approaches. Ashley discusses the impact of Autism on parents, her perspective on recovery and the state of our children's health after 10 years living in the Autism world.