My Eldest Child and his Ongoing Ritalin Saga

I don't often talk about specific issues with my kids on this blog preferring instead to tackle general topics which could benefit every...

Medications and Special Needs - It's Your Choice

This is a best of the best of the best post.  Check this link after November 15 for a lot of of different perspectives on the same topic by...

Book Review: "The Way I See It" by Temple Grandin, Ph.D. (Second Edition)

I have to say that I've generally (and quite successfully) avoided reading anything by Temple Grandin until now. It's not that Templ...

The Drug Bandwagon

Introduction Ok, this is probably going to be a controversial post so I'll get a few things out of the way before I begin. Just a remind...

Article: Medical Treatment for Aspergers

Just drawing your attention to a lengthy article on www.myaspergerschild.com about medicating children with aspergers. Medical Treatment fo...

Aspergers and Sleep Disorders

I've noted a link between aspergers and sleep disorders. My son takes hours to go to sleep and is sometimes awake in the middle of the n...

Tailoring the Strengths and Weaknesses Part of the IEP to your Aspie Child

How an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is Structured An IEP is designed to be a "flow-on" document where the issues are identified...

What does Ritalin Really Feel Like? (A Personal Experience)

First of all, I'm not intending to cover this from a "medical" perspective. If you want to know this look it up in a medical ...

What are Curebies and Why are they Dangerous?

This wasn't the topic I wanted to write about today but time is short and I'm very busy and I already had this one prepared, so here...

Aspie Food Habits in Children

Aspies have a lot of trouble with food. I've already covered parts of this as part of the "under-eating in children" section o...

Asperger's and Ritalin

This post is bound to be a little controversial - sorry. Technically, there is no medication that helps aspergers in general however Ritalin...