News summaries for autism therapy: nutritionist

definition of nutritionist: Person who is trained to provide information about nutrition and healthy diets. Nutritionists may help with vitamin therapy and eating issues.

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Denise Reynolds, a registered dietician, has provided some good suggestions for toilet training your child with autism. She reminds parents that there are milestones that must be reached before a child can be toilet trained, for example, knowing how to dress and undress, understanding the bodily clues needed to use the bathroom, and walking. She explains that sometimes kids with autism have gastrointestinal problems that need to be addressed before successful toilet training. She quotes from an referenced article by Danica Mamlet, Autism and Toilet Training, for motivation cues and potential social integration issues.... Read more...

Janet de Witt, a kinesiologist and brain gym consultant, helps New Zealand youngsters with Asperger's and other developmental delays. She also integrates her body/brain balance therapies with physical therapy and nutritional therapy. Kinesiology is "a multi-disciplined holistic approach to health, well-being, learning and performance." This treatment of muscles, balance, and sensory integration was developed by George Goodheart. Brain gym consists of 26 different movements to help with learning.... Read more...

When Katie McNally's son was diagnosed with autism, she needed answers and she needed support from other parents.... This Illinois-based group meets monthly and hears from doctors and clinicians as well as other types of therapists, including massage, yoga, and and nutritionists. One mother says she's "never left a meeting without learning something new, even if she doesn't implement it into her 12 year old's treatment."  Along with listening to different therapists in the field of autism, the parents share their stories and local resources they've found.

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Synonyms for nutritionist include: dietician, neural therapy, nutritional therapy, nutritionists
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