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Bunnie Cakes- Community Organization in Review

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Bunnie Cakes have a delicious treat for you and your family. Check out their vegan, organic cupcakes, cakes, and sweets. They have an assortment of flavors and decorations perfect for any occasion. They are sure to win your taste buds right from the first bite. And best of all, they’re good for you. Most importantly they also offer an allergy free alternative, consistent with the GFCF Diet (gluten and casein free) for our children in the Autism Spectrum. Fortunately, with the help of BunnieCakes, we can re-introduce these yummy treats back into our children’s food choices without breaking their diet regimen. For more information on BunnieCakes, please visit their website at: http://www.bunniecakes.com

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Stuttering 101

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written by Cristine Jimenez, Language Stimulation Specialist Stuttering is considered to be a fluency disorder. Before discussing the criteria for stuttering, it is important to be aware of what fluency is and how it affects speech. Fluency Fluency is the smoothness or flow at which the sounds, syllables, words, and sentences in speech, are made when put together in conversation. It is what allows other people to understand what we are saying. When fluency is decreased, comprehension is impaired. Two Types of Fluency Language fluency- is the ability to speak, understand, and write a language. For example, being fluent in the Spanish language. How fluent you are in a language depends on how well you know the rules, grammars, and sounds of that language. Reading fluency- is the ability to read and understand written language correctly and quickly. Basically, how well you read. Some people are excellent readers, and can read out loud quickly and accurately. This would make them very fluent readers. An individual who can communicate fluently will be able to express him/herself effortlessly and smoothly. And others will be able to understand them without trouble. A person, who has trouble doing so, may be characterized as having…

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Auditory Processing Disorders 101

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What is Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)? Auditory processing is a term used to describe what happens when your brain recognizes and interprets the sounds around you. Humans hear when energy that we recognize as sound travels through the ear and is changed into electrical information that can be interpreted by the brain. The “disorder” part of auditory processing disorder means that something is adversely affecting the processing or interpretation of the information. To read the full article, go to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders website. http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp And for addtional information visit the American Speech Language and Hearing Association
: http://www.asha.org/ Understanding auditory processing disorders in children Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician Florida International University ’11

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Haley Moss: A Teen Mentor, Artist, and Author Who is Growing Up with Autism

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Haley Moss is a 15-year-old autistic girl. She has been fighting autism since she was 3, and although she is high functioning, she has experienced the hardships that encumber autism. As a teen in high school, she finds herself ostracized from her peers; she’s not interested in the same things the other girls are. Her classmates also find her to be extremely shy, she does not engage in conversation unless she is spoken to first. But all these aspects are not because she dislikes peers, it is her autism that causes her to be socially awkward. At only 15 years old, Haley has achieved a success that other teens her age have not. She recently wrote a book about the hardships of middle school, “Middle School, the Stuff Nobody Tells You About” where she talks about her experiences in middle school. The book also gives advice to fellow teens under the spectrum, as well as their parents, and teachers. She not only wrote the book, but illustrated it as well. She is highly talented in the arts and has already displayed her work in several expositions and won awards. Haley’s autism has given her a different perspective in life, but…

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Further Challenges with ASD: Transitioning to Middle School, A Parent’s Guide

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Having children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders can be a challenge at all stages of development. During the child years, both male and females go through hormonal changes. These changes can bring emotional and physical barriers, adding to the already difficult burden of the symptoms related to their disorder; for girls, menstruation and for boys, voice alterations and hair growth. Both genders will also be exposed to social changes and increased academic expectations. It is important for parents to be highly involved in their growth and behavioral, social, and cognitive development in order to make their child years the smoothest transition to adulthood as possible. Middle school is one of the toughest transitioning events of all. That is why I will try my best to guide you through all of the steps necessary to make your experience a successful and even an enjoyable one! Parenting your ASD Child through Social and Academic Changes Social Issues As a parent, you need to be prepared to deal with the issues of peers.  You need to be a strong model and influence for your child so that he/she can overcome the tribulations of middle school. Their symptomatic differences in behavior are many times…

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