Neurotherapy helps balance the electrical activity in the brain. Then you get all sorts of benefits like sleeping through the night, increased speech, more attentive, more stable moods.

RDI is a terrific therapy that teaches the child to be more flexible.... to be a dynamic thinker.

Yes, My opinion! I took my son to a neurologist at the Michigan Institute for Neurology Disorders to get his brain checked out. I asked for a MRI, which can determine any nerve damage or signs of distress in the brain. You want to know this stuff so, that you can make better treatment decisions. My son was 2, diagnosed at 3 with Autism and I chose not to engage in any pharmaceutical treatment besides, a multivitamin and an iron pill once a day because, my son does not have any nerve damage or signs of distress detected in the brain, so far. At ths point, OT and speech therapy along with preschool is what he does. Every 6-8mths the neurologist does a MRI to check his brain for any changes. Actually, my son has an upcoming MRI appointment.

Hi. I am a big fan of program such as floor time or son rise. I've been doing those for a while now (I've done ABA but it wasn't a good fit for us). My boy just thrived. While still on the spectrum, he is now a happy, engaged kid that is full of emotion and kindness. The book in the previous message is about that as well. I read the one Dr. Greenspan wrote "the child with special needs" since he talks about how to deal with certain situation as well. Diets can help too.

Hippo therapy did wonders for my son. That is horse therapy.

If your son is verbal enough to participate, social skills training is a really good thing to do. There are also some excellent suggestions for activities in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Development-...