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Co-Morbidities of Autism and Asperger’s

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 John Byrne cartoon
Co-Morbidities - what a scary word!  It sounds like some sort of mass death sentence.  For the layperson, however, co-morbidities are just multiple conditions that present at the same time.
At the seminar I attended last week, Dr. Ortiz discussed these conditions.  He distinguishes between Asperger’s and High Functioning Autism by IQ scores, but […]


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Proprioception and Sensory Integration

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Proprioception is the body’s way of understanding what it’s doing and where it is.  It’s how the body knows the arm is indeed raised upward when trying to get the teacher’s attention.  Aside from body positioning, it provides feedback about inner workings of the muscles (are they flexed or relaxed, stretching or contracting) and tendons.  […]


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Fifty-Two Practical Strategies for Asperger’s Syndrome, Non-verbal Learning Disorder and High Functioning Autism

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I spent the day at a fantastic lecture by Dr. John M. Ortiz, Ph.D., founder of the Asperger’s Institute , called: “52 Practical Strategies for Asperger’s Syndrome, Non-verbal Learning Disorder and Autism’. While he didn’t get to all of the strategies, he covered many, and I learned a great deal about Asperger’s that I […]