Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak

Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak

I think this research could have interesting implications in auditory processing and those with speech delays.

Are depressed people too clean?

In the following article they talk about how as our connection to the earth and exposure to microorganisms have decreased the rates of depression have increased. I find this idea very interesting. I had posted another article about how microorganisms in dirt were proven to release serotonin. Maybe God knew what he was doing when he set up our natural relationship to food and its cultivation.

Let your kids get DIRTY!!! Stop with the baby wipes and antimicrobial soap. You could making yourself and your kids depressed. Check out the link below for the full article.

HealthNewsDigest.com

Look for my other post under depression for the article I mentioned from about a year ago.

Heribert Watzke: The brain in your gut | Video on TED.com

Those of us in the Autism world have known about the "second brain" for a while now. Glad to see that others are starting to jump on the bandwagon.

Some reasons NOT to wear earphones

I have been educating my clients to avoid wearing earphones due to the problems they can cause with hearing.  This TED talk points out some other pitfalls of earphones and constantly listening to recorded sound which have interesting implications.  Please take the time to watch this very short video.  It is jam-packed with some helpful tips to save your hearing and help your overall health.

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Bath time Social Story

I made this social story for one of the children I see.  Please download and use if you like.  It is meant to be printed out on one sheet of paper and folded in half.  I suggest using thicker paper like card stock.

Is this still a FREE country?

I have learned so much over the past two years about vaccines and immunity.  It is so aggravating when you hear false information being spread by the drive-by media.  They water down complex issues to a 15 second sound bite.  If you have young children, or you are thinking about having children in the near future, you NEED to educate yourself on this subject.  I am not saying I have all the answers, but I am a logical, intelligent person.  By exposing myself to a variety of information, I have come to my own conclusions about this subject.  I am not going to ram my opinions down your throat.  I AM going to link to alternative information that may make you start thinking in a different way.

This journey all started when I opened up my own office, and I started talking to a lot of parents about their children with developmental delays.  I kept hearing over and over again that they believed that vaccines had a role.  Because of this, I felt compelled to find out all I could about the subject.  I thank God that there is the internet where information can be gotten so easily.  You do need to take opinion with a grain of salt, but after you hear the same information from multiple, unrelated sources you start to make your own conclusions.

I strongly recommend you check out this video which gives you another perspective on the vaccine information touted in the media.  I will leave the conclusions up to you because I believe in the intelligence and common sense of the average person.

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