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Autism: A Cure or Symptom Free?
Improving Autism Spectrum Disorders
Having worked with thousands of stutterers, apraxics and stroke patients as well as children with delayed language, I was faced with a major question, "Did Whitney have a Disease that would need a Cure or did Whitney have Symptom Clusters that could be trained to a Symptom-Free level?" If I could figure out the symptom clusters as I had done with the other communication disorders, then perhaps, Whitney could learn to become symptom free. Rather than conceptualize Whitney's problems as autism, a psychiatric disease and look for the cure for that disease, I decided to think about grouping his symptoms by a factor analysis; much like the Mayo Clinic researchers did for dysarthria in the 70's.
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The 5 Steps Of Brain Engineering
Improving Symptoms Of Autism & Attention Deficit
Maverick Minds are highly visual thinkers who struggle when processing language. They may have difficulty listening, reading, speaking or writing. Other symptoms may include issues with behavior, attention and memory. Often Mavericks present with the symptoms of autism or attention disorder which can mask or confound the underlying communication deficits. What distinguishes a Maverick from other diagnoses is the highly visual brain and a specific cluster of 50 communication-related symptoms. Careful evaluation and training of the visual Maverick can lead to fluent and successful communication and a reduction of symptoms that characterize autism or attention deficit disorder.
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International News Articles
WHEN CHERI FLORANCE'S third child was born she was hungry for what she calls "that wave of bonding". But her new baby was unresponsive. "With my first two children I had a lovely time bonding right from birth," she says. "They snuggled, they nursed. It was the highlight of my life. When Whitney was born that wasn't there. I didn't know I was his mum."
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