You’re invited!

Please join us for a book-signing event featuring leading experts in the field of autism.

Monday, June 9, 4-6pm Village Green Apothecary

ENVISIONING A BRIGHT FUTURE:
Interventions that Work for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Discover how load factors accumulate and trigger symptoms
• Learn about the role of vision and visual issues in ASD
• Find out why a diagnosis doesn't determine treatment
• Regain hope and optimism for your children and students

You’ll have an opportunity to meet:

Patricia Lemer, editor
Co-founder and Executive Director of Development Delay Resources (DDR)

Kelly Dorfman, Barbara Loe Fisher and
Mary Rentschler, contributing authors

Get Outside and Play

• Reduce stress
• Promote a positive self image
• Feel ready to learn in school
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Build and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints
• Sleep better at night

Beyond eating a healthy diet, children need daily physical activity. Limiting television, computer, and video games is essential. Lead by example and show children that exercising is fun. Exercising as a family is a great way to spend quality time together.

Dana Laake
An advocate for children's health

Dana Laake, RDH, MS, LDN is a licensed nutritionist, talk show host, and educator. In her practice, Dana Laake Nutrition, she provides preventive and therapeutic medical nutrition services to adults and children.

Dana's expertise includes the full range of conditions such as failure to thrive, frequent infections, feeding problems, food allergies and intolerances, digestive disorders, immune disorders, and growth and developmental delays. Dana provides individualized treatment for each child based on extensive history, evaluation and laboratory findings. 

Dana Laake and developmental pediatrician, Pamela Compart have written a fantastic book, The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook.
This excellent resource for creating and maintaining healthy eating habits provides many great gluten-free and casein-free recipes and healthy substitutions. The authors share details about how and why the diet works and give many helpful tips and testimonials from parents and children.

The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, available at Village Green, includes healthful recipes like this one.

Fruity Good Shake

• 1¼ cups rice milk
• ½ glass crushed ice
• 1 tablespoon rice powder
• 1 tablespoon coconut milk

Add 1 handful of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries or a combination.

Blend the milk, crushed ice, rice powder, and coconut milk in a blender. Add the fruit. Blend the mixture at high speed until smooth and thick. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

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