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Article: Carnival of S-O-S 1: Autism and Treatment Options

Danette Schott from the SOS Research Blog is hosting a blog carnival which I'm very proud to be a part of.

The topic is on Autism and Treatment Options and it contains 22 great posts from some of the most experienced people in the field and on a wide variety of subjects.

The topics include; weighted blankets, social stories, speech therapy, sign-language, toys, pets, deep pressure, cognitive therapy and Chinese Medicine therapy. I was surprised to find that there was even an article on therapeutic horseback riding.

Thanks Danette for organising the carnival. If you're interested in treatment options for autism, there is now a great group of articles which can all be referenced in one place.

To go to the carnival, click here or go to;

http://sos-research-blog.com/12/carnival-of-s-o-s-edition-1-autism-and-treatment-options/
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Danette said…
Gavin, thanks so much for mentioning the carnival. I hope to see you at next month's carnival too!
December 16, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Pierrette and Lorna dEntremont said…
Gavin you have an awesome site. So easy to navigate. Love the way you have grouped the posts you write in series. Thank you so much for this wealth of information for all Special Needs families.
December 19, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Miguel Palacio said…
Thank you Gavin. Also probably important to make the distinction between "cure" and "treatment". :-)
March 28, 2015 at 3:41 AM
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