TEN TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR LOVED ONE WITH AUTISM. Fie Cee eee ee ETT Ca Re eee eae eoe rae cea te sm Torte pros stg ja SORE OMEN RersS mci ba cent as Cats "a vn children or children they may dream of having. Its subtitle, ey its comprehensive approach. Take these Ten Tips to heart ae rrategies for Making Life All It Can Be, points Perera Terres 1. Go for the extraordinary. Rejoice in your childs often sematkable strengths and shore up their vulnerable spots; dont try to fix them. 2. Know what you cant controland what you can. ‘You cant change your childs genes, but throu lots of small choices you make each dayabout food, products, and sctivitiesyou can build resilience and lower your childs “Total Load of stressors, Make their genes sing, not cry. 3. Repair and support cells and cycles.,The health of| your child cell the solid foundstion for your childs whole body and brain health. Nourish thems well and protect chem. from injury so they become more energetic and efficient. 4, Get gut and immune systems on your side.Our digestive and immune systems connect the insides of our Dodies with the outside world. Cultivate their heath for your child and your whole family and enjoy how much beter life becomes forall of you, Build better brain health. Healthy bodies give the brain the energy and nutrition supplies it needs ta be al it can be. [An isritated brain reteeats from the world, Through better food, fewer toxins, and reduced stress, your childs healthier brain will give zest for new experiences 6. Calm brain chaos. Problems with sensory integeation, sleep, seizutes, speech, language, and other brat-based issues increae set. Reduce overload by undertanding the challenges to your childs brain. Your child will fee safer, calmer, snd sre curious, snd wil lear better 7. doin your childs world. Look fr hidden reson: behind your childs not calling or bizare behaviors. See then 2s signals of problems inside their bodies or inthe world tround them. Lenn the code and ind soltions. To fx their behaving, fx thir environment. 8. Love, rejoice, and make breakthroughs. Enrich ther experitnce. Tech them simple things tp by sep without judgment. Help them channel thee special interests int kills Build bridges between your ways of experiencing nd ther Help them expand their comfort zone. 9. Lead the revolution! Keep track of what you learn, and share to help other, too, Advocate fr research that helps support beter eatment. Your thooghtfil observations and insights can help ws all take a evlutionary new lock 10. Dot for yourself, your next baby, your family, land your world. Lear ook a anism a something that Aerelops, net omsthing this destined. This rer ys to find way to make it milderor even alt back, Your atin. hallnge can teach you howto beter spore heheh of your whol fly, your fate children andthe werkt From The Autism Revolution: Whole Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be By MARTHA HERBERT, MD, PhD with KAREN WEINTRAUB. Ballantine Books, with Harvard Health Publications ‘www AutismRevolution.org ‘These TenTps ae atapled rr A poensxAot The Autom Revolutnand area summary ofthe books en chapters. Ths matali opyihes by Marth Herbert