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AutismPro

www.AutismPro.com  is the first online, subscriber-based program that enables caregivers to initiate a child’s treatment with guidance that they can understand. When a child is diagnosed with autism, parents are told that early intervention is imperative; however, many families often endure months of waitlists before accessing treatment and can end up spending up to $100,000 a year for care. The time spent waiting and fretting is time that could have been spent accessing treatments. AutismPro uniquely organizes information for caregivers to make things a little easier. It also allows them to collaborate with their child’s therapists, teachers and psychologists, helping to increase the success of overall treatment.

AutismPro.com is a database parents can access anytime, anywhere that allows them to assess their child and begin building a treatment program that fits their child’s specific needs. The program is a single resource of information that helps overwhelmed parents find a starting point so they can help and understand their child. The program also combats the waitlists, enabling parents to take control and start researching educational plans that their children need while the child is unable to access any services.

AutismPro puts the knowledge from all major autism educational methods at the user’s fingertips. The program looks at everything from the child’s point of view and designs a program around the child. AutismPro is also accessible from any location at any time as the parent or caregiver needs. The program is also a cost effective alternative for many families, saving them a lot of money in the long run.

Cervical Screening Month

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer because there is a recommended screening test: the Pap test. While the annual Pap test, also called a Pap smear, is an uncomfortable procedure, it is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself and your daughters. Regularly see your doctor for a Pap test, learn about the risk factors of cervical cancer and take action to avoid the ones you can.

Braille Literacy Month

Braille, the six dot system that enables people who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind to read and write, was developed by Louis Braille. This system, although allowing blind people to write using a simple stylus, was not widely used. Years after Louis died the British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind was founded and grew to become the Royal National Institute for the Blind, the largest publisher of Braille in Europe. Eventually, the Braille code was recognized for its simplicity and became a worldwide standard.

20 Healthy New Year’s Resolutions For Kids

The American Academy of Pediatrics has these tips to help kids make some healthy New Year’s resolutions this January—hopefully they’re be better at keeping them than most adults are!

Preschoolers

• I will clean up my toys.

• I will brush my teeth twice a day, and wash my hands after going to the bathroom and before eating.

Kids, 5 to 12-years-old

• I will wear a helmet when bicycling.

• I will wear my seat belt every time I get in a car. I’ll sit in the back seat and use a booster seat until I am tall enough to use a lap/shoulder seat belt.

• I’ll be nice to other kids. I’ll be friendly to kids who need friends - like someone who is shy, or is new to my school

• I’ll never give out personal information such as my name, home address, school name or telephone number on the Internet. Also, I’ll never send a picture of myself to someone I chat with on the computer without my parent’s permission.

Kids, 13-years-old & up

• I will help out in my community - through volunteering, working with community groups or by joining a group that helps people in need.

• I will wipe negative “self talk” (i.e. “I can’t do it” or “I’m so dumb”) out of my vocabulary.

• When I feel angry or stressed out, I will take a break and find constructive ways to deal with the stress, such as exercising, reading, writing in a journal or discussing my problem with a parent or friend.

• When faced with a difficult decision, I will talk with an adult about my choices.

• I will be careful about whom I choose to date, and always treat the other person with respect and without coercion or violence.

• I will resist peer pressure to try drugs and alcohol.