Tag Archives: health

Get Moving!

Posted on May 28, 2015 by all about autism

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and a great time to renew your commitment to a healthy, active lifestyle. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Strategies … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted on May 7, 2015 by all about autism

As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I would share with you some information about our children’s partial hospitalization program. The year was 1998 when we recognized that a number of our children have both intellectual disabilities as … Continue reading →

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World Health Day: How Safe Is Your Food?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by all about autism

Today is World Health Day! Each year, the World Health Organization draws worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health. This year’s theme is food safety. Unsafe food, such as food that may contain harmful bacteria, viruses, … Continue reading →

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Do You Know BrainSTEPS?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by all about autism

Today’s guest blogger is Cindy Priester, OTR/L, MS. Cindy is the Educational Program Coordinator at the Elizabeth Lee Black School. She was an OT for 31 years at BNI before accepting the coordinator position. She currently volunteers as a team … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D & ASD: A Connection?

Posted on February 26, 2015 by all about autism

In the past few months, I have seen this question come up again: “What role do vitamins and other supplements play in ASD?” Most recently, the spotlight has been on Vitamin D. The first article I read about was reviewing … Continue reading →

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Have You #AJO’d Today?

Posted on December 19, 2013 by all about autism

#AJO has taken the world by storm!  With a single act of kindness to honor their daughter, Alyssa, the O’Neills purchased 40 pumpkin spiced lattes for strangers at an Erie, PA Starbucks.  The family asked the baristas to write her … Continue reading →

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Wellsville TV: Inspiring Health and Fun!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by all about autism

Saturday was a fabulous day!  Dr. Tony Snow, Kathy Iorio and the Wellsville TV crew arrived at the Barber National Institute ready to film a segment on children with special needs.  What is Wellsville? It is a multifaceted program created … Continue reading →

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