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Autism is Not a Life Sentence

Autism is Not a Life sentence

by author Claudie Gordon-Pomares, also developer of the Multi-Sensory Therapy for autism.

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PREFACE

1

INTRODUCTION

4

Chapter One: DEFINING AUTISM

9

    Autism from the child’s side of the mirror 10
  The uncomfortable difference 12
  Autism as the family lives it 13
  Autism: legends and truth 13
  Autism as defined by the Pediatric Memento 16
  Autistic without autism 19
  Sensory catastrophe 21
  Speech and communication 23
  Language specifics 29
  Autism and play 35
  Self-inflicted wounds 37
  Socialization 38
  Symptoms and variations on a theme 38
  Difference and discomfort 39
  Babies with autism 40
  What to look for 41
  Easy symptoms to check for 42
  Another autistic child? 45
  Now what? 46

Chapter Two: ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED

47

  The why, what, and how of autism 48
  Serotonin: The ultimate component of autism 51
  How does Serotonin work? 56
  Serotonin, the ultimate regulator 56
  Serotonin and peace of mind 57
  What is stress? 58
  Autism’s first enemy: Cortisol extremes 63
  Cortisol’s principal physiological actions 63
  The stress response 64
  Knowing your child’s cortisol level is very important 66
  Stress is the worst enemy of the child with autism 67
  Laura -- Down syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder -- acquitted! 68
  Dopamine, pleasure and willpower 70
  Norepinephrine, a cousin of dopamine 73
  Short story - James 73
  Autism is not a life sentence 75
  Symptoms are the visible signs 75
  Genetics 77
  Photos of dysfunction: brain imagery 79
  Symptoms are only consequences 80
  Happy parents and children 85
  Words for despair or for hope 86
  What and how? 87
  The self-repairing human 88
  Simple math, plain knowledge 91

Chapter 4: THEORY OF THE BRAIN

92

  How does the brain work? 93
  The central nervous system 94
  The peripheral nervous system 94
  The cerebral cortex 94
  The limbic system 99
  The hippocampus 100
  The amygdala 101
  Other cortical structures (which you might want to know about) 102
  Teamwork at a fundamental level 103
  Neurons: the mutable cells 104
  Where and why repair happens: Characteristics of synapses and of the synaptic button 105

Chapter 5:  MEETING THE PARENTS

112

  Sheila 113
  Max 114
  Conrad 116
  George 119
  Kaleah 122
  Jerry 126
  Brody 128
  Keith 130
  Ryan 134
  Dennis 136
  Mitchell 140
  Noah 145

Chapter 6:  TREATING THE CAUSE, ERASING AUTISM

147

  Multi-Sensory Therapy 148
  Daily reality 151
  Treat through pleasure 154
  Is love part of the treatment? 157
  Love is a key player in the success of the treatment 159
  The answer to the question: HOW? 162
  Multi-Sensory Therapy: Pleasure for brain repair 162
  Stop and smell the roses 164
  Smell and taste 166
  An infinite line of pleasures 167

Chapter 7: Multi-Sensory Therapy, A REALITY IN THE HOME

170

  Parents as therapists 171
  Being a parent is difficult 177
  Committed and serious 178
  How fast will your child recover? 179
  What will prevent Multi-Sensory Therapy from working? 181
  Let me offer you the first step to recovery for your child 185
  Multi-Sensory Therapy One explained 187
  Multi-Sensory Therapy One 190
  Something so simple 192
  Where to find Multi-Sensory Therapy to start the program 193
  No more details 195

CONCLUSION

196

BIBLIOGRAPHY

199

USEFUL RESOURCES

211

  Web 211
  Books 212

NOTES

214

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Parenting and Other Helpful Books

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Track Name

Time

Artist

Album

 
  Carnival of the Animals, the Swan 3:54 Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg It Ain't Necessarily So... It Ain't Necessarily So  
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto 11:54 Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra & Stanislaw Wislocki Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1  
  Concerto for 2 Violins & Strings in D Minor, "Double," BWV1043, II. Largo ma non tanto icon 7:33 Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim & English Chamber Orchestra Bach: Violin Concertos (US/UK Version)  
  Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act 3, Canzonetta Sull'aria... (Susanna - Contessa) icon 2:54 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro  
  Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act 2, Voi, Che Sapete Che Cosa E Amor (Cherubino) icon 2:52 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro  
  Nocturne No. 8 in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 icon 6:07 Artur Rubinstein Rubinstein Plays Nocturnes  
  Adagio from Symphony No. 9 icon 13:00 Baby Genius Baby Genius: Bedtime Beethoven  
  Piano Concerto No. 1: Second Movement icon 11:00 Baby Genius Baby Genius: Bedtime Beethoven  
  Rodeo: III. Saturday Night Waltz icon 4:27 Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony Copland: The Populist  
  Rodeo: II. Corral Nocturne icon 3:55 Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony Copland: The Populist  
  Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1, Op. 46 \ Morning icon 4:00 Various Artists & Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Tales of Hoffmann \ Barcarolle icon 3:34 Various Artists & Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Lakmé \ Flower Duet icon 3:50 Various Artists & Richard Kapp Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Suite Bergamasque No. 3 \ Clair De Lune icon 4:27 Various Artists & Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan" \ Andante icon 7:15 Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops, Newton Wayland & Various Artists Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World") \ Largo (II) icon 5:28 Various Artists & Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music  
  Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55: 4. Solveig's Song icon 6:02 Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites and Holberg Suite & Sibelius: Valse Triste  
  Valse Triste, Op.44 icon 6:07 Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites and Holberg Suite & Sibelius: Valse Triste  
  Romance from Horn Concerto icon 4:31 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Best Of... the Iq Builder - Baby Genius Classical Series  
  Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622: II. Adagio icon 6:34 Sabine Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado Mozart: Clarinet Concerto  
  Adagio from the Piano Concerto #23 icon 4:26 Various Artists & Free Klassic The Mozart Variations  
  Neverland (Piano Variation In Blue) icon 4:28 Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Finding Neverland (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)  
  Canon and Gigue in D Major: Canon icon 5:10 Berliner Philharmoniker, Frank Maus & Herbert von Karajan Adagio  
  Thaïs: Meditation icon 6:05 Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Michel Schwalbé Adagio  
  Suite No. 3 in D, BWV1068: Air icon 6:05 Berliner Philharmoniker, David Bell & Herbert von Karajan Adagio  
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto icon 11:59 Alexei Sultanov, London Symphony Orchestra & Maxim Shostakovich Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 2  
  Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta (Andante) icon 6:29 Augustin Dumay, London Symphony Orchestra & Valdamir Emil Tchakarov Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto & Violin Concerto  
  Violin Concerto in D, Op.35: 2. Canzonetta (Andante) icon 6:17 Claudio Abbado, Nathan Milstein & Wiener Philharmoniker Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos  
  Secrets of the Castle icon 2:32 John Williams Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)  
  A Window to the Past icon 3:54 John Williams Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)  
  Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 / Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 Entire Album icon   Van Cliburn and the Chicago Symphony ENTIRE ALBUM ($9.99)  
Classical Music for Meditation and Yoga 49 Tracks London Symphony Orchestra and Others ENTIRE ALBUM ($5.99)

A: Monitored 2-week Trial

  • 2 weeks of full Multi-Sensory Therapy
  • 1 personalized worksheet
  • 1 preliminary assessment
  • Unlimited Level 1+2 Support
  • 1 follow up appointment 3 days after start of trial

B: Free Generic 2-week Trial

  • 2 weeks of generic Multi-Sensory Therapy
  • 1 generic worksheet
  • No preliminary assessment
  • No Support
$150
FREE
*If you have not done so already, make sure you qualify for the monitored two-week trial plan by completing the online application form or by calling us at 888-527-2461 or +1 949 529-5117.. Click here to go to this page, with instructions on how to do the generic two-week trial at home on your own.

Option 1: Initial Assessment in Your Home

  • Preliminary Assessment Interviews
  • 2-hour assessment visit in your home
  • 2 follow-up visits to your home within 2 days
  • Preparation of your home for Multi-Sensory Therapy
  • First training module from the Multi-Sensory Therapy Boot Camp (overview of brain plasticity and brain repair)

ADD-ON: Multi-Sensory Therapy Boot Camp

  • 5 training modules:

    • Brain Plasticity + Brain Repair (2 hours)
    • Brain Chemistry + Dopamine (2 hours)
    • Serotonin (2 hours)
    • Multi-Sensory Therapy (2 hours)
    • Stress + The ideal environment (2 hours)

$1,200 if combined with a face to face or in-home assessment


$1,800 as a stand-alone service

Select an option

$1,600
+ travelling expenses

(Typically flights, car rental, hotel and food for Claudie and assistant cost around $3,000, within North America. These can be shared if more than one family want to participate in the same location. Call for more details or Request a Quote)


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Option 2: Initial Assessment -
Face to Face *

  • Preliminary Assessment Interviews
  • 2-hour In Person Appointment
  • Also includes Video Option 2

Option 2: Renewal Assessment - Face to Face *

  • 1-hour In Person Appointment
  • Also includes Video Option 2
$500

$400

Option 3: Distance Assessment - Long

  • Preliminary Assessment
  • Extensive set of Videos Reviewed
  • List of videos required and instructions are e-mailed to you
  • Equipment shipped to your door

Option 4: Distance Assessment - Simple

  • Simpler set of Videos Reviewed
  • List of videos required and instructions are e-mailed to you

$300

$150

* Subject to availability in your location. Call 888-527-2461 or +1 949 529-5117..

A: Customized Plan

  • 3 months of Multi-Sensory Therapy*
  • 6 personalized worksheets written every two weeks based on your reports
  • Unlimited Level 1 Support
  • Individual Level 2 Support sessions every two weeks

B: Standard Plan

  • 3 months of Multi-Sensory Therapy*
  • 6 pre-written worksheets based on the pre-treatment interviews with you.
  • Unlimited Level 1 Support
  • Individual Level 2 Support sessions available. See below for pricing.
$2,000**
$700
Payment Option 2:
2 monthly payments of $1,050

Level 2 Support Sessions

  • $100/hour
  • invoiced in increments of 15 minutes
Payment Option 3:
3 monthly payments of $700

Unlimited Level 2 Support Sessions for 1 month

  • Pre-paid.
  • Billing cycle starts on the day of your first level 2 support session.
    $250

*In most cases, it will take more than 3 months to rectify permanently every problem. A 3-month timeframe allows you to review progress and, most importantly, to renew your total commitment to recovery REGULARY.

**We allow for monthly instalments, when you select the customized plan. Payments are in advance.

5mL - $8.50
12mL - $13.50

 

Fragrances marked with a red asterisk * are essential oils

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Candy Cane
Chocolate
Cotton Candy
Cranberry Spice
Daffodil
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Eucalyptus *

Evergreen *

Floral Bouquet
Grape
Grapefruit *
Jasmine
Kiwi Berry
Lavender *
Lemon *
Lime *
Mango
Nutmeg *
Peach
Peppermint *
Raspberry
Sweet Orange *
Tangerine *
Vanilla *
Watermelon
Wintergreen *

Multi-Sensory Therapy Equipment

Equipment for Multi-Sensory Therapy for Brain RepairEverything you need to do Multi-Sensory Therapy at home is included in the Multi-Sensory Therapy Companion Kit.
*except for the bulkier items such as wooden boards, large bowls, stuffed animals, etc.

 

You can either:

 

 

Every item is available at the
Multi-Sensory Therapy Essentials Online Store.

Interesting Idea

Pendant DiffuserPendant Diffusers (Click to visit seller's web site)

Keep your favorite essential oil aroma with you all day with this beautiful wood pendant diffuser! Each pendant is hand-crafted by a skilled artisan from Brazilian tulipwood (Dalbergia frutescans). Accenting each pendant is 24K Gold-plated trim and a soft black cord. Inside each pendant is a wick that holds a few drops of your favorite essential oil or blend. Small holes in the side of this pendant allow you to inhale the aroma of your oil throughout the day. Each pendant measures approximately 2.25" long and .7" wide.

To open the pendant, unscrew the top counter-clock-wise. Remove the wick and add a few drops of your desired essential oil or oil blend. replace the wick in the vial and screw the top clock-wise onto the pendant to close. The aroma from this diffuser will last several days. Refresh the oil as needed. To clean the inside, use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Woods will vary.

Multi-Sensory Therapy Boot Camps

Claudie Gordon-Pomares packaged 10 hours of training to teach families techniques to help with all sorts of issues related to brain function, or rather, dysfunction, including:

  • Movement control,
  • Motivation,
  • Attention span,
  • Memory,
  • Coping with stress,
  • Sensory integration,
  • Learning,
  • Thermoregulation,
  • Sleep,
  • Feeding,
  • Tantrums,
  • and more...

  • MODULE 1: Brain Plasticity
    • What we have a brain for
    • What a brain looks like
    • The brain moves around
    • The senses as portals to the brain
    • What known therapies are trying to do
    • Introduction to Claudie and Multi-Sensory Therapy
    • 7 keys to success for brain repair

  • MODULE 2: Brain Chemistry, Dopamine
    • Brain Communication
    • Roles of Dopamine
      • Accurate Gross Motor
      • Precise Fine Motor
      • Good Mood
      • Motivation to Finish
      • Long Attention Span
      • Detailed Memory
      • Smooth Information Retrieval
      • Sensitivity to Aesthetics
      • Sensitivity to Pleasure
      • Good connections between brain zones

  • MODULE 3: Brain Chemistry: Serotonin
    • Roles of Serotonin
      • Dealing with Stress
      • Sensory Input Translation
      • Social Awareness
      • Learning
      • Thermoregulation
      • Sleep
      • Feeding
      • Digestion
      • Immune System
      • Movement
      • Neurogenesis

  • MODULE 4: Multi-Sensory Therapy
    • Vision of Multi-Sensory Therapy: a strong, healthy, versatile brain and person
    • How it works?
      • Stimulate the brain through the senses
      • Associate brain zones
      • Sequences to Activate, Fix and Stabilize
      • Natural, progressive repair
      • Let the brain do the rest
    • Examples:
      • Multi-Sensory Therapy One (generic brain boost follows natural pattern)
      • Repairing speech (find a healthy neighbour to grow)
      • More examples of repairing symptoms suggested by the group

  • MODULE 5: Stress & Learning
    • Stress as an emergency system
      • Consequences of chronic stress
      • What causes stress?
      • Vicious cycle of stress
    • Learning, development = Brain Plasticity
    • The ideal Therapist
      • Observer, (What to expect)
      • Communicator, (What is useful information)
      • Organized, (Tips to stay consistent, GTD principles)
      • Love and Sacrifice (Who are we doing this for?)
      • Healthy relationship with other therapists

Claudie Gordon-Pomares also spends two hours dissecting Multi-Sensory Therapy to help you understand the process of creating worksheets for you.

 

Another module is spent looking at stress as one of the big factors preventing brain development and brain repair.

 

The Multi-Sensory Therapy Boot Camps are meant both for parents preparing to start Multi-Sensory Therapy in their homes, or for families interested in applying generic techniques to help their loved ones.

 

You can combine the training with your in-home assessment if you are interested in Claudie preparing you to do Multi-Sensory Therapy at home or you can organize it as a group. The price is the same.

 

  • 5 training modules:

    • Brain Plasticity + Brain Repair (2 hours)
    • Brain Chemistry + Dopamine (2 hours)
    • Serotonin (2 hours)
    • Multi-Sensory Therapy (2 hours)
    • Stress + The ideal environment (2 hours)

$1,200 if combined with a face to face or in-home assessment


$1,800 as a stand-alone service, or for a group

Select an option