DIET & NUTRITION
GENETIC ALLIANCE
DIET AND NUTRITION: FROM BABIES TO TEENS
By Jordan Capizola and Lillian Duffield
BACK TO THE BASICS
By Adeola Sonaike, PHP, MPH,CHES
COVER STORY
PARENT'S PERSPECTIVE: CARING FOR A CHILD WITH A FEEDING TUBE
By Julie and Tony Bombacino
THE RESILIENT CAREGIVER
By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
56 HELPING PARENTS IN MILITARY FAMILIES TO DECREASE STRESS AND ANXIETY
By Angela Shaw and Reanna Shaw
THE FITNESS PRIORITY
16 LET'S TALK ABOUT STRESS
By Kristin McNealus, DP, DPT
FEATURES
38 STARTING 'EM YOUNG
By Rebecca Ralston
43 BUILDING SUPPORTIVE, PERSON-CENTERED COMMUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM
By Donna M. Autuori
6 WELCOME TO GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE
50 RAISING AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC IN THERAPY
52 MY SON'S AUTISM DIAGNOSIS
By Kimberlee Rutan McCafferty
ON OUR COVER
When the Bombacinos found out that their son AJ would need a feeding tube for the rest of his life, they faced numerous challenges. Learn about them and much more in our Annual Diet and Nutrition Issue. Coverage begins on page 20. Photograph by Joseph Gonzalez, Blackbean Photography
DEPARTMENTS
ANCORA IMPARO
4 ON EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS By Rick Rader, MD
By Rick Rader, MD
6 WHAT'S HAPPENING
8 NEW PRODUCTS
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
12 TELEHEALTH AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
By H. Barry Waldman DDS, MPH, PHD, Lisa Bard Levine, MD, MBA Andrew Schwartz DDS, FACD, Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, DHL (Hon) and Steven P. Perlman DDS, MSCD, DHL (Hon)
64 PRODUCTS & SERVICES
MILITARY SECTION
60 HELPING PARENTS IN MILITARY FAMILIES TO DECREASE STRESS AND ANXIETY
By Angela Shaw and Reanna Shaw
PUZZLES & CAMO
61 NEVER FORGOTTEN
By Shelly Huhtanen
MILITARY LIFE
62 GIVE YOUR CHILD A HAPPY, HEALTHY START
EP FOR FREE!
THE MISSION OF EXCEPTIONAL PARENT MAGAZINE IS TO GATHER AND SHARE INFORMATION AS TOOLS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY.
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