Resources

Parent Information on Decreasing Toxic Load This document provides parents with information regarding what a "toxic load" is and why it is especially important to keep it low in children with autism.  The document describes a number of ways of doing this. Testing Instruments The following pre-testing tools are available for parents to use before starting the massage on their children:  Parenting Stress Index, Sense and Self-Regulation Checklist, and Developmental Checklist.
View Larger Image	Helping Your Child with Autism: A Home Program from Chinese Medicine This book and DVD package offers comprehensive, "how to" instruction to parents on how to implement a program in their home that has been shown to improve symptoms of autism.  The core part of the program is a fifteen-minute massage that parents give their child once a day for at least five months.  The book and DVD give detailed, easily understood, step-by-step instructions for parents in the massage as well as information from Chinese medicine to help them understand their child's autism.  The program has been shown to help children sleep better, have less aggression, transition more easily, decrease self-injurious behaviors and improve eye contact, language and social skills. This massage can be given to typically developing children as well as children on the autism spectrum. (Click here to order online now or download mail-in order form
	Good Job!  Helping Families with Autism This documentary film shows the emotional journey of families and children with autism participating in a qigong massage program. Made by Donna Read, an award-winning documentary filmmaker with 30 years of experience at the National Film Board of Canada, the film shares tender images of how families are affected by the autism diagnosis, and how they come to understand helping their child improve with massage. (42 minutes) Cost: $12 plus shipping and handling.  Download facilitator notes and questions.
	Self-care Qigong DVD This 19-minute qigong exercise program was developed by Dr. Silva for use by parents and practitioners who give qigong massage. The qigong exercise, which can be done at home with this DVD, helps your body to clear itself of toxins and is a gentle way to relax and energize yourself everyday. Cost:  $12 plus shipping and handling   For more information or if you have questions, please contact us at bookstore@qsti.org.