Washington Families Magazine Publishes Article on QST Massage

Washington Families Magazine Publishes Article on QST Massage

A feature story written by two QST therapists, JoAnn Kennedy and Orit Tal-Atzili, was published this week in Washington Families magazine, a publication that serves the DC metro area. The article, A Chinese Medicine Approach to Sensory Processing Disorders in Children...
Two-Year Study Results Published

Two-Year Study Results Published

Our latest research. One and Two-year Outcomes of Treating Preschool Children with Autism with a Qigong Massage Protocol: An Observational Follow-along Study, was published in the Journal of Alternative and Integrative Medicine in July 2016. [Note: The movement chart...
Skin Biopsies in Autistic Children Find Cause for Touch Avoidance

Skin Biopsies in Autistic Children Find Cause for Touch Avoidance

Ever since autism was first described in 1943, we have known that children don’t respond normally to affectionate touch; they do not seek it out and, in fact, they usually avoid it. We know that children have difficulty with other kinds of touch, too.  For example,...
Dr. Silva Presents at International Conference in Barcelona

Dr. Silva Presents at International Conference in Barcelona

Dr. Silva was in Barcelona, Spain, last week to present our research at Copedia 2016, a conference of pediatric medical professionals. Her presentations were: Controversies in Pediatrics, Barcelona, Spain, April 2, 2016. “Two-year outcomes of treating tactile loss in...