A Wellness Incentive to Empower Health and Community

• By: Kenneth Mann, PsyD Nicholas Primavera, MS, MBA Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Annie Bridson Shames JCC on the Hudson
• April 4th, 2025
• adults, community, cooking, empowerment, exercise, fitness program, life skills training, neurodivergent, sensory-friendly, Spring 2025 Issue, support, wellness
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There is a plethora of research that has documented the importance of physical activity and wellness interventions specific to the neurodivergent population. A recent meta-analysis of 22 studies that included 763 young adults with ASD indicated that physical activity interventions improved the...

Asparagus Syndrome: The Newly Gourmand Life of an Impossibly Picky Eater

• By: Amy Gravino, MA, CAS A.S.C.O.T. Consulting
• January 1st, 2011
• actually autistic, cooking, eating, food sensitivities, picky eating, winter 2011 issue
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Last week, I burned the lasagna. I remember opening the oven, full of anticipation and nervous excitement, only to have my hopes dashed on the rocks at the sight of the undercooked noodles and scorched earth-colored Parmesan cheese. Was it the glass baking pan? Should I not have halved the...