Category Archives: Autism

N.E.A.T. Receives Recognition for Service to the Community

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Laurie

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Horse Therapy Business Wins Cash Award, Vows To Pay It Forward With Senior Program WASHOE VALLEY, NV, May 11, 2017 — Nevada Equine Assisted Therapy (N.E.A.T.) received a generous donation from the Northern Nevada chapter of … Continue reading →

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Helpful Travel Tips for the Vacation Season

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Laurie

Traveling with kids can always be challenging, but when you are living with a special needs child it can seem daunting! This is a great CNN piece, including a video with Temple Grandin, about traveling with a child on the … Continue reading →

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Invisible Challenges

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Laurie

Most people have met or interacted with at least one child on the autism spectrum. At the very least, you have seen movies or stories depicting people with autism. Based on these things you probably have a pretty good idea … Continue reading →

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A New Look At Autism

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Laurie

For many years the focus in any discussion of autism has been about causes and ‘cures’. However, more recently, as strong case has been made that this approach actually isolates and stigmatizes people on the spectrum. Obviously and most especially … Continue reading →

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Work With Horses Can Help With Healing

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Laurie

We love seeing so many programs, all around the world, offering a path to healing through work with horses. From traditional ‘therapeutic riding’ programs, that focus on physical and cognitive challenges to traveling programs that help people by bringing miniature … Continue reading →

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Sky Rocketing Autism Rates

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Laurie

It would be safe to say that not sol long ago, many people knew little or nothing about autism. I don’t think that is as true anymore. What is interesting is that there is still a lot to learn about … Continue reading →

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Work With Horses Offers So Much!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Laurie

At N.E.A.T. we are addressing social, emotion, behavioral and mental health issues.  However, all across the country there are other programs focused on the other wonderful benefits of working with horses. There is lots of evidence supporting a variety of … Continue reading →

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New Information about Autism

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Laurie

There are many, many different views on the hows and whys of autism. New information comes out on a regular basis. The more we know the better able we are to provide appropriate services. This interesting article in Time talks … Continue reading →

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How do I know it is Autism?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Laurie

Being a new parent is always a challenging time. There are so many things to think about. There is anticipation of all the special moments to come, but there is also anxiety about things that may go wrong. You watch … Continue reading →

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What do ADHD and Autism have in common?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Laurie

Right off the bat, you probably think that ADHD and Autism have nothing in common. They are VERY different. You are right. They are. However, in this really interesting article from Huffington Post, we can see that in fact there … Continue reading →

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