How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation Spring break approaches. Summer approaches. Trips are planned. What you can’t always plan, however, is getting the physical activity your child might...
How to Sneak in Physical Therapy on Vacation Spring break approaches. Summer approaches. Trips are planned. What you can’t always plan, however, is getting the physical activity your child might...
After identifying broad goals and routines you would like to address for your child… and beginning to track specific behaviors that you want to increase and/or decrease, the next step...
Amelia Grace Vitacco This issue’s cover features 6-year-old Amelia Grace Vitacco. Amelia has been diagnosed with Down’s syndrome and she loves to dance, play with her dolls and have tea...
Take a time out and use visualization meditation to relax. Imagine yourself standing in this field of Daffodil’s. Take a couple of deep breaths and begin to let go...
Kelsey Shares a Proud Moment My hero is my daughter, Kelsey Norris, age 13. Kelsey is on the autism spectrum – Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and has Rubenstein-Taybi Syndrome. She is...
Fitness Focus Alright, so this being the health issue should make my contribution easy, right? Then there’s the specificity of why fitness is important for health, or what health actually...
Proper Diet What if the big pharmaceutical companies went out of business because their star drug was proven to cause serious and irreversible damage to the human body? What if...
Gut-Brain Connection The gut-brain connection may have a direct impact on children with special needs. Deep in the walls of the digestive system is the body’s “second brain”. This enteric...
In a world where so many say “I can’t…” one organization is putting “I Can” back in everyone’s vocabulary. The nonprofit, iCan Shine organization is bringing quality recreational programs like...
DIY Sensory Rooms Have you ever thought about creating a sensory room or space for your child, but thought it would be too expensive or you would need to dedicate...