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...
You receive your IEP meeting notice and included are 20 pages of Procedural Safeguards. At the meeting, you are also asked if you want another copy of the Procedural Safeguards....
Most adults think that we should eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day, but kids focus only on what they want right now. Many adults fall into food ruts,...
Starting Small to Make Big Changes As parents of kids with special needs we need to be our child’s voice sometimes (or, all the time). When we look at our...
Move with Joy When I see children giggling with joy in our Lekotek playrooms, they are almost always moving – chasing a bubble, swinging from a swing, jumping on a...
NoNetz or No More Irritating Swimwear This swimwear allows boys and men to spend time in the water without having to worry about chafing or developing a rash. It’s ingenious,...