List and Explanation of Disabilities for Disability Awareness Month
October Is Disability Awareness Month What is 22q? What is ABA Now Really? Apraxia: when the words just won’t come What is Asperger Syndrome? What is Autism? ASA Guide to...
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Art Therapy: How It Works, the Benefits, How to Start
Art Therapy: What it is and isn’t [Click to Listen to Podcast] Today we’re talking with Raquel Farrell-Kirk, MS, ATR-BC about art therapy: What it is and isn’t. Raquel has been...
Did You Know? Sunscreen Can Expire?
The molecules in suntan lotion (such as homosalate and octyl salicylate) block the penetration of UV radiation by acting as filters and
When Minutes Feel Like Hours: Recognizing and Responding to Your Child’s First Seizure
Every year, 25,000 to 40,000 children in the United States will experience their first seizure. Would you recognize a seizure if you saw one
Did You Know? Your Child’s IEP Case Manager Plays a Vital Role in Your Child’s Success
IEP Case Manager Aside from their unique brilliance, a primary key to your child’s success may be their case manager. The goal of a case manager is to make sure...
Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Experience Sensory Overload?
Check out this simulation video of Sensory Overload. Sensory Overload (Interacting with Autism Project) from Miguel Jiron on Vimeo © 2012. Some people with autism have difficulty processing intense, multiple sensory...
Did You Know? Children’s Specialized Hospital Has A Pediatric Long Term Care Unit
Children’s Specialized Hospital has a Pediatric Long Term Care Unit? The Pediatric Long Term Care Center at Children’s Specialized Hospital provides dignified and tender loving care for children and adolescents...
Is your State ABLE Ready?
Find out at The ABLE National Resource Center The ABLE National Resource Center (ANRC) is a collaborative effort whose supporters share the goal of accelerating the design and availability of...
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
A DNR order is a physician’s written order instructing healthcare providers not to attempt CPR in case of cardiac or respiratory arrest…
Reiki and Children with Learning Disabilities
What is Reiki? Reiki is a Japanese healing technique used as a therapy to achieve a variety of health-related benefits. This form of therapy involves placing a practitioner’s hands on...
