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When Disaster Strikes: 7 Activities to Try with Tissues
May 23, 2013, No CommentsWhen natural disasters or personal crises leave us in a lurch, it can be hard to keep a sensory diet going. Favored sensory diet tools may be lost or…
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Your Strong-Willed Child at Summer Camp
May 23, 2013, No CommentsIf you have a strong-willed child, you probably notice that they are charismatic and creative, move quickly, make their own rules, and let you know what they want and…
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The New Social Story Book Give Away
May 22, 2013, No CommentsSocial stories are used to teach social skills to children with autism. A social story is a simple description of an everyday social situation, written from a child’s perspective.…
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What Your Child’s Pediatrician May Be Missing!
May 21, 2013, No CommentsEarly detection of a developmental delay is an art. Small children don’t always respond on command. Pediatricians do the best job they can in the limited time they have with…
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Your Uniquely Quirky Child at Summer Camp
May 20, 2013, No CommentsYour child loves computers, video games, or anything mechanical. He or she would love to stay in the house and play on the iPad or computer all day every…
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Why Autism Awareness Is Not Enough
May 19, 2013, 24 CommentsWhew! I made it past another April. As an autistic I have a love/hate relationship with April – the AUTISM month. I love that increasingly more people over time…
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Your Exuberant Child at Summer Camp
May 18, 2013, No CommentsCamp seems like the perfect place for an exuberant child who is excited about everything. However, these are also the kids who may melt down at home or unexpectedly,…
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The New Social Story Book Give Away
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Give Away: Nobody Ever Told Me (or my Mother) That!
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Eyegames, Part 3: Behavioral Optometrist's Evaluation
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Eyegames, Part 2: Visual Perception Problems
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Test Drive Introducing the Alert Program through Song
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Special Showcase - Talking Train App
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Eyegames, Part 1: An Optometrist's Perspective on Vision Therapy
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Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises
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Wikki Stix Tons of Therapeutic Fun
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Starting Sensory Therapy: Fun Activities for the Home and Classroom
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Autism Awareness Month: Helping With Handwriting
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6 Visual Ways for Siblings to Understand Autism
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Do You Work with Children with Language Problems?
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Encourage Motor Skills, Imagination, and Focus with Plus-Plus Construction Sets
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This Easter, Feed Their Minds, Instead of Their Bellies
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Help the Picky Eater with Fun Eating Utensils
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Flash Cards and Learning Activities
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Seat Cushions as an Option for Sitting Still
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Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork for Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Using a Body Sox for Sensory Input
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Beating Dyspraxia with a Hop, Skip and a Jump
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Pop Bead Critters for Fine Motor Needs
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The Moon Sand Starter Set Provides Tactile Input
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Enhance Memory and Reading Skills with a Picture Game
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Mr. Mouth Can Help Develop Eye-Hand Coordination and More


7 Tips To Address Sleep Deprivation
Getting our children to sleep at night can be a monumental challenge. It is one of THE most talked about topics on various forums and message boards. When our children do not sleep, we do not sleep and thus we are not functioning at our optimum. 1. Oral Supplements Many parents suggest solutions that include [...]

Your Cautious Child at Summer Camp
The cautious, sensitive, maybe shy and serious temperament can be one of the toughest to manage during these raucous camp days. Parents want their child to have lots of friends, fun in the sun and go wild at camp but these kids may have another idea or other needs. One of the trickiest things about [...]

Occupational Therapist Gives a “Shout Out” to All Speech Therapists
May is Better Speech and Hearing month and I want to give a shout out to all the Speech Language Pathologist’s (SLP) out there who help our children with so many different issues with expressive and receptive language, pragmatics, swallowing, articulation and more. I have worked with many SLP’s over the years and I really [...]

Have You Been Reported for Child Abuse Yet?
I got an email from a frantic friend. She had gotten a phone call from an investigator for the county Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) informing her that she and her husband are under investigation and they needed to meet with him. She is the mother of two children; one diagnosed with Bipolar [...]

Give Away: Nobody Ever Told Me (or my Mother) That!
One thing all parents know is that babies don’t come with instructions. While most of us strive to be the most educated, well rounded parents possible, we are limited by the time we have and the knowledge we currently possess. I was about three months pregnant with our third son when our oldest son was [...]

Eyegames, Part 3: Behavioral Optometrist’s Evaluation
Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises: An OT and Optometrist Offer Activities to Enhance Vision! was co-authored by Lois Hickman and Rebecca Hutchins, an occupational therapist and an optometrist, and is a must read. This is a three part series based on this book, following our recent review, Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises. In Eyegames, [...]



























