Speech-Based Activities to Do with Your Kids with Apraxia at Home and in the Community
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Activities that Help with Development
Activities that Help with Therapy and Development
MoreFine Motor Skill Activities for Special Needs
Fine Motor Skill Activities for Special Needs Children Many children with special needs have challenges with their fine motor skills. Therefore, it is important to incorporate fine motor skills activities for special needs children in their daily...
MoreActivities of Daily Living for Special Needs Children
Many parents for special needs children know the term “activities of daily living,” also referred to as ADL. These activities are the basic tasks of everyday life, and they include tasks such as eating, bathing, clothing, and...
MoreSensory Boards for Special Needs
Sensory processing disorders cause children to have a distorted sense of their surroundings, which often interrupts their learning and exploration of their world. Sensory integration is our brain’s ability to interpret and respond to...
MoreMay Flowers
To continue the theme from last month, “April showers bring May Flowers” I would like to present three flower themed ideas for your family to enjoy. Spring weather doesn’t always cooperate so kids can spend a rainy afternoon making flowers for a...
MoreCommunication Aides & Devices: Therapy Tool or Communication Substitute?
Children with difficulty developing verbal speech are often in need of aides or devices to help them understand and use language. For these children, schools often use programs like PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) to help grow...
MoreLearning and Playing with Dramatic Arts
“I HATE the cold! Why didn’t I buy that condo in Florida!” blurts out the diminutive four-year-old. She looks adorable with her contagious smile and beautiful curly blonde hair poking out from underneath the squirrel costume she’s...
MoreBuilding Social Skills in Group Settings
Children with special needs can have a variety of issues with social relatedness, such as recognizing facial cues, regulating emotions and performing social reciprocation. For example, children with Asperger’s disorder often have difficulty with...
MoreEmotion, Community…Miracles
Developmental delays, communication difficulties and/or motor planning and sensory processing challenges can impede a child’s ability to express himself. Traditional therapies focus on helping the child to overcome these deficits. We may...
MorePlaying Learning Games with Throw-Aways
If you want to play games with your child, you can do it with materials no fancier than yesterday’s newspaper, today’s empty cereal box and a smile. Playing with your child lets her or him know that you enjoy their company and want to spend...
MorePushing the Limits
As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I remember frequently telling my parents that they know their children better than I ever will. Now, as a mother of a little girl with Down syndrome, I know that to be true. I will always know my...
MoreLanguage Skill Activities for Special Needs
Language Skill Activities for Special Needs Children
MoreGross Motor Skill Activities
Gross Motor Skill Activities for Special Needs Children
MoreTactile and Sensory Activities
Tactile and Sensory Activities for Special Needs Children
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