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Development

Tummy Time- How Important is it?

Tummy time or playing while prone is an important step for overall development for babies; it helps to build core and head strength (which then helps with speech development and feeding)

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Holidays

Trick or Treat Safety

Trick or Treat is a fun time for everyone involved. Here are some tips for a fun and safe Halloween. Whether you are planning to

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Autism

Autism & Clothing Sensitivity

Many individuals with autism possess a sensory sensitivity to certain clothing textures and fabrics, or experience sensitivity when they get their clothing wet, or spill

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Development

Just Pay Attention…

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a diagnosis that most people have heard of and are a bit familiar with. It is broken

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Autism

Emergency Sensory Kits

Emergency sensory kits are bags that have tools that help ease anxiety and increase communication for individuals experiencing a sensory meltdown caused by overstimulation due

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Parent Resources

Self Care 😇 – Because Parents Deserve Some Too ★Reminder #1 – being a parent can be exhausting…Remember to show yourself some love by also

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Development

What is ARFID?

Children are often described as “picky or selective eaters” if they only like a few foods, have limited intake, or avoid new foods and foods

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Holidays

Surviving Holiday Travel

Holidays bring about fun new activities, visiting with family, and lots of fun memories. With the holidays also come change in schedules and new situations

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Holidays

Kwanzaa Books We Love

Time is flying by and we’re fastly approaching the holiday season! If you celebrate Kwanzaa or want to know more about it and are looking

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Holidays

Christmas Books We Love

Santa’s Underwear by Marty Rhodes Figley It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is busy getting gussied up for the big night. But when he goes to

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Holidays

Hanukkah Books We Love

Hanukkah Books We Love You’re My Little Latke by Nathalie Marshall Celebrate Hanukkah with adorable latkes, dreidels, gelt, jelly donuts, and menorahs paired with sweet,

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AAC Basics

What is AAC and who should use high tech AAC? AAC stands for alternative augmentative communication. AAC is a very broad category that includes the

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Autism

Mastering Joint Attention

Here are some tips and activity ideas that should help you to establish moments of joint attention with your child: Do plenty of pointing. Once

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Autism

Uniform Woes

What To Do When Your Kid Says, ‘Not Uniforms Again’!  School is coming back and it’s that time of year to start purchasing new uniforms

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Health

Pill Swallowing Tips

Use a straw instead of drinking from the cup. It keeps your head more in neutral instead of tipping it back (which makes swallowing more difficult

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Development

Potty Training 101 Being a parent to a precious toddle is so rewarding, exciting, and….. HARD, right?! There are so many choices to make on

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Development

Our Amazing Eyes

Our amazing eyes! Our eyes are amazing. They allow us to see everything around us, perceiving all of the colors, shapes and forms which make

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English as a Second Language

English as a second language is an important part of language learning for many people around the world. Immersion is one of the biggest ways we accomplish language learning.

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Feeding Therapy Success Story

When he was 15-18 months old, we started to notice many changes in his development. His eating habits changed, and he was no longer eating a variety of different foods.

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Occupational Therapy Success Story

Kim is a supermom.  Her amazing carryover and dedication to her daughters possible success is what made Kate the amazing and independent high schooler she is today.

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Autism

What is ESAP?

If you have a little one with autism, trying to decide if your child is ready for preschool and what school might be a good fit can be a challenging and overwhelming subject.

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Parent Resources

Holiday Gift Guide

The winter holidays are quickly approaching, which means it is time to start thinking about gift ideas for all the lovely kiddos in your life!

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Sensory Processing

Going beyond the 5 Senses

Most people are taught that there are 5 senses: touch, taste, smell, vision, and sound. We learn about these in school, we can easily identify

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Fine Motor

Getting Ready to Write!

Ever wonder why occupational therapists spend so much time working with a child WITHOUT a pencil in their hand? OTs know handwriting takes so much

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Holiday Toy Guide!

The holidays are in full swing which means every day my inbox is flooded with emails from companies looking to sell their wares– not to

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Holidays

Sensory Friendly Holiday Events

The holidays are fast approaching, and it seems like there’s some type of event or celebration daily for the remainder of November and December.  When

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Parent Resources

Every Day Heroes

It can feel like every where you turn these days, there are negative and disturbing stories about how people treat each other – which is

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Holidays

The Holiday Season is Upon Us!

The most wonderful time of the year can be challenging for children due to school breaks, holiday festivities, family events, and the many changes in schedules overall.

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Parent Resources

Why Summer Shouldn’t Just Be Vacation Time

While summer vacation is always looked forward to by students, parents, and teachers, a growing body of research indicates that students lose some of the skills they learned over the previous school year.

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Therapist Thoughts

Teaching Children to Think

One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to help them learn how to solve problems. Sometimes, in our effort to minimize our childrens’ struggles, we might tend to swoop in to help them more than is needed,

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