As an occupational therapist (and parent) I have discovered that all children can benefit from adaptations that make developing hand skills fun and successful. Adaptations might make toys easier to...
School is starting again. The excitement is paramount for many families, but with the approaching first day comes much anxiety. Did we choose the right school? How will the teacher...
Jacob Elliott Jacob Elliott is a happy 11 year old boy with a chromosomal deletion. He loves to play with puppets! His favorite movies are Muppet movies. He watches them...
Beth Kuklinski Shares about “The Gift” Eleven years ago I became a mother to a boy and girl set of twins. Two short years after that, my son, Jon, began...
Staying Balanced All summer, you rush to therapies, trainings, pick-ups and drop-offs. Maybe you fit in some fun time now and again, and some time to relax with your child....
Self-Awareness: A Building Block of Independence Last year about this time, I wrote an article for the SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) Foundation’s blog discussing how important it is to see...
Tiny Light Angel Tiny Light Angel has the perfect name – she truly is an angel and inspiration to everyone she meets. While this brave 16-year-old spends much of her...
Tips for Working with the Deaf: Using an Interpreter for Independence People who are deaf or hard of hearing, will use an interpreter to facilitate communication. This allows them to...
The beginning: My journey in Jewish music (I’m a “newbie” Cantorial Soloist, songleader and teacher) began after our middle son, Evan, was diagnosed with High Functioning Autism, and was singularly...
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