November 15, 2008
- Jokes to help language skills
Jokes provide a magnificent and fun language therapy activity for children of all ages. (…)
November 1, 2008
- Communication Temptations
Written by CC from
http://ifonlyihadsuperpowers.blogspot.com
For beginning communicators (such as young children, people with developmental delays, or people with social delays) knowing how to appropriately communicate can be very difficult. (…)
October 18, 2008
- Speech Therapy Ideas
Introducing our new resident Speech Therapist, CC from If I Only Had Super Powers You'll find ideas and tips here every other Saturday at 5 Minutes For Special Needs. (…)
October 5, 2008
- A port in the storm
This weekend I am off to camp….with my kids….and my husband….and 20 other families dragging their bags of chemo and immune-suppressed kids into the wilderness. (…)
September 23, 2008
- Try This Tuesday #10: Using Physical Cues
This week, Jenny from Special Considerations shares an idea that came out of speech therapy but has turned out to be helpful in other situations as well. (…)
September 9, 2008
- One Mean Mother
In my lifetime I have been referred to as one mean mother by many people…including my own mom…because they did not understand. (…)
September 2, 2008
- Try This Tuesday #7: Jumping and Running
When I posted about feeding issues last week, many people mentioned sensory processing difficulties as a factor for their child, and I can definitely attest to that being true at our house. (…)
August 1, 2008
- Moving On, Moving Forward
There have been so many thoughts swirling around in my head about what to share with you this week, but in the end I went with what was in my heart. (…)
July 30, 2008
- A Letter To Our Occupational Therapist
Dear OT,
My son absolutely can and does reach across midline, on a regular basis, spontaneously during regular play.
Oh. You need proof, eh? (…)
July 23, 2008
- Working The Chewy Tube
Parker has been totally g-tube fed for the last year now. Before that Pediasure found it's way to Parker's belly via an ng-tube. (…)
