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There’s OT and Then There’s OT
Psychologists who treat children with trauma and some of the “combo” disorders we see in adopted children frequently tell parents that their child might benefit from a sensory integration evaluation...
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When Will School OTs Recognize Their Importance?
As I listened to Cindy Perkins, the insightful school counselor from Maine who presented on P.L.A.C.E. at the ATTACh conference last week, it occurred to me – many Occupational Therapists are clueless....
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Sensory Rooms
I’m convinced that adoptive parents have to be some of the most dedicated folks in the world. Reading about how some have converted rooms in their homes to “sensory rooms” is further evidence. Adopted...
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Does Your Adopted Infant Have Fetal Alcohol Effect? Blinking Eyes May Tell
Does your adopted child have difficulty in school, with relationships, and processing information? Have you ever wondered if your child may have been exposed to alcohol while in utero, but thought...
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Noise Sensitivity…What Causes It?
“The dog is driving me crazy!” LuLu exclaimed during her grammar test last week. I was puzzled what she meant, since the dog was all the way across the room, chewing on her bone. But the sound of the...
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Getting Services…Finally
The last time that LuLu went to speech therapy provided by the public school she was in kindergarten. (When I said that to this speech therapist today, she was truly blown away, and just kept asking...
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Unforeseen Cell Phones Danger for Children
We have all heard about the dangers of using a cell phone while driving a car. Some metropolitan areas have made it illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving because of the many related accidents....
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The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book – Book Review
The Sensory Processing Disorder Answer Book gives practical answers to the top 250 questions parents ask. Written by Tara Delaney, MS, OTR/L and published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated of Naperville,...
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Should Your Special Needs Child Have a Sensory Diet
Should your special needs child have a sensory diet? Is a sensory diet anything like a gluten free diet? Will it add hundreds of extra dollars to the grocery bill each month? Actually, a sensory diet...
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Sensory Issues and the Holidays
We are just starting two months of what can be a nightmare of parents of a child with sensory issues. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, and New Year’s are filled with sensory issues. Bright...
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