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Fine motor skills are important for success at home, preschool and school. Fine motor skills refer to the ability to do purposeful and coordinated actions using controlled movements of the small muscles in the fingers and hands. The movements also need … Continue reading
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Written assignments can be challenging for students with language and literacy difficulties or other special needs. Here are some ways to help plan and produce a written assignment. Share these ideas and strategies with older primary and secondary students: … Continue reading
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Proprioception is a person's awareness of their own body in space. This sense allows us to keep track of where our body parts are without having to look at them. While you are sitting and reading this you can reach … Continue reading
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Today is a the last of a series of blogs on autism for Autism Awareness Month. Today we are looking at some topics that challenge kids with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome: developing theory of mind and understanding and … Continue reading
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To continue with our focus on autism for autism awareness month, here is a recap of some of our past blogs on strategies for working with kids on the autism spectrum. The right strategies can make a huge difference to … Continue reading
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Our last post looked at visuals for younger children but visuals are great for school aged children too, especially those on the autism spectrum. Visuals can help school aged children with daily activities, learning, behaviour and social skills. Why … Continue reading
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For autism awareness month we are reporting some of our most popular posts on autism. This one looks at using visuals, one of the best ways to support kids with ASD in so many situations. Today the focus is on … Continue reading
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Today is Autism Awareness day so it seems a good time to repost our recent blog on autism awareness. As autism is a spectrum disorder even knowing "one person with autism" does not mean you "know autism" as people with autism vary … Continue reading
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Occupational therapy is often recommended for children with special needs, but what is occupational therapy and what do OT's do? "Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational … Continue reading
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Sometimes it is hard to know when to be concerned about a child's speech and when to "wait and see". Often parents are given different advice by well meaning people such as "boys are slower" or "all kids are different". … Continue reading