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Being the Expert on Your Child- Anticipating Emotions and Planning for that

Quick answer: When multiple changes hit at once, I try to (1) keep her schedule to a degree, (2) keep talking and communicating, and (3) anticipate emotions, including delayed reactions. Graduation for her brother, Michael. Emily, her beloved sister is home on vacation.  Elizabeth has her new summer schedule (her work with the schools change […]

June 6, 2024 administrator A Parent's Perspective Comments (0) Details
Tags: big feelings, COMMUNICATION, emotional regulation, planning ahead, Routine, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTING, SUMMER SCHEDULE, Transitions

3 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: GETTING BACK-TO-SCHOOL AFTER DISNEY WORLD MAGIC

3 Years 10 Months Summer continues in our household! This month, Belle has enjoyed swimming lessons (and lots of pool time), a slip’n slide party, BBQs, fairs, a trip to the lake, and a full week at Walt Disney World! While our hearts may be full, our routine is not. 🙂 However… Belle continues to do […]

September 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
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3 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: SHE IS READING!

3 Years 8 Months Belle got her palatal expander out this month! Her “princess jewelry,” as we referred to it, was in for a total of six months. Even though her speech didn’t improve as substantially as I had hoped, it was still a success overall. Belle proudly states, “me got my princess jewelry out […]

August 29, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
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Elizabeth: Our Summer Speech Therapy Schedule

So many parents, at this time of year, find themselves throwing out old notebooks, half used crayons, semi-dried-out markers, ripped folders all with the excited feeling that it is summer! Time to just relax. Right? Well, if you have a child with special needs, that time of sheer freedom does not arrive in quite the […]

June 10, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BEAR REFILL, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE REFILL, BUBBLE SOLUTION, BUBBLE SUPPLY, CHILD FUNELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, HOME THERAPY, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, IEP, IEP GOAL, IEP MEETING, LIP ROUNDING, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISE, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL STIMULATION, PLAY THERAPY, SCHEDULE BOARD, SCHEDULE BOARD KIT, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSPD, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY FUN, SPEECH THERAPY SCHEDULE, STRAW DRINKINGSTRAW HIERARCHY, SUMMER FUN, SUMMER SCHEDULE, SUMMER THERAPY, TALKTOOLS HORNS, TALKTOOLS SCHEDULE BOARDTHERAPY AT HOME, THERAPY FUN, THERAPY PLANNING, THERAPY SCHEDULE, VISUAL STIMULATION