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Sensory Integration Products
Sensory integration is difficult for many autistic children. Swings offer help with sensory integration
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Sensory Integration Toys and Gifts
Many kids benefit from toys that are geared towards sensory integration.
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Sensory Integration Therapy for Cerebral Palsy
Unusual responses to sensory stimuli are common and prominent in children with cerebral palsy.
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Sensory Integration and Autism
Sensory integration therapy provides a unique way to help autistic individuals regulate their sensory systems.
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How to Recognize Sensory Integration Difficulties in Your Child
This article is about how to recognize Sensory Integration Difficulties.
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Asperger's Syndrome and Sensory Overload
This article is about the sensory issues that can affect children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome.
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Autism and Playground Fun
The playground can be a fun outing for children on the autism spectrum and offers many benefits.
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How to Make Sensory Integration Christmas Cards
The holidays provide an opportunity to create keepsake cards for family and friends while addressing the child's reluctance to touch uncommon textures.
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Insurance and Special Needs Children
Here are a few things you need to know to prevent thousands of dollars of medical bills when your child is being evaluated for and/or diagnosed with special needs.
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Sensory Integration Evaluations
Here are the basics of what will occur during a sensory integration evaluation for your child, why such tests are done, and what your family needs to know about it all.
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What Exactly Is Sensory Integration Dysfunction?
The theory of sensory integration dysfunction was formulated by A. J. Ayres to describe a variety of neurological disorders. At present it still remains a theory and has no much recognition from the fields outside occupational therapy. There is still much scepticism and criticism of SID. The article tries to answer the 'why is it so' question.
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Why Exercise is Important for an Autistic Child
In spite of the difficulties involved, caregivers should engage their autistic children in physical activity. Why is a fitness program uniquely beneficial for them?
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Save Money With Homemade Halloween Costumes
Handmade Halloween costumes encourage imagination and family participation and may also be cheaper, quicker, safer, and more comfortable than store-bought costumes.
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Sensory Processing Disorder and Early Learning
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a disability that can severely affect a young child's development and learning in the preschool classroom.
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Asperger's Symptoms and Signs
Provides an overview of Asperger's symptoms, including developmental delays in language development, motor skills, and sensory integration.
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Asperger's Syndrome (AS)
Asperger's syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Asperger's symptoms can include sensory integration problems and limited interests.
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Creating a Fitness Program for an Autistic Child
The prospect of designing a fitness program for an autistic child can be daunting for the caregiver. What are some guidelines to ensure its success?
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Fragile X Children
Why do children with fragile X (which can be shown as ADHD, ADD, mental retardation, or autism) often find holiday festivities to be holiday frenzy?
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Review of Kids in the Syndrome Mix
Martin L. Kutscher, MD has written Kids in the Syndrome Mix to assist all who are making their way through the alphabet soup of diagnoses.
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Sensory Fun: Heavy Work Activities
Learn five fun ways to meet the needs of your child with sensory processing disorder. These heavy work activities are easy to do at home; get started today!
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Sensory Fun: Messy Play
One of the best ways to help a child with sensory processing disorder cope with tactile defensiveness is through the use of messy play.
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Tactile Defensiveness
A child who displays tactile defensiveness might miss out on special holiday foods such as Aunt Susie's red Jello salad. Here are ideas to overcome the Jello jitters.
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The Out-of-Sync Child Resource Book
Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A., has written one of the most comprehensive, easy-to-read books about Sensory Processing Disorder for parents and educators.
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Toys for Special Tots and Tweens
Parents and grandparents of children with special needs have extra considerations when purchasing gifts. Will the child like it? Is it developmentally appropriate?
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Treatments For Autism
There are many methods offered to help in the treatment of autism. Here is a list of a few popular ones.
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Visiting Disneyland with Autism
Children on the autism spectrum can enjoy a sensory-filled trip to Disneyland with appropriate planning.
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Down Syndrome Baby Gifts
One of our readers wrote asking about gift ideas for her eight month old grandchild with Down syndrome.
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Baby Food as a Secret Ingredient
Commonly considered healthy because it contains little or no additives and preservatives, commercial baby food has become an indispensable ingredient for many cooks.
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Biomedical Therapies for Autism
Biomedical treatments provide an alternative, and promising, approach to addressing concerns related to autism spectrum disorders.
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Post Institutionalized Issues: Internationally Adopted Children
Internationally adopted children who have lived in orphanages, often exhbiit post institutionalized (PI) behaviors. This article lists some of the PI behaviors along with resources.
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Assume Nothing in Asperger Syndrome
This article is about the fact that parents cannot make assumptions about their children with Asperger Syndrome.
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Giftedness and Asperger Syndrome
Parents should be aware of behavioral problems common to both giftedness and Asperger Syndrome. This information will be helpful in determining appropriate treatment.
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How to Support Kids with SPD
Children with SPD need strategic activities sprinkled throughout the day to help maintain the optimum arousal level for good behavior and successful development.
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Occupational Therapy for Autism
Occupational therapists help individuals with an autism spectrum disorder improve both fine and gross motor skills plus address sensory processing concerns.
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Preschool Developmental Screening Tests
Developmental screening tests identify issues with socio-emotional, cognitive, language, and motor development in preschoolers and allow intervention as appropriate.
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What Can You Do to Help Your Child?
This article is about what you can do to help your child with Asperger Syndrome.
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AWARES Online Autism Conference
The Autism2008 autism conference will feature noted autism experts from around the world with topics ranging from biomedical approaches to sensory issues and more.
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Disabled Kids and Cooking
November 17 is Recipe Day! These family-friendly ideas will help parents teach cooking to the child with a disability.
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Disciplining a Child Who Bites
Biting is scary and stressful, but parents can help children stop biting by teaching them how to manage emotions and preventing situations that trigger the urge to bite.
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Enhance Student Reading Skills
Creative methods of teaching reading will not only grab students' attention, but will also enable them to learn more effectively.
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Kennedy Krieger Autism Conference
The Kennedy Krieger Institute's annual autism conference will be held on October 23-24, 2008 at the Sheppard Pratt Conference Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
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My 10 Wishes for 2002
Thoughts and wishes about the adoption world and adoptive families.
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Terms Used in Asperger's Syndrome
This article is about the terms commonly used in Asperger's Syndrome.
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Adoption Myths
Adoption myths abound. Many of these are perpetuated by people who do not see adoption as a viable option for creating and expanding a family. Some day, this will change...
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Autism and Social Behavior
Social dyfunction, maybe one of the most defining features of autism, can be classified in one of three different categories.
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Autism Schools in Florida
The Florida Autism Center of Excellence, Jacksonville School for Children with Autism, Peace by Piece, and The Victory Center provide autism education in Florida.
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California Autism Rates Rising
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health has revealed a 183 percent increase in Autism, from 2001 to 2007, in the California Bay Area.
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Diagnose Autism By Age Two
Although there is no cure for autism, doctors state that early interventions are very effective. Screen by 24 months.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
FASD is a life-long condition. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD.
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Fourth of July Learning Fun for Kids with LD
Children who have a learning disability often have difficulty with reading skills. These Fourth of July activities are sure ways to practice those skills.
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