In my years as a clinic and school therapist, I have had the delightful privilege of meeting some amazing fathers of children with special needs.  So, in honor and tribute for this Sunday's Father's Day here is a blog from Ellen Seidman at Love That Max on Why Dads with Kids with Special Needs Rock! I find these dad quotes refreshing ...

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Recently I received an email from one of the families I work with who has a young 3yr old child who has sensory integration challenges.  This wee one gets overloaded very easily when it comes to new people or new places or new anything.  Mom and Dad thought it would be nice this past weekend to take the kids to meet and have pictures ...

Hi all!   How is everyone doing with their holiday shopping?  I was out today for the first time and was able to at least get a small dent in what I will need for family & friends. I have to admit, even for me without too many major sensory issues, it was a bit over whelming - the crowds, the loud music, ...

One of the most challenging things when it comes to working with a family who has a child who ''won't eat'' is figuring out how much of it may be due to the child's inability to eat (sensory problems, physical problems, processing disorders, etc) and how much may be due to the child's lack of motivation to eat.  The former is much easier to ...

No matter who you are or what you do I truly believe that the one word that can help each and everyone of us through the challenges we may face in our lives is the word ''support''.   Think about it.  When you are having a tough day, when everything seems to go wrong or everything you try and do just doesn't work the way you want it ...

Last weekend I had to run into Toys*R*Us to pick up a birthday present for a party my son was attending.  I am not a good shopper.  I don't like to wander around the store looking at this or that - I much prefer to just know what I want to get, go into the store, right to that item, grab it, purchase it, and leave.  1.2.3. - ...