Is waking your child up in the morning a battle that gets everybody’s day off on the wrong foot? Maybe a better wake-up method would help. Kids with sensory challenges may have particular problems with the standard alarm-clock signal of a loud blaring noise. If you’re under-sensitive to sound, that’s not going to rouse you, […]
Author: Megan
Guided Relaxation for Children with Special Needs
Children with special needs don’t have it easy and they are often stressed as they struggle to “fit in” and control their emotions. While relaxation skills are important for all children, they can dramatically improve the life of special needs children, helping them to calm and relax themselves. It’s very important to practice relaxation in a […]
The Challenge of Children with Special Needs
Labels abound, some of them distasteful, some inaccurate, some just in vogue, others useful to understanding and planning. I am speaking about children who have substantial special needs. They may be diagnosed with complex disorders such as Autism, Asperger’s, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Tourette’s, or Mental Retardation. All are challenging to identify reliably, and even more […]