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…new. Goals: Am I ready to develop goals to create a meaningful life in my community? For example: meeting new people, learning a new skill, and or finding a job. People: Am I interested in including people in my life or developing a network of people to help me plan for my future? For example: family, partner, friends, neighbours, or teachers. Timing: Can I spend some time visioning, dreaming, and planning for the future or am I in urgent need of…
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…come, property and sales taxes they pay. For more information on ageism: The Vanier Institute of the Family, TRANSITION MAGAZINE, Autumn 2000, VOL. 30 NO. 3, A Society for All Ages http://www.vifamily.ca/library/transition/284/284.html#3 Sourced from The Ontario Partnership on Aging and Developmental Disabilities http://www.opadd.on.ca…
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…org. The Hanen Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization committed to helping parents become the best and most important language teachers for their child. Hanen gives parents the tools to build their child’s language skills during everyday activities and conversations. Visit www.hanen.org for more information. If you have a child with autism spectrum disorder, you may find it difficult to join in with him when he’s playing, or t…
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…language development. “All children develop at their own pace” is another common phrase parents come across when looking for an explanation for a child’s delayed development. While children do develop at their own pace to some extent, we know that there are certain milestones which should be reached by a specific age. When they are not reached, this becomes cause for concern. While some children seem to catch up on their own, others do not. Let’s…
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…, or very little, weight gain weight loss slow growth severe crying during feedings/refusing to feed inability to swallow evidence of aspiration The goals of nutritional intervention are to prevent or reverse nutritional deficits, to promote normal growth and development, and to maximize quality of life. The information on the specific types of tubes has been adapted from, Therapy Skill Builders, a Division of Communication Skill Builders; Feeding…
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…the Elderly (ACE) The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) is a specialty community legal clinic that was established to provide a range of legal services to low-income seniors in Ontario. The legal services include advice and representation to individual and group clients, public legal education, law reform and community development activities. ACE has been operating since 1984. ACE Brochure: Click here ACE website: Click here A BRAND NEW WORLD:…
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…heights be very cautious and unwilling to take risks or to try new things feel uncomfortable in loud or busy environments, such as sports events or malls be very picky eaters and/or overly sensitive to food smells These children may be diagnosed with Sensory Over-Responsivity. Sensory-Seeking Children Some children are under-responsive to sensation. Their nervous systems do not always recognize the sensory information that is coming into the brai…
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…cian with a detailed history of the child combined with a current physical examination. This includes: diet and feeding behaviours; medical history; past and current medications; social history; and family history. Growth charts for length, weight, and head circumference help in confirming the diagnosis of Failure to Thrive Syndrome.. Additional Resources: KidsHealth – http://kidshealth.org About Kids Health – www.aboutkidshealth.ca Ontario Minist…
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…res (epilepsy) and a small head size (microcephaly). Delayed development becomes noticeable by the age of 6 to 12 months, and other common signs and symptoms usually appear in early childhood. Children with Angelman Syndrome typically have a happy, excitable demeanor with frequent smiling, laughter, and hand-flapping movements. Hyperactivity and a short attention span are common. Most affected children also have difficulty sleeping and need less s…
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