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…n. Age is used to group young people into categories to ensure fairness of competition in baseball, soccer and hockey. Civil society uses age as a means to structure rites of passage such as beginning school, retiring from employment and joining seniors’ organizations. Birthdays are a means to celebrate another year in a person’s life. Age is used to group people into generations with certain common characteristics such as the depression generatio…
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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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…than 85% of their optimal birth weight or at less than 37 weeks gestation [1]. It has also been determined that approximately 13% of two year olds are late talkers [2]. Important Language Milestones The following guidelines can help you determine if your child’s vocabulary is appropriate for his or her age. If your child has not yet reached these milestones, he or she should be seen by a speech-language pathologist: 18 month olds should use least…
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…ds, Klein and Delany. Additional Resources: THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN www.sickkids.ca/dietitians/ The Department of Clinical Dieticians is composed of 33 registered dieticians and four breastfeeding Support Nurses. Each dietitian works within their respective program to assess the nutritional status and needs of paediatric patients at risk of less than optimal nutrition to support their growth and well-being. They develop, implement, monitor…
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…g “messy” (food, sand, glue, paint, lotion), especially on hands or face discomfort with certain clothing fabrics, seams, tags, waistbands, etc. resistance to grooming activities such as brushing teeth, hair washing, or nail cutting avoidance of touch or needing it more than other children unusually high or low pain tolerance fear of movement activities (e.g., swings, see-saw, etc.) avoidance or excessive cravings for slides, swings, bouncing, roc…
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…ditional Resources: KidsHealth – http://kidshealth.org About Kids Health – www.aboutkidshealth.ca Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care – www.health.gov.on.ca Books and Literature: Failure to Thrive and Paediatric Undernutrition By Daniel B. Kessler and Peter Dawson Failure to Thrive: Recognizing and Resolving Non-Physical Feeding Disorders By Di Hampton The content contained in this document is for general information purposes. It is not…
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…Just Words?” Part 3: UN Conventions: Real Promises or Just Words – Panel Discussion Presented by Defence for Children International –Canada and Community Living Toronto Host and Panel Moderator: Michael Enright Panelists: Anna MacQuarrie, Brendon Pooran, Jessica Rotolo, Sam Forbes Articles Personal Care: Power of Attorney for Personal Care Manual for Helping People with Intellectual Disabilities Choose an Attorney for Personal Care This manual is…
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…ibrant young woman who was enrolled in private school as a teenager. After completing school Jenny had the goal of entering the workforce as a competitively paid employee. However, Jenny and her family experienced barriers in past work placements and after some disappointment decided to turn to Community Living Toronto for assistance. The first step in realizing Jenny’s dream was to arrange a planning meeting surrounding her career goals. This was…
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…ng to teach Michael how to “ask a friend to play”. We will create a social script that describes what Michael can do to ask a friend to play. For more details on the strategies and teaching techniques we used to help Michael learn how to “ask a friend to play” visit our “Teaching New Skills” section. Making the Behaviour Ineffective The last step is to make problem behaviour ineffective, meaning that it no longer works for the child. Keeping in mi…
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…ldhood Services greatly acknowledges the input of the entire department with a special contribution from: Christie-Ann Brockest and Than Le – Committee Members – Vocals Kelly Kearns and Cathy Kerr – Committee Members Sabrina Luongo- Silva – Committee Member – Photographer Special thanks to Don Kerr for his musical expertise and guidance as our accompanist and producer….
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