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…If you are a person who is 18+, with a developmental or intellectual disability or if you know someone who is and they have a support level of 5:1 our first week is for you and it is FREE!! Please check out our flyer and share it to whomever you like. Please know that you are not committed to the full two months of summer camp BUT for every week you sign up, your name will be entered into a draw to be held at the end of summer BBQ. …
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…ware that the child may not wish to proceed with desensitization if they become uncomfortable and have a negative emotional response. Use fragrance free cleaning products including laundry detergent. Avoid wearing perfume or cologne or using strongly scented personal care products if you are near the child on a regular basis. In class, seat the child away from triggering scents such as the garbage bin. You can seat them next to the window if the…
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…u need to register your child for camp? Not sure what camps are out there? Come join us for an information session on camps and respite registration. This workshop is suitable for caregivers of children 4 -18 who would like to have a better understanding of the what’s, when, and how’s of registering for camp. When April 18 | 11am – 12:30pm May 2 | 11am – 12:30pm May 16 | 11am – 12:30pm Registration The group is free. To register to one of the thr…
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…on the Bus”, finger puppets handkerchiefs/blankets, ribbons, feathers Infant music circles increase bonding and teach active exploration through the senses. These positive experiences not only impact the infant’s sense of self, but promote healthy social and emotional outcomes thereby enabling them to thrive developmentally. Examples of songs with actions: Roly Poly Twinkle Twinkle If You’re happy and You Know It Zoom, Zoom, Zoom The Eency Weencey…
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…Health needs change as they individual gets older. Other ideas Ideas for accommodating balance: Use a rocking chair can help compensate. Use walkers and canes properly. Do some exercise to maintain leg muscles. Encourage the person to avoid lifting, stretching and reaching when it can not be done safely. Have the person get up gradually so that they don’t get dizzy. Increased Physical Stress: Handling physical stress becomes more difficult as you…
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…vidence Health Care Age Changes and what to do about it Phyllis Kultgen and Peggy Hotz Management Guidelines Development Disability Version 2, 2005. Original material compiled by Jane Powell of L’Arche Ontario Adapted with permission from http://www.aging-and-disability.org…
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…icture, sound, word or sentence copy what you say about the bubbles make a comment about the bubbles Give Your Child a Reason to Communicate when you Blow Bubbles “Give your Child a Reason to Communicate” is a strategy from the More Than Words guidebook. It involves creating a situation that tempt your child to interact with you and send you messages. You can Give your Child a Reason to Communicate by doing the following: First, get your child’s a…
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…w words. For example, if you are playing with cars and introduce the word “passenger”, you might say something like “a passenger is someone who rides in a car or a bus or a train. A passenger goes for the ride but doesn’t drive the car or the bus.” Relating new words to your child’s personal experiences also helps him connect with new words. For example, if you are talking about the word “nervous,” you might say something like “Remember when you s…
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…The Hanen Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization committed to supporting parents, early childhood educators and speech-language pathologists in their efforts to promote the best possible language, social and literacy skills in young children. http://www.hanen.org/…
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…velopment?” A recent study about baby sign A controlled study in 2013 by researchers in Hertfordshire, England used better scientific methods in order to determine the effects of baby sign on language development and on the mother-child bond [2]. Dr. Elizabeth Kirk and her team wanted to study this topic in order to provide sound evidence regarding the usefulness of baby sign products and classes. They studied forty babies (and their mothers) from…
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