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Are you ready for this? Yes, I mean you…the person reading my blog! Are you ready to become part of this world, my world, our son’s world, our family’s world, the world of any family who have a child with a disability? This has been my world since my son was about 12 months old, when the realisation hit us that

Thanks Donna Bendell Hersant.

We Could Watch This Temple Grandin Animation All Day If you have a hard time understanding autism, watch this.

What is Sensory Processing Disorder | DIR Floortime & Play Therapy Training | Autism Resources "What is sensory processing disorder?" - simply put, it is misinterpretation of either sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste that negatively impacts a person’s daily function A more complex definition of "what is sensory processing disorder?"; it's a condition that affects the way the five senses sen...

Please, don't forget this.

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We love this, it can sometimes be hard to know the difference.

Let’s Get Organised!!! | Occupational Therapy for Children Let’s Get Organised!!! Posted on October 6, 2016 by otfc Imagine you are without your calendar, smart phone or diary for a month. Would you know when you are expected to be different places, when your different appointments are or what is happening each day? I imagine you might feel a bit anxious or...

6 Ways we’ve fitted therapy into our lives | Source Kids Magazine | special needs With the diagnosis of a disability comes therapy and lots of it. My daughter’s diagnosis while not confirmed officially until she was one, was made at four week...

What is co-regulation? | Occupational Therapy for Children What is co-regulation? Posted on August 11, 2016 by otfc Co-Regulation A lot of children who come to OTFC have difficulties with regulation. There are several types of regulation and you may have heard your OT use terms such as self-regulation, dysregulation and co-regulation. Regulation Regulation…

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