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Thanksgiving Word Search

November 18, 2025 / Activities

Find all the Thanksgiving words in this word search!

Thanksgiving Dinner Spot the Difference

November 18, 2025 / Activities

Color the Thanksgiving food that's different than the rest!

Making Halloween Inclusive: Strategies Every Parent Should Know

October 29, 2025 / General Resources

For many children, Halloween activities are filled with fun and imagination, but for other kids, it can also come with sensory overload, social challenges, and unexpected stressors. In this blog, we’ll explore a neurodiversity-affirming approach to Halloween, offering tips and strategies to support every child in celebrating comfortably and confidently.

What is AAC?

October 14, 2025 / Speech Therapy

As part of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month, we want to provide some more education regarding Augmentative and Alternative Communication (also known as AAC). AAC refers to all ways that an individual communicates aside from oral communication. Check out this article to learn more about different types of AAC and how it can be an important part of our kids' lives.

Autism Myths

October 8, 2025 / General Resources

Autism is not something to be cured. It's a natural variation in the way brains work. Every Autistic person has their own strengths, needs, and voice, and our role is to listen, acknowledge, and celebrate that diversity!

My Handwriting Checklist

September 30, 2025 / Occupational Therapy

Hey kids! Use this fun checklist to help make your handwriting neat and awesome! Remember to check letter formation, sizing, and spacing. You've got this!

5 Ways to Support a Gestalt Language Processor

August 12, 2025 / Speech Therapy

Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), or Natural Language Acquisition (NLA), is a natural method of developing language in which children process language as "whole chunks" instead of processing single words at first. Keep reading to learn about additional ways to support individuals as they progress throughout the stages of GLP.

Primitive Reflex Impacts on Occupational Performance

July 22, 2025 / Occupational Therapy

Reflexes are automatic actions the body makes in response to sensory input. Early reflexes form the foundation for a child’s nervous system. As children grow, these reflexes are inhibited and move to the background to allow for voluntary, purposeful movement. When reflexes remain present, these are some of the symptoms you may see.

How Primitive Reflexes Impact Occupational Performance

June 25, 2025 / Occupational Therapy

Reflexes are automatic responses the body makes to sensory input. This blog will discuss primitive reflexes and their impact on occupational performance.

Apraxia Awareness Month: What is Childhood Apraxia?

May 27, 2025 / Speech Therapy

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder in which a child's brain struggles to plan and coordinate the precise movements necessary for speech. Learn about common CAS characteristics, how speech therapy can help, and how to support apraxia awareness in this blog!

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