Parents of children with special needs not only have to manage the day-to-day challenges that their child physically faces, but they also have to navigate the emotions that come with the child’s limitations. For example, your child may have a visual impairment that makes getting dressed frustrating, so your child refuses to get dressed in
Category: Special Needs
Ready to Start Teaching Your Child Important Life Lessons? Start with Chores
February 20th, 2022Chores Can Help Your Child Learn More than Simply How to Clean! According to the Autism Awareness Centre, “It’s important to practice chores to work towards greater independence. Some chores can also be worked into a sensory diet. Having a child do household chores makes them feel they are contributing members of the family.” Giving
Chores Can Do More Than Keep Your Home Tidy; They Can Help Your Special Needs Child
December 10th, 2021Your child can learn important lessons through responsibility around the house. Do you have a special needs child? There are several benefits that doing chores can provide them. Giving your child with special needs some chores to do around the house can be beneficial not only for you as a parent (saving you time), but
Helping Your Special Needs Child Understand How to Cope Better
October 20th, 2021Is Your Child Struggling with Coping Skills? Parents of special needs children have to learn many different coping skills, and they also need to help their child develop better coping mechanisms. Physical therapy can be an integral part of developing these coping skills, and your work with the physical therapist can be just as beneficial
Does Your Child Have Autism? Discover Our Innovative Treatment Plans
July 10th, 2021Did You Know Pediatric Physical Therapy Could Help Enhance Skills in Children with Autism? Working with a pediatric physical therapist can help your child with autism to develop many skills required for daily life. Sometimes referred to as “occupational therapy,” this type of physical therapy focuses on sensory and neuromotor skills to help children become
Is Your Child Struggling to Communicate? Speech Therapy Can Help
May 20th, 2021Help Your Child Enhance His or Her Communication Skills with Speech Therapy For children with a speech disorder, the parents will be an integral part of the process. Our clinic provides speech therapy for children in addition to physical therapy, so be sure to give us a call if you require these services. Working with
Special Needs and Coping: Tips for Helping Your Child Understand Emotions
April 10th, 2021Coping Skills Can be Difficult – Physical Therapy Can Help Physical therapy can be an integral part of developing these coping skills, and your work with the physical therapist can be just as beneficial for you as it is for your child with special needs. Parents of special needs children have to learn many different
Did You Know Pediatric Physical Therapy Could Help Enhance Skills in Children with Autism?
February 10th, 2021Help Your Child be the Best They can be With Physical Therapy! Children on the autism spectrum face a range of challenges in school and daily life. Working with a pediatric physical therapist can help your child with autism to develop many skills required for daily life. Sometimes referred to as “occupational therapy,” this type
Discovering the Best Treatment Methods for Your Child’s Gross Motor Concerns
December 20th, 2020Did You Know Physical Therapy Could Help Improve Your Child’s Gross Motor Skills? Growing up is hard work. Children are born into the world with barely any skills to their name. With their first breath they develop the ability to cry out for help, and quickly develop the skills necessary to drink milk and seek
Understand The Importance of Proper Nutrition for a Child with ADHD
December 10th, 2020Did You Know that Something As Simple as Nutrition Could Change Your Child’s Life? It is estimated that Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects three to five percent of all preschool and school-aged children, yet the role nutrition plays in managing a child’s ADHD symptoms is not as cut and dry as you might think. Even
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