Posted: March 21, 2017
Everybody has stressors, children often have a lot of them when dealing with juggling friends, family, school and extracurricular activities. We offer some helpful tips that you can share with your child to make their day a little bit brighter.
Posted: March 16, 2017
Adaptive clothing can make things a lot easier on you and your loved one. Simple clothing hacks can make getting ready a snap so you have more time to enjoy your day!
Posted: February 28, 2017
Finding a daycare that fits your desires can be a struggle for many parents of children with special needs. A daycare center in Philadelphia is changing up the game when it comes to child care services and other organizations need to take note.
Posted: February 9, 2017
If your child suffers from severe spasticity due to their Cerebral Palsy, baclofen might be a suitable treatment option. Baclofen is medicine used to treat muscle symptoms that accompany Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy. Electric signals from your nerves instruct when to tense up and when to relax your muscles. This becomes abnormal when the nerves are damaged. This causes spasticity, ending with muscles not working as well as they should. Baclofen is a medicine that restores the signals back to normal allowing muscles to work properly.
Posted: February 8, 2017
Home modifications can be made so a person with Cerebral Palsy can feel most comfortable. Home modifications will improve overall performance and safety of the child.
Posted: February 8, 2017
Spring Break is coming up quick, the time to plan is now! We include some helpful tips to help plan your trip along with some guides on accessible destinations for those with special needs.
Posted: February 3, 2017
Hippotherapy, also known as horse therapy can be an effective therapy solution for special needs children. It can help with a wide range of intellectual disabilities, language disorders and sensory processing disorders. The therapy has been known to be a much more successful than working in a clinical setting.
Posted: February 1, 2017
New technology for Voice Output Communication Aids are not only giving a voice to the voiceless but also helping give people a unique identity thanks to the human voice bank.
Posted: January 25, 2017
Social Media can be a great tool when it comes to finding the latest information and resources for your child with special needs. Twitter is a great way in connecting with families and organizations that can help you.
Posted: January 9, 2017
With temperatures dropping and snow falling, energy usage is rising. Keep your family warm this winter and energy use down with these energy saving tips.
