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It takes a village
Your child’s care and progress is our number one priority at TherapyWorks. We have all heard the phrase “it takes a village”, well it truly does to care for a child with special needs. Do you know...
Healthy breakfast idea!
So it is that time a year when peaches taste wonderful and are cheaper. With children going back to school what better way then to add the Vitamin A and Vitamin C peaches provide with a hassle free...
Teaching Children with Down Syndrome to Read
An article review Original article written by Sue Buckley and Gillian Bird The Down Syndrome Educational Trust, Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 1993, 1(1) 34-39 As a speech pathologist and a...
CROSSING THE MIDLINE
What is “Crossing Midline”? Imagine a line dividing your body into right and left sides. Crossing Midline includes any activity that requires one side to cross into the other side. Imagine using...
Take it Outside!
Summertime Fun with PT It’s summertime and one of the best times for kids to go outside and do some activities to build important gross motor skills, strengthen muscles, increase balance and...
Weight issues in children
Because being overweight can often be a lifelong condition that may affect the entire family, it is critical that families consider taking action towards becoming a healthier family with the child....
Eating Is Easy, Right?
Eating is easy! You just sit down and eat, right? WRONG. Believe it or not, eating is more difficult than walking or talking. It involves 31 muscles and 6 cranial nerves to produce a single...
In-toeing
Commonly referred to as being “pigeon toed,” in-toeing is when a child walks with his or her feet turned inward. In-toeing can cause a child to seem more clumsy, demonstrate poor balance, and to...
Keep Learning with Summer OT Fun!
It’s summer time and time to play, but why not continue the learning as well with some OT fun. As kids play in the summer and focus on all the fun activities, there are ways to incorporate and...
Maintaining Articulation Skills over Summer Break
Parents, are you afraid that your child will forget everything they’ve learned over the summer break? Including what they’ve learned in speech-language therapy? It’s pretty common for students to...
High Tech Therapy!
You might (or might not) think that technology is great. Over the past few years, we've noticed that many of the kids here at TherapyWorks definitely think technology is great! They enjoy playing...
Talking Without Words
Many parents bring their children to speech therapy with the simple request, “Please just make my child talk”. However, before a child starts effectively using words he must master non-verbal...