We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Debra works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Debra Blatt: Name: I am Debra Blatt, and I’m a Speech Language Pathologist. FF: What company do you work with? DB:
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We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Barbara works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Barbara Gini: I’m Barbara Gini, and I am a Children’s Adaptive Yoga Teacher. FF: What company do you work with? BG:
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We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Sarah works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Sarah: I’m Sarah, and I’m an In-Home Outreach Behavioral Therapist (In-Home Tutor) using ABA. FF: What company do you work with?
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Here are the week’s headlines in Autism and Special Needs. As always, no commentary from us – you decide! Father to Father: Special Needs Dads Look to Help Each Other Artwalk: The DAC Gallery, Art by People With Special Needs Special Needs Teens Paired With Peers to Help Communication School Uses iPads to Help Teach
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We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Kathy works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Kathy Dragon: I’m Kathy Dragon, and I’m a Speech and Language Assistant for 3-5 year olds. FF: What company do you
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How do you help a child who can’t concentrate or find peace of mind? After trying everything, a resourceful therapist brought in her own chair from home for the student to try in class. Instant results led the child’s mom to call the manufacturer for one for home. “That phone call sent me back to
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The aspect I find the most exhausting in parenting children with special needs is the advocating. Advocating for this, advocating for that, and for the Love of Pete did I really have to tell you to add that to his IEP? My oldest son’s first few years were really terribly difficult. It was always a
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Military families with children who have special needs have it especially tough. They move often, and they don’t have the continuity of care, resources, and support for their kids. Fun and Function recently received a call from the Air Force because they’re looking to support families. This is awesome! It means that the military is
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Hand-made gifts are a great way to give personal Holiday gifts on a budget while providing a fun opportunity to create with your child. Select activities that appeal to your child’s functional age and that take sensory needs into consideration. If possible, let your child choose between two options for what you will make together.
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Creating a well designed play and/or learning environment enables children to regulate their sensory systems, and successfully access their environments so they can learn and play at full capacity. Children with special needs are often especially attuned to the deluge of sensory information that they are exposed to on a moment by moment basis. Children
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