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How Can I Get My 24 Month Old to STOP Toe Walking?
I would highly recommend you have him evaluated by both an Occupational Therapist specializing in either the Alert Program or integrates floortime therapy. ...
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- Toe-walking is common with Asperger's Syndrome too. Just a heads-up if your child has any other symptoms associated with that you might ask about that at your child's ...
- I think your son is fine. My son does the same thing n he loves to be barefooted while at home and if we go out he walks normal but mostly at home its on his tiptoes a...
- My 4-year old still toe walks. I've talked with her doctor and there's no reason for it, other than it's a bad habit. We constantly tell her to "walk on her feet" or...
Have Children with SENSORY Issues??
... well qualified OToccupational therapy therapist They have special classes andtrainings that your child can attend to help overcome some of these sensory ...
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- My now 17 year old daughter has sensitivity issues. I could not vacuum when she was home when she was little because she couldn'tstand the noise. I eventually hired ...
- I don't know how old your child is, but if 3 yrs or older - school district can do an OT eval., and child may qualify for services funded by school district. Often ch...
- Hi, I don't know for sure that my child has sensory issues but I'm suspicious. We have been through lots of testing and the doctors and school have still not deter...
Moving to Springfield Va.
I can highly reccommend Fleming Speech Therapy in Stafford, VA. The speech therapist shares a building with Helping Hands Pediatric Occupational Therapy, ...
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- Hi, We lived in the Springfield area about 8 years ago and had preemie twins with mild motor skill delays and were able to use the Harrison County Agency right on Fra...
- I can highly reccommend Fleming Speech Therapy in Stafford, VA. The speech therapist shares a building with Helping Hands Pediatric Occupational Therapy, which I also...
- JA, I am currently overseas, and not working as a School Psychologist, but that is what I am trained to do. Please look into the school system that you will be mov...
First Steps Early Intervention
Jul 29, 2009 ... My daughter born 15 weeks premature received physical and occupational therapy through First Steps for her first 18 months. ...
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- NO! Don't do it. I had the WORST experience with First Steps. The speech therapist only showed up once a month (scheduled for once a week) and would show up unannou...
- I got my son involved with FirstSteps when he was 18 mos, and he had speech and ocupational therapies each one day a week, and physical therapy once a week for the fir...
- My son has been in First Steps since 8 months (he's now 18 months) and started speech services shortly after he turned one. I absolutely LOVE his speech therapist. M...
11 Year Old Daughter with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Also, if she is having trouble with fluidity of writing (e.g., it's physically hard for her to write or key), consider getting her some occupational therapy ...
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- I'll add one more answer to your already wonderful answers about your daughter. I had a son who was finally diagnosed with mild dyslexia and we too had him do some sp...
- Dear C., KUDOS to BOTH you and your husband for being pro-active with this matter. My son is dyslexic as well, and I can't get his father to take the proper action...
- Hi C., Check out dyslexia.com. My husband is dyslexic and so are my two girls 10 and 14. We spent thousands of dollars on all the programs out there and finally f...
Info on Asperger's Syndrome
Again, both my kids have been with an occupational therapist since age 2. They are bright, funny, sweet kids at home, but else where seems to clam up into ...
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- I don't know where you live but I would get a referral from the pedi to see a pediatric Occupational Therapist about 3 years ago. If he truly is PDD, Aspergers or som...
- I highly recommend consulting your pediatrician. If this is truly Asperger's, you need to implement the appropriate therapies.
- My little sister has Asperger's Syndrome. She is now 13. She was recently diagnosed, but we always knew she had it, the diagnosis was harder to get. There is a Dr. ...
6- Year Old Former Preemie
Our son has sensory issues as well--occupational therapy, speech and time for maturity seem to be the best courses of action. I'm also currently reading a ...
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- Hi My daughter has alot of sensory issues We took her to a OT theripst and that helped ALOT. also I read any and all books about sensory issues The Sensational child...
- My son is almost 3 and Has Sensory Processing Disorder. Even though there ages are quite different it sounds like SPD, I am reading two books, one is called Raising A ...
- Dera J. R My 7 year old has sensory issues, speech issues and a learning disability. We started therapy at age 18 months but didn't realize he had sensory issues u...
My Son Wants to Do Gymnastics
You know what really helped my son - was occupational therapy. .... We had her in occupational therapy at 2 and in gymnastics and early childhood music at 3 ...
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- You might try the closest YMCA (or YWCA if there's one around). The one near us does gymnastics for several different age groups. You might also try getting in touch...
- I'm not sure if you know- The Little Gym in Cedar Hill closed two weeks ago. My daughter went there for 2 1/2 years and we loved it. She is 5 1/2. The owners were grea...
- My daughter was 5 and just learned to ride a two wheeler with training wheels. Needless to say, when we got her a tricycle for her 2 1/2 year old Christmas, it sat in...
Very Picky Eater Who Is Almost 3 Years Old.
You could ask your dr. for an Occupational Therapy evaluation. There are many pediatric therapy clinics- I work for Courage Center. ...
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- There are so many different theories on what could be going on but it sounds like you are doing all the right things. You can't force a kid to eat. Be careful with ho...
- I am in the same boat as you. Our doctor said that we feed him during our meal times and he eats what we eat. If he doesn't eat during meal time, take the food away ...
- Hi T., I think we're in the same boat--I TOTALLY feel what you are going through! My 3 year old will eat next to nothing--no veggies, no meat, no noodles, no eggs, t...
Pdd-nos
Some of these kids need OT (occupational therapy)and PT (Physical Therapy) for fine motor delays/sensory motor integration delays. Also, speech therapy is ...
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- The first thing I would recommend is to contact FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment) at ###-###-#### or ____@____.com will send you a Parent's Handbook that will...
- You have some great answers. PHP is a wonderful place for more information. Also, Golden Gate Regional Center in the East Bay but services all of the bay area and Co...
- http://www.dds.ca.gov/rc/RCLookup.cfm Try the above link to look up the Regional Center in your county. They provide a variety of services to children and families ...
