Archive for the ‘Cerebral Palsy’ Category

Know Your Rights Night- For Parents of Children With Special Needs

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Release Communication Intervention and Irish Autism Action Hosts Know Your Rights Night 28 May 2008 7:30pm Fairways Hotel, Dublin Rd, Dundalk Everything you wanted to know about your entitlements but were afraid to ask! Speaking: Jacinta Walsh, Information Officer, IAA, Dundalk Sarah Rennick, Information Officer, IAA, Ireland Additional Speakers to be announced Questions and Answers to Follow Tea, Coffee and Biscuits will ...

Tooth Tunes

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Whilst shopping yesterday in Smyth's Toystore in Dundalk, I came across a new, potentially beneficial toothbrush called Tooth Tunes. Bascially, this is a toothbrush that plays music in your head while you brush. I am familiar with this concept from previous lollipop toys in the States, but this one actually ...

To the Dentist/ Doctor’s

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

For children with developmental delays, going to the dentists and the doctor's can be a traumatic experience.  For many, they are afraid of the new situation, new room, and big people talking at them.  They don't understand what is expected or what is supposed to happen.  THEN, if that's not ...

Ask a Question: How many hours of speech therapy has your child received this year?

Friday, November 30th, 2007

I will leave this to the parents to answer this question in the comments below this post. 

Ask a Question: What is meant by sensory integration?

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Alaine Wetherall, Occupational Therapist for the Solas Centre in Dublin helps us to explain SI:  Sensory Integration is a neurological process which involves the registration, processing and organisation of responses to sensory stimuli in a person’s environment.  It enables a person to use their body effectively within their environment and is ...

Digital Photos Help Special-Needs Children Learn

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Digital photos have massive potential in developing the reading and writing skills of children with special needs. For deaf children specifically, new words can be taught by connecting the word to a digital picture. Phonetics challenge many special-needs children, but words can be better understood when connected to pictures. Journals, ...

Guide for age versus grade for purchasing materials and books

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

As many parents of children with disabilities in Ireland have already learned, there aren't many easily accessible materials for purchase here.  Many of us have to turn our heads to the states to get the materials we so desperately need....or we have to make them ourselves with our COPIOUS amounts ...

Cerebral palsy

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious diseases that cause physical disability in human development.It is a non-progressive disorder, meaning the brain damage does not worsen, but secondary orthopedic deformities are common. There is no known cure for CP. Medical intervention is limited to ...