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05.27.11
We have a lot of experience with doctor visits, so here are some tips that we’ve learned the hard way. Try to schedule first thing in the morning or right after the lunch break. The doctor will (hopefully) still be on schedule, you’ll have shorter waiting times, and there will (usually) be fewer people in the waiting room sneezing and coughing all over you. Dress your child in clothes that are easy to remove. Nuff said. Bring another Continue reading Tips for Doctor Visits With Kids 05.09.11
To build our own sensory box, I simply started with a standard plastic storage bin and filled it with an assortment of inexpensive (mostly dollar store) items of interesting and varying textures. Now, I simply add new items I find while shopping or working around the house, and sometimes, J and I find items together outside that we add to the sensory box (I always have final veto/approval power, because J would insist on bringing in bugs, slugs, Continue reading DIY Sensory Box 04.25.11
photo by Oude School Vestibular sensations determine our sense of balance, our orientation to gravity and our body’s movement through space. The structures in the ear not responsible for hearing make up the vestibular system. The vestibular system helps us maintain our equilibrium while we spin, rock, sway or bend. Vestibular input can be calming or alerting. Usually, performing activities in a high energy way will rev us up and doing them in a slow, rhythmical way will calm Continue reading Calming Vestibular Activities 04.01.11
 Today in NYC, Toni Braxton and Bob and Suzanne Wright will join Empire State Building officials to “flip the switch” and light the world-famous icon’s tower lights Blue in celebration of World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month. The Empire State Building is one of dozens of monuments and buildings worldwide that will light it up blue for autism awareness. Autism Speaks is North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization. The organization is dedicated to funding research Continue reading World Autism Awareness Month 03.28.11
 Parents are frequently discovering that common synthetic dyes that show up in most of our foods can actually affect children’s behavior. Kids with allergies and kids on the autism spectrum may be particularly sensitive to these chemicals. But experts are saying that the primary concern is actually cancer risk. Read When Food Dyes Color Our Child’s Behavior for some interesting facts about common synthetic dyes and some great alternatives to common food coloring if you need to use colors Continue reading Natural Food Coloring |
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