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Debunking four common steryotypes about kids with special needs
Often what is known about disabled children comes from television and movies. This information often is false and exaggerated and leads people to believe in stereotypes. Stereotypes can be destructive to the relationships between children and new, inexperienced caregivers.
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Neurological Disorders In Children
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
This website was developed by the Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City. It serves as an informational service for families of children with neurological and neurosurgical illnesses.
Children's Disabilities and Special Needs
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Articles, resources and online support for parents of children with disabilities and special needs.
Premature Baby - Premature Child
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Parents of children who are born premature need support to help their children in the NICU and can often use support for a long time thereafter. This website exists to support parents in providing the best opportunities for their children for a lifetime.
Creative Expression For Students Who Are Blind
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Teaching art to children with visual impairments just got easier! Learn the basics along with five tactile art activities in this short but comprehensive article.
Talking About Children with Special Needs - A Guide To Respectful Language
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Learn the correct and preferred terms to use when you are working with students and talking about students with special needs in this short guide to respectful language.
Disability and the Sensory Approach
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
In the learning process, the senses each have a specific function. They are the information channels to the brain. This informative article explains what can happen when sensory information is misperceived by the brain.
Communicating Effectivly With The Deaf-Blind
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Not all Deaf-Blind people are alike. Some have different needs and communication methods and styles. This article presents 11 useful guidelines for developing a good communication stratagy.
Parents Helping Parents
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Parents Helping Parents is a parent-directed family resource center serving children with special needs, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Tourette Syndrome Plus!
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Learn more about this common and underdiagnosed condition... plus other related disorders such as obssesive-compulsive disorder, rage attacks, and the autism spectrum disorders.
An American History of Mental Retardation
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
A historical look at how the mentally challenged have been treated beginning with the 1400's to present day.æ See just how far we have come!
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Crystal Drop Ball: Sensory Integration and Balance
Try sitting the child cross-legged on a ball. Hold their hips firmly, and slowly roll the ball from the center out in the forward directions on a gentle angle.
Watch to see how (and if) the child compensates for the new angle of their trunk. We want to see the chin tip back towards level with the floor. This signifies the understanding that "upright" is not always determined by the position of the hips relative to the floor, but rather is cued by the relation of the inner ears to the floor.
Prompt the child to "sit up straight" both with verbal and demonstrative cues. Once the rolling forward is mastered, work on backwards, side-to-side, and in a gentle circular motion. The see-through ball adds extra fun!