Hyperlexia

Learning How to Prioritize Therapies Can Seem Overwhelming When your child is showing signs of developmental delays or has a neurodevelopmental diagnosis such as autism, SPD, ADHD or a learning disability, it can feel overwhelming to know how to prioritize ... Read More

Not Just for Autism Therapy is a critical piece of healing a child with autism, and we have created an autism therapy checklist to help you out. Please note therapies listed in this checklist may also be helpful for children ... Read More

Difficult behaviors can potentially be changed by improving vision, but most people don’t know that vision affects behavior, attention, learning and processing. They should, however, because the brains of children with autism, ADD/ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and learning disabilities prevent ... Read More

What Is Hyperlexia? Extremely early reading is called hyperlexia and is a sign of inappropriate neurodevelopment, especially in the area of vision. Parents get very excited when their very small child at a very precocious age begins to read as ... Read More

Patricia S. Lemer, M. Ed., NCC gives us the scoop on educational testing and neuropsychological evaluations for special needs children. When I was twelve, my mother showed me some vocational tests she used in her volunteer work with seniors. I ... Read More

Sensitivity to Light Common in Neurodevelopmental Disorders Light sensitivity in kids with autism, ADHD, SPD and developmental delays is common. This hypersensitivity is complicated by visual stress-­producing factors that overload their visual environment and confuse their eyes and brains. To ... Read More

In this blog post, educational consultant and family therapist Susan Snell of St. Columba's Nursery School in Washington, DC discusses finding a goodness-of-fit with your child's therapists and practitioners. What Kind of Team Does Your Child Need? For many parents, ... Read More

Parenting special needs children can be quite the challenge, but children will more easily reach their full potential if the adults around them are working as a team. Collaboration with Professionals A child's disability or neurodevelopmental disorder such as autism, ... Read More