by Suzanne Cresswell | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’ve taught yourself and your spouse all about autism spectrum disorder. You’ve carefully explained ASD to your friends and family. So now comes the question, how do you explain autism to your child with autism? Children with autism spectrum disorder become...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Jun 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Typical children learn by mimicking adults and those around them in order to understand social communication. Children with autism tend to have difficulty mimicking the action and behaviors of others. They also have difficulty placing themselves in the context of...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brushing the teeth is an amazing eye‑hand coordination activity. For that reason, I recommend that children come home after school, perhaps have a light snack, brush their teeth, and then initiate homework. No, I don’t have stock in toothpaste.Brushing the teeth...
by Suzanne Cresswell | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Why Do We Hum? Why do we hum? Check out Andy’s world: Andy has to hum. He’s a student with learning disabilities that requires frequent sensory motor breaks to “reboot” his brain. As the curriculum demands have increased, Andy’s ability to process the different and...
by Suzanne Cresswell | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many children have a profound reading problem but show average intelligence in other aspects of learning. Some children are skilled at specific physical abilities, sport, art, or building construction. Frequently, children have an excellent auditory memory and can...
by Suzanne Cresswell | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Not everyone enjoys spinning, but done as a controlled test the expected outcome is to see a flutter action of the pupil for a 7-10 second duration following the revolutions. Some children will show no post-rotary which is suggestive of the difficulty brain and body...
