by Julia Eggles | Nov 29, 2016 | Family Fun, General, Podcasts
When you’ve worked hard to achieve gains for your child’s development and/or learning with your therapist or teachers, it can be difficult to think about stopping. Over the years, Lisa and I have both had clients reluctant to take a break over the summer...
by Lisa Hudson | Oct 31, 2016 | Podcasts, Speech & Language
This week, I spoke with my colleague, Speech Pathologist Bronwyn Sutton, principal therapist at B.E.S.T. Autism Therapy, and author of the The Learning App Guide about the perennial questions: 1. Is screen time bad for kids? 2. What apps are best for children? Bronwyn...
by Julia Eggles | Oct 24, 2016 | Attention, Balance & Co-ordination, Calming & Organization, Executive Function, Family Fun, Fine Motor & Writing, Following Directions, General, Mathematics, Memory, Podcasts, Reading, Sensory, Speech & Language, Strength & Endurance
This time of the year is when parents and extended family members start asking questions about what to get the kids for Christmas. When they’re in our care naturally parents are looking for games and toys to help achieve their children’s goals – so in turn Lisa and I...
by Julia Eggles | Sep 4, 2016 | Attention, Executive Function, Fine Motor & Writing, Sensory
The sense of touch protects us and is vital for health, well-being and function. In children, when tactile processing is distorted so that ordinary, everyday experiences can become irritating or even painful. It impacts on self-regulation for learning, development and...
by Julia Eggles | Jul 31, 2016 | Attention, Calming & Organization, Podcasts
Some children just can’t enough chewing in! It’s a habit that frustrates teachers and parents alike. They chew on shirt collars, hair, pencils and other non-food objects – sometimes constantly. What’s going on? What can be done about it? Today...