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<t>Boy Kate I wish I could give you some answers, but you are so much more on the ball than I was when Caitlin was at that age...I can't recall what she had/didn't have any more. I tried going back to some of her reports and couldn't get a good read. Maybe I'll try video. All I saw in the report was...

<t>one thing to add, not sure if it was mentioned....<br/> <br/> if you are using the pool for strength-building to help muscle imbalances, remember to isolate the exercises. For example, if you are moving the arms out and in front (like a butterfly) as an exercise to build strength, remember if you...

<t>I was in a similar situation, although it was my older one having the surgery. My mom was able to come with us, and she stayed in the hotel across the street with my younger one. I was breastfeeding her at the time, so I went back and forth between the hospital and the hotel. It worked well for o...

<t>I wanted to conduct a very informal poll about how many of our kids have speech issues and see what the connection, if any, there might be.<br/> <br/> 1. Has your kid been diagnosed with speech issues?<br/> 2. Was your child oxygen deprived at birth?<br/> 3. Did your child receive significant hea...

<t>My daughter had secondary surgery for severely stretched nerves (all of them). We look at whole body issues very closely...her hip is tight on her affected side, causing her to internally rotate at the hip, drop her shoulder, and now she is complaining about pain behind the knee. Her OT thinks th...

hmm I wrote this in word and some of my dashes and quotes got turned into ? marks once it got posted. Sorry about that!

<t>In light of the upcoming Awareness Week, I was thinking about what I believe are the two major medical misconceptions about this injury that have devasting repercussions to those that are injured and their families. I believe they are:<br/> <br/> 1 – that this injury resolve itself 90% of the tim...

<t>I could be TOTALLY wrong, and if I am I'm sure (I hope) I'll be corrected, but I thought Sensory Integration fell under OT is most state programs. Anyone know for sure? Are there SID "specialists" to be referred to?<br/> <br/> I think it is smart to be sure about the diagnosis. It seems like a ve...

<t>Ha ha...I'd also recommend earplugs for Christmas too!!! We've got that accordian and when my daughter gets into it...YIKES!!! Actually, my husband is worse.<br/> <br/> lakeshorelearning.com is another great resource...they are more suppliers to schools and teachers, but the toys are organized so...

<t>There is a book called "The Out of Sync Child" that is about Sensory Integration. I believe it has some checklists or something that might be useful to see where your OT is coming from. I hear what you mean though about overkill. At one time we thought this might be an issue for our girl, but man...