Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) can feel overwhelming at first. POTS is a condition that affects the autonomic nervous system, causing your heart rate to rise significantly when moving from sitting or lying down to standing. Symptoms often include dizziness, fatigue, brain fog, and lightheadedness. The result? Everyday activities feel much more challenging, […]
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At some point in time, most children will exhibit behavior that falls into the “picky eating” category. It is common for toddlers to only like a few foods, to reject foods they used to like, or to be hesitant to try new foods. This process is all a part of typical development, and parents should
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As a nonprofit organization, we aim to serve as a resource for our community. In addition to providing therapeutic services for children, we strive to share our knowledge and resources with all parents and families who are seeking that knowledge. It is this mindset that has guided the formation of our summer Table Talk series.
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As restrictions are slowly starting to be lifted, it may soon be possible to begin taking our children out to more places again. But, one big difference seems to be here to stay (at least for now): wearing masks. It is still the current CDC recommendation that children over the age of 2 (and adults)
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As the COVID-19 crisis continues on, the sustained period of disruption is taking its toll on all of us. Even while we are slowly inching toward reopening, schools are remaining closed for the rest of the year. Our children’s lives will continue to be disrupted, even if we are able to slowly start shopping or
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As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, we are each feeling the effects of extended periods of stress. Nearly 6 weeks ago now, in the span of one day we lost our daily routines, many of our favorite activities, and for too many of us, our jobs or livelihoods. Of course, this post in no way
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Today (April 2) is World Autism Awareness Day. It’s a day full of social media campaigns and fundraisers all focused around bringing attention to autism and autism research. I truly believe that everyone who shares the message is doing it with the best of intentions. But what type of awareness is it raising? Most importantly,
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In this era of social distancing and isolation, it is challenging to maintain your child’s progress toward their therapy goals. However, thanks to technology, this does not have to be the case! Telehealth is now an option that allows therapists and children to connect virtually to continue working on their progress. But what is telehealth,
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During the quarantine, we will be providing blogs regularly on parenting in quarantine during this era of COVID-19. We have also formed a private Facebook group for sharing positive, supportive materials and resources as well as providing a safe space to share challenges. In that group we will host a weekly live series on developing
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The spread of COVID-19 is all we hear about on the news. We’ve all seen the notices, the memes, the songs…all to remind us to wash our hands. It is true that proper handwashing with soap and water is one of the most effective ways to limit the spread of the coronavirus. But it isn’t
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