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Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Special Needs Children: What the Research Says
Therapies > Other

Alternative and Complementary Therapies for Special Needs Children: What the Research Says

By Benjamin Schultz
...child's therapist suggests...craniosacral therapy. A friend...hippotherapy and art therapy...and art therapy and wonder...complementary therapies for special...complementary therapy categories...whether a therapy works, the...compare a therapy group to...isolates the therapy's effect...indicator that a therapy produces...whether a therapy shows promise...using a therapy may be improving...because of the therapy, natural...
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
Therapies > Occupational

Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?

By Ivy Sullivan
...they provide occupational therapy through the IEP. But at home,...worry that pursuing outside therapy sends the wrong message to...Required to Address. Occupational therapy provided through an IEP is...necessary. That means the therapy must directly support your...manipulating scissors during art projects, sitting upright at...
How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities
Social Engagement > Community Living

How to Find Social Groups and Community Programs for People with Disabilities

By Dr. Opal Stenson
...Not a support group where the only shared experience is diagnosis. Not a therapy session disguised as recreation. A place where you can talk about movies,...leagues, and social events at locations nationwide. Their programs include art classes, fitness groups,...
How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started
Lifestyle > Art

How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started

By Gregory Simmons
...child's therapist...mentions "art therapy"..."art therapy" as...markers. Art therapy...Art therapy isn't...with therapeutic...itself: "art therapy"..."art therapy" sounds...occupational therapy that...what art therapy...art therapy is,...What Art Therapy...Art Therapy Is...Not. Art therapy...Art therapy is...board-certified therapists...The art itself...the therapy. The...The therapy happens...Certified Art Therapist,...Art Therapist,...in art therapy,...art therapy, completed...Recreational art instructors,...providing therapy. That...
Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making
Health > Alternative Medicine

Alternative Medicine for Special Needs: A Parent's Guide to Evidence, Safety, and Decision-Making

By Kelsey James
...acupuncture, or music therapy. Others research CBD,...multivitamin. Massage therapy has 39% parental acceptance,...about complementary therapies, but the data shows...safety check. Which Therapies Have the Best Evidence....Best Evidence. Music therapy and art therapy have...Music therapy and art therapy have the strongest...Music therapy and art therapy have the strongest...
Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment
Health > Alternative Medicine

Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment

By Kelsey James
...music therapy "works"...mentioned art therapy...art therapy helped...creative therapies as...music therapy session...Music therapy and...and art therapy...art therapy are...music or art classes,...Makes Therapy Clinical....Music Therapist (MT-BC)...Music Therapists...music therapy from...MT-BC therapists...session. An Art Therapist...Art Therapist Registered...the Art Therapy...Art Therapy Credentials...degree in art therapy...art therapy from...MT-BC therapists,...
Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia
Therapies > Speech

Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...their thoughts with the complex movements related to speech. It is a serious childhood speech disorder best remediated by frequent and intense speech therapy conducted by a trained speech-language pathologist (SLP). CAS can occur alone or with other learning disabilities, Down syndrome, or autism to name...
Ying / Yang – Balance Your Child With The Outside World
Lifestyle > Independence

Ying / Yang – Balance Your Child With The Outside World

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...succeeding in activities. Many benefit from the therapeutic value that engaging in recreation provides....value that engaging in recreation provides. Sports, art, music and dance may be highly reinforcing for...Does the program conflict with my child's primary therapy?...
Product of the Week: Social Skills, Emotional Growth and Drama Therapy
Therapies > Play

Product of the Week: Social Skills, Emotional Growth and Drama Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Growth and Drama Therapy is the resource...like drama therapy can be the greatest...treatment. Drama therapy works by firing...Drama is an art form but also...action. Drama therapy itself emerged...expression. Drama therapy gives children...describes drama therapy and exactly...detail that therapists can use...their own drama therapy programs....basement into a therapeutic center...
Expressive Arts Therapy
Therapies > Other

Expressive Arts Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...creativity. When I was a behavioral therapist, I was continually challenged to...absorb and recall. An expressive arts therapist engages an individual's three levels...The expressive arts shift from one art medium to another, so that interplay...physically, emotionally and mentally. Each art medium is its own unique language....
Autism Movement Therapy "Wakes Up the Brain"
Therapies > Occupational

Autism Movement Therapy "Wakes Up the Brain"

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
"Programs like Joanne's Autism Movement Therapy offer opportunities for our kids to develop the necessary and fundamental...develop the necessary and fundamental skills that benefit all our kids. Art saved my life!" – Temple Grandin, PhD The brain is an information...
Artists with Disabilities Gain "Momentum"
News > Employment

Artists with Disabilities Gain "Momentum"

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...artists ages 16-25 a chance not only to exhibit their art but to finance their pursuit the arts as a career,...faces living with fibromyalgia, talks about finding art to be like therapy. "It takes my mind off the pain...fibromyalgia, talks about finding art to be like therapy. "It takes my mind off the pain and into an alternative...

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