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Education > Other
Twice Exceptional Students: When Your Child Is Both Gifted and Has a Disability
...verbal reasoning, math, visual-spatial skills, creative thinking, or specific subject domains. A 2e student's...with executive function might excel at abstract problem-solving. The child with autism might have encyclopedic...executive function might excel at abstract problem-solving. The child with autism might have encyclopedic...
Therapies > Other
Expressive Arts Therapy
All problem-solving is essentially creativity.... All problem-solving is essentially creativity....continually challenged to solve the problems of toilet training, introducing...with ourselves and others and solving problems in nonverbal, imaginative,...ourselves and others and solving problems in nonverbal, imaginative,...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Is Your Child Hiding a Learning Disorder
...classroom? The one who always has such amazing, creative ideas and strengths? The one who is highly intuitive...athlete. This child may be especially good with solving puzzles, or handy around the house. But why is...extremely bright child with so many attributes have problems like this in school? Is this child just lazy?...
Health > Diagnosis
Do You Need a Developmental Pediatrician?
...in warm relationships, initiate and respond in purposeful interactions, problem solve with others, be creative, spontaneous, flexible, and reflective thinkers—not...initiate and respond in purposeful interactions, problem solve with others, be creative, spontaneous, flexible, and reflective thinkers—not only when feeling happy...
Lifestyle > Art
How Art Therapy Helps Children and Adults with Special Needs: Benefits, Methods, and Getting Started
...disabilities. The confusion comes from the term itself: "art therapy" sounds like creative play, but the practice looks more like occupational therapy that uses visual...therapy is a mental health profession where board-certified therapists use creative processes to help people express emotions, process experiences, develop...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Music Therapy and Art Therapy: When Creative Interventions Become Medical Treatment
...music therapy "works" for autism. A friend mentioned art therapy helped her daughter with anxiety. Your child's neurologist suggested looking into creative therapies as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. What you haven't heard is what separates a clinical music therapy session from a music class,...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Rhythmic Revelations: How Dance Unlocks a New World for Autistic Individuals
...Autism often comes with a preference for structure and routine. Dance, especially when learned in a class setting, offers a structured way to be creative. Choreographed routines provide a clear framework within which individuals can explore movement, rhythm, and expression in a controlled and predictable...
Parenting > The Early Years
Parenting Strategies For Children With Developmental Disabilities
...Developmental Disabilities On Families. Parenting a child with developmental disabilities can be both rewarding and challenging. Parents must be patient, creative and adaptable in order to meet their child's needs. It is important to provide structure and routine for children with developmental disabilities,...
News > Sports
Calabasas Hosting Great Britain Athletes for the Special Olympic World Games
...to drop by the Calabasas Library from 4:00-4:30 p.m. to create a craft to welcome the Great Britain Special Olympics Delegation. This is a fun and creative way to celebrate...
Therapies > Play
Fun and Therapeutic Water Play in Your Own Backyard or Neighborhood Pool
Your child can have fun and benefit from therapeutic water play with creative activities that improve strength, balance, and social skills.
News > Sports
Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games 2015
...Memorial Coliseum next July in front of 90,000 fans, including Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, Queens and dignitaries from around the world, the creative and production team of FiveCurrents will celebrate this moment with an unmatched spectacle of lights, sounds and magic. FiveCurrents of Los Angeles,...
Lifestyle > Recreation
2013 Holiday Gift Guide
...recommendations for their buying decisions from the "source they have trusted for more than 18 years". Here, you are sure to find fun, original, and creative gifts for everyone on your list. Each week new items are added and will serve as a gift buying guide throughout the entire year. Click on the here...