Parental Support
How to get help and support
Parenting a neuro-divergent child or a child with special needs is challenging, exhausting, and can often make you feel like you are lost. Your child's day-care or school keeps informing you of your child's lack of motor skills, immaturity, and/or behavioral challenges. You have received an Individual Education Plan (IEP) from your child's school, and have no clue what all those numbers and big words mean.
Day-to-day life at home is plagued by tears, arguments and melt-downs. You spend every free moment scouring the internet for answers as to "what is wrong with my child?" and/or "how can I help my child?"
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Having support and guidance from a skilled pediatric occupational therapist can make your child and family's life notably different. An occupational therapist can recommend activities, actionable strategies, and techniques that create opportunities for your child's development. Personalized support and guidance may help relieve the parental stress and frustration that comes with raising children.
Parental involvement is also a key factor in your child's development. When a parent is more involved in their child's therapy there tends to be a greater sense of satisfaction in the process, as well as significant improvements in your child's skill development. Keeping parents informed about the therapy process and therapeutic goals allows for the best possible outcome for the child and overall family life.
Parental Resources
The following are resources to help you gather more information regarding Sensory Processing, Executive Functioning and Social-Emotional Development.
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Reference Materials:
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The Out-Of Sync Child has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz, M.A.
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The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
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Smart by Scattered by Peg Dawson, EdD and Richard Guare, PhD
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Organizations:
Children's Books
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