It is important for children to work on their balance and coordination in order to meet developmental milestones and support their confidence and independence. Here are a few fun activities that you can do with your child to improve their balance!

Physical Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 29, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Child Development, Physical Therapy, Developmental Milestones, Gross Motor Skills, Early Intervention, School Age Children, Exercise, Balance, Hopscotch, Balance and Coordination

What is Sensory Processing Disorder?

What is sensory processing disorder and how does it affect our children in their daily lives? Who do you seek support from if your child is having difficulty? Hear from our pediatric occupational therapist today!

Occupational Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 23, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Child Development, Developmental Milestones, Occupational Therapy, Fine Motor Skills, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Integration, Exceptional Student Education, Activities of Daily Living, Bilateral Coordination

2019 Gift Guides

With the upcoming holidays, our Panelists have created gift guides of age appropriate toys and activities that support overall growth and development, global language skills, play, and sensory integration!

Speech Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 22, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Central Florida Community, Community Events, Gift Guide, Speech Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Speech and Language Development, Play Based Activities, Kindergarten Reading

Holiday Musical Story Time, Movie at the Lake, The Nutcracker, and More!

Christmas is almost here! This weekend you can enjoy a musical story time, movie at Lake Eola, a winter festival in Lake Nona, and many more family centered activities! Happy Holidays!

Celebrating Hanukkah Social Story

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins at sundown on Sunday, December 22 and ends at sundown on Monday, December 30. We are thankful to Rachel Davis, MOTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist for writing this social story with one of our speech-language pathologists that can be shared with your children and your family.

Speech Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 17, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Child Development, Developmental Milestones, Parent Education, Speech Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Early Intervention, Social Story, Hanukkah, Hanukkah Social Story

Selecting and Defining Target Behavior

Do you know how a Behavior Analyst selects and targets behavior? Read more in today’s blog about the steps involved in selecting target behavior.

Indoor Play: Create Your Own Fun

Winter break is coming and with it can mean colder temperatures and more time indoors. Here are a few great ideas of how to incorporate developmental gross motor milestones into fun play based activities!!

Physical Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 15, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Child Development, Physical Therapy, Developmental Milestones, Gross Motor Skills, Early Intervention, School Age Children, Exercise, Planks, Yoga for Kids

Meeting Santa Social Story

Have you heard of a social story? A social story breaks down a challenging social situation into understandable steps. One of our speech-language pathologists has created a social story that you can download and read with your child to prepare him/her to meet Santa!

Speech Therapy, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 13, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Child Development, Developmental Milestones, Autism, Autism Awareness, Parent Education, Speech Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Social Story, Meeting Santa Social Story

Magic of Lights, Christmas in the Cloud, and the Winter Park Boat Parade

Another great weekend ahead filled with events for your children and family! From Daytona to Winter Park, there are opportunities to meet Santa, see a boat parade, watch a sensory friendly film, or see Christmas lights. Tis the season!!

Community & Events, EducationJessica BarisanoDecember 12, 2019Collaborative Corner, Parenting, Special Education, Central Florida Community, Community Events, Sensory Processing Disorder, Sensory Friendly Activities, UCF Card, Sensory Santa, Magic of Lights, Christmas in the Cloud, Winter Park Boat Parade, Crayola Experience, AMC Sensory Friendly Films