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Children with hearing loss and the play environment.

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Views From Our Shoes - Growing Up With a Brother or Sister with Special Needs

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'I can't imagine having a plain old sister,' Ryan Clearwater, age ten.

Ryan and 44 other siblings share their experiences - the good and bad aspects, as well as many thoughtful observations. Ranging in age from four to eighteen, all the children have siblings with special needs, including autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delays and more. David L. Meyar, ed. 106 pp.

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Views From Our Shoes - Growing Up With a Brother or Sister with Special Needs

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Bubble Tumblers can help develop self-feeding skills

One way to help kids develop good self-feeding skills is to offer play activities that build the fine motor skills needed when eating. ,A child playing with a No-Spill Bubble Tumbler is using the same motions that are needed handling cutlery. The motions mimic bringing food to the mouth, and by blowing bubbles, the child develops more controlled mouth movement. ,Plus, you get all those pretty bubbles!

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