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Understanding Sibling Issues
Raising a child with a disability or chronic illness poses many challenges. Some of these challenges focus on the relationship between the siblings in the family. These crucial relationships are examined in this article.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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11 thru 16 of 16 Products in the Two Hands Together Subcategory
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B0702: Spring-a-ling Winner of the 1991 Parents' Choice Silver Medal Award! |
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B0806: Snakey Is it a plush toy? A puppet? A fastening toy? No, it's all of the above! |
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B0903: Loopy Links Zoo Magnetic linking fun! |
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B0904: Bristle Blocks Set Wonderful way to encourage bringing two hands together in a fun way! |
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D0307: Neon Wikki Stix Twistable, bendable and stickable! |
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D0308: Primary Wikki Stix Self sticking - no glue! |
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Crystal Drop Ball: Sensory Integration and Balance
Try sitting the child cross-legged on a ball. Hold their hips firmly, and slowly roll the ball from the center out in the forward directions on a gentle angle.
Watch to see how (and if) the child compensates for the new angle of their trunk. We want to see the chin tip back towards level with the floor. This signifies the understanding that "upright" is not always determined by the position of the hips relative to the floor, but rather is cued by the relation of the inner ears to the floor.
Prompt the child to "sit up straight" both with verbal and demonstrative cues. Once the rolling forward is mastered, work on backwards, side-to-side, and in a gentle circular motion. The see-through ball adds extra fun!