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Occupational Therapists
I am considering going into occupational therapy. I would like to have autistic children as my main focus. I have a very general idea of what that would entail from some prior discussions with occupational therapists… -
The Care and Feeding Of Joe
His face lit up with an innocent joy as he placed the Webkinz Fox and Bakugan cards on the counter. He meticulously counted out his quarters and nickels with a silly grin on his face. His ancient Pokemon shirt was th… -
SUNDAY!
Right around the time that I started writing on Xanga, I had just finished working at a camp for kids with special needs, so a lot of those stories went untold. We had kids that ranged from ADD and ODD to severe autis… -
Addressing the person, not the disorder
Disabilities and special needs are such a fascinating category. The range of mental and physical disorders is absolutely mind-blowing. From ADD to cerebral palsy to tourette syndrome to down syndrome to bipolar to aut…

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