What is ASD?
April is Autism awareness month. Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a disorder that impacts the nervous system and is usually characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
Five Brain Break Strategies to Help Children Focus as the School Year Ramps Up
Whether it’s virtually or in person, the school year is underway! Brain breaks are a key, research-backed method to keep children attentive, productive, motivated, and stress-free. Brain breaks are short, scheduled breaks that help brains shift focus before fatigue, distraction, or frustration set in.
Make self care a priority
Because there is so much focus on our phones these days, we can pretty much always find a charger close by to ensure that our battery will not run low. Whether we’re at home, in the car, at a doctor’s appointment, or on the go, we make sure we have our phone charged and ready to go, or at least a power source nearby to plug it in.
Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis
We have all had to learn how to adjust to our “new normal” during this worldwide crisis. We have had to wear masks in public, cancel vacations, and busy ourselves with the things that never seem to get off the to do list.