by Annie Beth | Jul 16, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health
Sun, sun, sun!!! Summer is here. Beaches. Pools. Backyard Bar-b-Ques. Has it been two years since we let the sun shine down upon us? Now we can go back out. That is a good thing. And a bad thing, especially for our kids when it comes to UV safety awareness. You know,...
by Annie Beth | Jun 15, 2021 | Disability Overview
Aphasia — this is THE perfect example of just because you never heard of it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You don’t know what Aphasia is, do you? You aren’t alone. While 2 million people in the United States have Aphasia, 84.5% of Americans state that they’ve never...
by Annie Beth | May 19, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health
Did you fool yourself into thinking that COVID-19 was not a “kid’s disease?” Children will be fine. They won’t get sick. Sadly, the “side effects” of the pandemic are what’s taking a toll on our kids. There is no way to sugarcoat this. Covid-19 events of the...
by Annie Beth | Mar 29, 2021 | Disability Overview
Please don’t let the phrase “occupational therapy” (OT) make you believe it has nothing to do with kids. After all, kids don’t have “occupations,” right? But, in clinical terms, many occupational therapists define “occupations” as “activities” that children regularly...
by Annie Beth | Mar 10, 2021 | Disability Overview
It is a condition too easy to see before some people reach the age of 22 and it will continue after that: developmental disability. As of 2017, it is on record as affecting about 1 in 6 children annually. March is recognized as National Developmental Disabilities...
by Annie Beth | Feb 3, 2021 | Disability Overview, General Health
Water is Theme for February Children’s Dental Health Month Observation Tooth decay — otherwise known as dental caries — is the number one chronic disease among children. But, drinking more water, especially if it’s fluoridated, would create many...
