In moments of stress, our nervous systems can become overwhelmed and shift into a state of fight, flight, or freeze. This happens not just in our children, but in...
If there’s one truth I wish every parent could fully feel—it’s this: Physiological safety is the foundation of all learning. Not flashcards. Not therapy hours. Not how many words...
April 9, 2025
OT Was Never Just About the Body Occupational Therapy was born in the early 1900s out of the mental health movement. It wasn’t about checking off developmental boxes—it was...
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We believe in something deeper than diagnosis and more dynamic than milestones. We believe that our children grow best when we nurture the whole child, and ourselves: mind, body,...
April 2, 2025
When we become mothers, we dive headfirst into a world of love, responsibility, and, let’s be honest, exhaustion. For those of us raising children with Down syndrome, that journey...
When I was 20 years old, I worked at a group home for adults with developmental disabilities. It was 1990, and the national movement to close large institutions was...