Music Therapy: A Continuum of Supports
Author: Meredith R. Pizzi, MPA, MT-BC Founder and Executive Director, Roman Music Therapy Services, LLC Have you ever been in the kitchen, preparing dinner maybe, and your spouse or your child starts humming a recognizable tune and suddenly it’s in your brain?! Soon...
10 Tips for Using Music to Get Communication Moving!
Author: El Robertson | Pediatric Speech and Language Therapist BSc Before they can talk and even walk . . . babies love music. Whether it is dancing to music from the TV, clapping along to moms singing or banging spoons with daddy on the table, babies can’t get...
Life After Lockdown | The Back-to-School Checklist for Children with Special Needs
Author: Annette Hines, Founder of Special Needs Companies When my daughter Elizabeth was young, I used to feel anxious and lose sleep over the transition from summer to the new school year, even as much as she was looking forward to it. Elizabeth was blind and in a...
Homeschooling Versus Distance Learning for Children with Special Needs
Back when my children were little, homeschooling was still a bit more radical than it is today given the current pandemic. For those of you who don’t know me, I was raising two daughters mostly alone after an early divorce. My oldest, Elizabeth, was profoundly...