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Webinars

Potty Training: A How To For Parents With Children With Autism

Watch our Board Certified Behavior Analysts to increase your knowledge on potty training a kiddo with Autism!

What: Our BCBAs will cover the entire potty training process including how-to’s, the what not to do’s and how to best prepare. Parents will learn:

How to recognize when your child may be developmentally ready to be potty trained.
How to successfully begin the potty training process.
How to keep the child motivated throughout the entire process.

Executive Functioning for School Success

Join Dr. Greg Stasi, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Dr. Cynthia Kane, Pediatric Neuropsychologist and Monal Patel MOT, OTR/L for this informative webinar on the executive functions and how to build skills in these areas.

What: Executive Functioning Skills are critical for school success but are often not taught in the classroom. This webinar will cover the five basic areas of executive functioning:

Initiation
Shift
Planning/organization
Inhibition
Working memory

Parents will be encouraged to evaluate their child’s current executive functioning habits and will be given practical applications for daily school work including the following:

More effective organization
Planning
Study skills
Goal setting

This webinar is ideal for any parent looking to improve their child’s executive functioning skills in order to see real progress in academic functioning this school year.

Sensory Needs in Preschool and the Elementary Years

Watch Lindsey Moyer MS, OTR/L, Assistant Branch Director of Therapies and Elizabeth
Mackay MOT, OTR/L in this webinar recording on typical sensory needs, red flags for sensory disorders and solutions for parents.

What: Challenges with sensory processing can cause a variety of issues for young children both in and out of the school setting. This recorded webinar for parents and educators will explain the following:

The main areas of sensory processing
The role of sensory processing for young children
How challenges in these areas can manifest day-to-day
Solutions for meeting the sensory needs of the child

Sensory Strategies at School and Over the Holidays

Watch Abby Rohlfing MOT, OTR/L and Marissa Edwards, OTR/L in this informative webinar on the best ways to set up your child with Sensory Processing Disorder for success at school. This webinar also explains strategies to maintain this success over the holidays with sensory activities for home.

Who: Abby Rohlfing MOT, OTR/L and Marissa Edwards, OTR/L

What: Learn strategies to empower your child with SPD to succeed in school and tips to maintain this progress at home over the holiday season.

Where: Via webinar in the comfort of your own home

Speech and Language: The Preschool Years

Ever Wonder If Your Child’s Communication Skills Are Age Appropriate? Worried Because Your Child Is Hard To Understand By Others? Come And Learn Valuable Information About Communication Development For All Children Of Preschool Ages. The Presentation Will Review Developmental Milestones In The Areas Of Speech, Language, And Social Skills. You Will Learn About Red Flags That Potentially Indicate Communication Difficulties, And Tips To Bring Out The Best Language From Your Child.

This is an outstanding opportunity for you to learn about Speech and Language Milestones, red flags, hear real questions from viewers and answers from the experts and walk away with a plan!