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While it is essential that special needs kids are thought using a dedicated curriculum and teaching methods, it is equally important to understand that at the core, they are like every other kid and could learn more and develop better when integrated into a mainstream education system.

School inclusion program otherwise known as inclusion classroom program is an arrangement where special needs kids are integrated into a regular education system or classroom while accommodating for their needs.

In this post, we will be examining the benefits of school inclusion program and how it can help to improve your child’s student life.

Offers Best of Both Worlds

Inclusive school program offers both special needs kids and regular kids an opportunity to learn from each other.

For the regular kids, they...

The Da Vinci bricks program is a renowned educational program for children across the world. Originally developed in the United States, the program is designed to bequeath the concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to children in a fun-filled,  educational way. 

But why is this program important for your child?

The Da Vinci Bricks program provides a lot of benefits to both children and adults. Here are a few of the benefits of the program:

1. Inspires Children to Develop an Interest in Science and Technology

There is a great need for higher participation and involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the few developmental disorders that affect children. It is typically characterized by low-level of interaction and communication skills and is referred to as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) because children suffering from autism could fall anywhere on what experts refer to as a spectrum or range. That is, a scale employed by experts to determine the extent to which a child is affected by autism and/or any other related condition.

Though the root cause of the disorder is not yet scientifically stated, children suffering from autism often have challenges communicating with other people. They also have difficulty making eye contact and as a result, they are often introverted and prefer to be on their own rather than in the company of others....

Applied Behavior Analysis is a therapeutic process used to instill positive behaviors in people, under various social settings. While this has become a popular therapy for helping children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is equally effective for treating adults with similar problems, as well as helping people to develop certain desirable behaviors, while eliminating unwanted or undesirable ones. The good thing is, many studies in the field of mental health have found ABA to be a safe and effective therapy.

In this post, we will be looking at why ABA is important for kids and why you should consider getting professional help for children with autism:

Develop Independent Mindset and Self-care Skills

If your child is autistic, then he may rely on you for most of his daily activities...

Although many people assume that speech therapy is specifically designed for non-verbal children, the truth is, there are many benefits this therapy, other than helping a child to develop speaking or communication ability.

No doubt, non-verbal kids benefit the most out of such therapy because speech and language therapy often arm them with the ability to communicate effectively, even if they can’t speak.

However, a child may be verbal but still lack the ability to communicate effectively, or in some cases, the child can speak but finds it difficult to properly structure sentences in order to engage in a meaningful conversation.

This is not to say that every child should undergo speech and language therapy to be able to communicate properly...

Originally developed by the French Doctor and Researcher, Alfred Tomatis, this therapy uses sound training in combination with sensory integrative techniques to reach a child’s (or a person’s) auditory system directly with the sole of aim of helping the child (or the person) develop motor, emotional, and cognitive abilities.

Simply put, Tomatis listening therapy is a therapeutic listening program that helps a person to fully develop the ability to receive sensory information, analyze them correctly, and make valid decisions based on the analysis.

Although the Tomatis listening program has been perfected by hundreds of therapeutic listening professionals, individual cases are usually different, so, the program is usually personalized to suit each person’s individual needs.

In this post, ...

Occupational therapy can benefit kids as it helps in enhancing their skills and development. In short, just like in the case of adults, occupational therapy is meant to assist children to develop independence to perform day to day tasks and lead a normal life.

While you can get professional help by enrolling your child for occupational therapy in Dubai, as a parent, it is important for you to be involved in the therapy sessions as well. As the caregiver, your presence and encouragement can bring in a lot of difference.

Benefits of Occupational Therapy

Games are a way of mastering different skills like hand-eye coordination and cognitive abilities. Occupational therapy, for instance, covers all these skills which will help children who need help to catch up with their peers...

As parents of young children, it’s natural to be concerned about your child’s development at all times. Most kids start verbal communication with their parents and close individuals anywhere between 18 months to two years. However, some of these young ones might experience speech delays for various reasons. However, with the help of a therapist, your kid’s speech delays can be treated right here in Dubai.

But before you connect with a speech therapist, how do you identify whether your child has a speech delay issue or not? For instance, some children may be too shy to speak, which could be misunderstood as a speech delay. In this article, we discuss three simple tips for parents to encourage their children to speak out and identify delays, if any.

Children And Speech

A child’s ...

Children go through different psychological development stages in their growing stages. While most children learn and grow on their own by interacting with different factors in their environment, some of them need a little bit of help to get on the right track. For instance, children who fall under the autism spectrum require a different kind of approach and environmental setup to perceive things and behave accordingly. Applied behavior analysis in Dubai is a therapy program designed to help children and their caretakers find their way through the psychological development stages.

In this article, we provide pointers to help you understand applied behavior analysis at a deeper level.

Applied Behavior Analysis

The Applied Behavior Analysis or ABA is a therapy that is based on the sci...

Sensory Integration otherwise known as Sensory Processing refers to the way our body system process and interpret sensations from our body and/or environment. In other words, sensory processing helps us to identify and give meaning to perceptions or physical things we come in contact with on a daily basis.

When a child or an individual is unable to appropriately receive or process sensory information, then he or she is said to be having a sensory integration disorder.

Basically, there are 7 sensory systems and each performs a specific set of functions. They include proprioception, vestibular, tactile, auditory, olfactory, oral, and visual.

The Proprioceptive System (Position Sense)
This system controls how we perceive and react to our body position in space, the timing of movements, and th...