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Understanding Motivation Every therapist is aware of the importance of consistent home practice to hone newly learned skills and promote neuroplasticity. But often, irrespective of your valiant efforts to educate clients, the urgency about this just doesn’t seem to...

Importance of Workplace Communication When you think of the tools that a SPED Director needs, “communication” may not immediately strike you as a high priority. However, you will find that the wisest and most effective SPED Directors have mastered these vital...

We Are All Creative by Design Creative thinking is an innate ability we all have. The truth is that anyone with a normally functioning brain can dream up new ideas. It’s not more complicated than that. But many people believe that they cannot think creatively, no...

Aren’t You Supposed to Like Every Client? Although not politically correct, sometimes it’s tough to like your client. While therapists must always remain professional and exhibit unconditional positive regard, they are also human. So fending off those uncomfortable...

What is Compassion Fatigue? Compassion fatigue is broadly defined as emotional, physical, and spiritual distress found in people who provide care for others. Caregivers often register high levels of compassion fatigue. On a daily basis, these individuals are giving...

What is Inclusive Education? Inclusive Education is mainstreaming students with special needs into a classroom together with students without special needs. While inclusive education has already been introduced into many countries around the world, its effectiveness...

The Conundrum Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a condition that impairs an individual’s ability to comprehend social cues and language skills. It is a neurological disorder that varies in severity from one person to the next. While one person who is...

The Troubling Rise in Childhood Anxiety Long ago, before the pandemic, the research found that approximately 7% of children had a diagnosable anxiety disorder responsible for disrupting everyday functioning. Aside from that, 20% tended to feel anxious which, while not...

Schools Are Again Behind the Eight Ball The Making of a Perfect Storm Nearly 14 percent of the nation’s 7.3 million public school students receive special services through IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), which is our nation’s primary law to...