Emily Levine, OTR/L, C/NDT, SWC

The struggle of “forever mothers” is not often addressed or spoken about.

I'm a "Forever Mother:" I'll Take Care of My Child for the Rest of His Life A "Forever Mother" is a mother who will spend the rest of her life taking care of her child’s day-to-day financial and health care needs.

Such an incredible and inspiring story!

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‘Minimally speaking autistic’ student wins Soros fellowship for Ph.D. Psychology major is first student with oral-motor apraxia to win prestigious award

This is a fun and simple activity for working on bilateral coordination, tripod grasp and eye hand coordination. Take the top off of an egg carton, poke holes in each of the cups and use pipe cleaners to put in the holes. You can work on matching colors too if you color the tops of the egg cups and use matching colors of pipe cleaners.

For the first time in years, developmental milestones have changed to make it easier to identify Autism. https://apple.news/A0ODeVXVuQiKauB1Ez5XUEQ

Developmental milestones just changed for the first time in years — The Washington Post The nation’s top pediatricians have changed the checklist of developmental milestones for infants and young children to make it easier to identify delays that could be a sign of autism or other social-communication disabilities.

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What should you expect of your toddler's motor development? Find out here.
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Do you wonder if your child's fine motor skills are delayed? Get some ideas for activities to help with these skills and find out when to seekassistance.
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Shout out to all of my fellow OTs!

Did you know that wrist extension is important for good handwriting? Here are some activities that help with wrist extension.

Excited to open the new office tomorrow!