by Yenny Linares - Occupational Therapist at Always Keep Progressing What better way to engage with your child than to craft and get creative, all while learning by making your very own sensory box! Children love stimulating their senses: Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste,...
Taking care of children with special needs isn’t easy, as you’re always required to anticipate and adjust to their behavior. “[These] children are stimulated by everything in their environment: by the sounds, by the interactions, by your smile,” mentions child...
By Juan Sebastian Arias - Billing Manager at Always Keep Progressing Growing up, autism was something I never really heard about. Although there have been vigorous advances regarding our understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders, there are still issues with how ASDs...
Parent and caretakers play critical roles in a child’s speech and language development as they function as the primary models of language for children. There are simple techniques you can incorporate into your daily lives and routines that will bolster their language...
The relationship between autism and mental health is a taboo subject for most. Mental health is often overlooked due to the trouble individuals on the spectrum have with truly expressing their emotions. Not only do these individuals have to deal with their own...
For years, research has proven to us that early diagnosis and interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can have major long-term positive effects on a child’s symptoms and later skills. Interventions, such as family training, speech...
The Autism Stories series at Always Keep Progressing is giving voice to the various lived experiences of individuals who have been diagnosed with autism (and their families) from all around the world. Today, we are so excited to share the fourth installment of this...
We here at Always Keep Progressing (AKP) are excited to announce the start of a blog series, Autism Stories, which we hope will give voice to the diverse and lived experiences of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. These stories will be told through live...
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